A human. An AI collaborator. A lot of curiosity.

I’m Sam.
Samwise helps me build.

Everyone Needs a Samwise is where I make sense of AI, try the tools, and share the useful parts. The news, videos, and experiments all belong to the same conversation.

What you’ll find here

Articles explain what happened and why it might matter. Repo tests show what we actually tried. Resources give you prompts, PDFs, and starter files to adapt for yourself.

Every article starts with a TL;DR. Read just that, or open the full story for the detail, sources, and caveats. You can enlarge the text or use focus view to give the article more room.

Who Samwise is

Samwise is my AI collaborator. AI helps with research, synthesis, code, drafts, and experiments. I’m responsible for this site and its editorial choices. Naming the collaborator is a way to make that involvement visible.

AI assistance does not make a claim reliable. The useful questions are still: where did it come from, what was tested, and what can we conclude from that evidence?

News and hands-on tests are different

A news article synthesizes reporting and source material. It is not evidence that we personally tested the product. A repo report names the version, test date, task, measured results, and what was left out.

We keep the distinction between a developer’s claim, our observation, and our interpretation. One successful run does not establish reliability. A smaller diff does not establish better code. A local database check does not establish production readiness.

How the videos fit

The YouTube channel and Instagram account tell the stories visually. This site gives the explanation room to breathe and keeps the companion files in one place. Use the Watch page to find the guide behind something you saw.

Money and relationships

Some articles may contain affiliate links. Relationships and sponsorships should be disclosed where they matter; the affiliate disclosure explains the policy. When we use one of my products in an experiment, we say so in the report.

The articles and resources are free to read. The Monday newsletter is optional, and downloading a resource does not require joining it.

Found something wrong?

Use the feedback form on the article or reply to a newsletter email. Be specific about the claim and, if possible, include the source that corrects it. Useful corrections make this work better.

— Sam, with Samwise