Rich Holmes
@richeholmes.bsky.social
I write about product, tech, AI and more for 48,000+ readers on my Substack: https://departmentofproduct.substack.com/
Ex PM: shutl, ebay, C4, fintech / banking.
Ex PM: shutl, ebay, C4, fintech / banking.
Here’s a snapshot from that research:
May 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here’s a snapshot from that research:
Multi-agent architectures involve multiple AI agents working collaboratively, each specializing in specific tasks, to solve complex problems more efficiently than a single AI agent.
Here’s a snapshot of how companies are using them in the real world:
Here’s a snapshot of how companies are using them in the real world:
May 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Multi-agent architectures involve multiple AI agents working collaboratively, each specializing in specific tasks, to solve complex problems more efficiently than a single AI agent.
Here’s a snapshot of how companies are using them in the real world:
Here’s a snapshot of how companies are using them in the real world:
This is the new big tech flex...
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This is the new big tech flex...
Contractors are losing their jobs to Al at DuoLingo.
It's not difficult to see why.
Here's a comparison of the time it took to complete 100 vs 150 courses with and without AI:
It's not difficult to see why.
Here's a comparison of the time it took to complete 100 vs 150 courses with and without AI:
May 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Contractors are losing their jobs to Al at DuoLingo.
It's not difficult to see why.
Here's a comparison of the time it took to complete 100 vs 150 courses with and without AI:
It's not difficult to see why.
Here's a comparison of the time it took to complete 100 vs 150 courses with and without AI:
I hope this means we’ll finally be able to delete the circle that haunts me across every Meta app.
April 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I hope this means we’ll finally be able to delete the circle that haunts me across every Meta app.
Google’s experiments with new Search UX seems to be paying off.
According to their latest earnings report:
- Circle to Search usage is up 40% in the current quarter
- AI Mode queries are twice as long as traditional Search queries
- Visual searches with Lens is up five billion since October
According to their latest earnings report:
- Circle to Search usage is up 40% in the current quarter
- AI Mode queries are twice as long as traditional Search queries
- Visual searches with Lens is up five billion since October
April 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Google’s experiments with new Search UX seems to be paying off.
According to their latest earnings report:
- Circle to Search usage is up 40% in the current quarter
- AI Mode queries are twice as long as traditional Search queries
- Visual searches with Lens is up five billion since October
According to their latest earnings report:
- Circle to Search usage is up 40% in the current quarter
- AI Mode queries are twice as long as traditional Search queries
- Visual searches with Lens is up five billion since October
With many vibe coders finding out the hard way about the importance of security, Lovable has announced a new “Security Scan” feature that highlights an potential vulnerabilities in your app before its shipped.
Let’s see if this puts a stop to some of the horror stories we’ve read about lately…
Let’s see if this puts a stop to some of the horror stories we’ve read about lately…
April 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
With many vibe coders finding out the hard way about the importance of security, Lovable has announced a new “Security Scan” feature that highlights an potential vulnerabilities in your app before its shipped.
Let’s see if this puts a stop to some of the horror stories we’ve read about lately…
Let’s see if this puts a stop to some of the horror stories we’ve read about lately…
A new research paper from Google suggests that the “Era of Experience” is upon us.
The researchers suggest that AI has evolved from the simulation era where it played games like chess and the era of human data where it consumed human data for training purposes to now enter the era of experience.
The researchers suggest that AI has evolved from the simulation era where it played games like chess and the era of human data where it consumed human data for training purposes to now enter the era of experience.
April 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A new research paper from Google suggests that the “Era of Experience” is upon us.
The researchers suggest that AI has evolved from the simulation era where it played games like chess and the era of human data where it consumed human data for training purposes to now enter the era of experience.
The researchers suggest that AI has evolved from the simulation era where it played games like chess and the era of human data where it consumed human data for training purposes to now enter the era of experience.
Healthy living, personalised kids stories, image generation and explaining “legalese” are some of the fastest growing generative AI use cases.
It’s becoming strangely essential for tech companies to keep on top of this to understand how AI is cannibalising their value proposition.
It’s becoming strangely essential for tech companies to keep on top of this to understand how AI is cannibalising their value proposition.
April 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Healthy living, personalised kids stories, image generation and explaining “legalese” are some of the fastest growing generative AI use cases.
It’s becoming strangely essential for tech companies to keep on top of this to understand how AI is cannibalising their value proposition.
It’s becoming strangely essential for tech companies to keep on top of this to understand how AI is cannibalising their value proposition.
Using AI at work is now mandatory in some companies.
In this week’s Knowledge Series, I explore a new set of mini apps you can build to use at work including:
In this week’s Knowledge Series, I explore a new set of mini apps you can build to use at work including:
April 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Using AI at work is now mandatory in some companies.
In this week’s Knowledge Series, I explore a new set of mini apps you can build to use at work including:
In this week’s Knowledge Series, I explore a new set of mini apps you can build to use at work including:
Google is winning right now. One of their new announcements at Cloud was their “Idea Generation Agent”.
Here’s how it works:
Here’s how it works:
April 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Google is winning right now. One of their new announcements at Cloud was their “Idea Generation Agent”.
Here’s how it works:
Here’s how it works:
YouTube is considering adding a new feature that will limit the amount of doomscrolling users can do on Shorts every day.
Why not just not build these brain-rotting features in the first place?
Why not just not build these brain-rotting features in the first place?
April 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
YouTube is considering adding a new feature that will limit the amount of doomscrolling users can do on Shorts every day.
Why not just not build these brain-rotting features in the first place?
Why not just not build these brain-rotting features in the first place?
I love this new application of AI from the Kindle product team.
So often I roll my eyes when I see a new “AI-powered” feature that adds little to the UX that’s clearly designed to be a box checking exercise but I can imagine this being super useful.
So often I roll my eyes when I see a new “AI-powered” feature that adds little to the UX that’s clearly designed to be a box checking exercise but I can imagine this being super useful.
April 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I love this new application of AI from the Kindle product team.
So often I roll my eyes when I see a new “AI-powered” feature that adds little to the UX that’s clearly designed to be a box checking exercise but I can imagine this being super useful.
So often I roll my eyes when I see a new “AI-powered” feature that adds little to the UX that’s clearly designed to be a box checking exercise but I can imagine this being super useful.
YouTube could now be worth up to $550 billion - representing 30% of the company’s parent company, Alphabet. Its revenue may soon surpass Disney.
April 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
YouTube could now be worth up to $550 billion - representing 30% of the company’s parent company, Alphabet. Its revenue may soon surpass Disney.
Google’s NotebookLM is continuing to ship new features. This week, it rolled out a new Mind Maps feature that’s perfect for scenarios where you want to visualise your thinking or technical concepts / processes you want to understand in more detail.
April 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Google’s NotebookLM is continuing to ship new features. This week, it rolled out a new Mind Maps feature that’s perfect for scenarios where you want to visualise your thinking or technical concepts / processes you want to understand in more detail.
Integrating an AI Assistant into your product doesn’t necessarily mean just slapping an AI chatbot onto it.
In this example, I clone Shopify’s product editor to show how you can use “vibe coding” to build an AI Assistant that works as a contextual helper.
In this example, I clone Shopify’s product editor to show how you can use “vibe coding” to build an AI Assistant that works as a contextual helper.
April 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Integrating an AI Assistant into your product doesn’t necessarily mean just slapping an AI chatbot onto it.
In this example, I clone Shopify’s product editor to show how you can use “vibe coding” to build an AI Assistant that works as a contextual helper.
In this example, I clone Shopify’s product editor to show how you can use “vibe coding” to build an AI Assistant that works as a contextual helper.
This is an interesting take on AI and the future of software engineering.
Graphite is an AI code starting that positions itself as a tool to review but not write code.
Graphite is an AI code starting that positions itself as a tool to review but not write code.
March 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is an interesting take on AI and the future of software engineering.
Graphite is an AI code starting that positions itself as a tool to review but not write code.
Graphite is an AI code starting that positions itself as a tool to review but not write code.
According to new research cited in the WSJ, just 6% of execs say their company is using AI agents.
For all the hype, the reality is a little disappointing so far. But some companies have managed to ship AI agent capabilities.
Here’s a snapshot of some featured in the WSJ:
For all the hype, the reality is a little disappointing so far. But some companies have managed to ship AI agent capabilities.
Here’s a snapshot of some featured in the WSJ:
March 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
According to new research cited in the WSJ, just 6% of execs say their company is using AI agents.
For all the hype, the reality is a little disappointing so far. But some companies have managed to ship AI agent capabilities.
Here’s a snapshot of some featured in the WSJ:
For all the hype, the reality is a little disappointing so far. But some companies have managed to ship AI agent capabilities.
Here’s a snapshot of some featured in the WSJ:
Using ChatGPT too much can create an unhealthy emotional dependency.
A study commissioned by OpenAI and MIT shows that “power users” are most at risk of emotional dependency - particularly when they use voice mode.
A study commissioned by OpenAI and MIT shows that “power users” are most at risk of emotional dependency - particularly when they use voice mode.
March 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Using ChatGPT too much can create an unhealthy emotional dependency.
A study commissioned by OpenAI and MIT shows that “power users” are most at risk of emotional dependency - particularly when they use voice mode.
A study commissioned by OpenAI and MIT shows that “power users” are most at risk of emotional dependency - particularly when they use voice mode.
This Docusign clone was “vibe coded” into existence by a Stripe product manager.
It covers pretty much the bare essential use cases you might use Docusign for.
spryngtime.com
It covers pretty much the bare essential use cases you might use Docusign for.
spryngtime.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This Docusign clone was “vibe coded” into existence by a Stripe product manager.
It covers pretty much the bare essential use cases you might use Docusign for.
spryngtime.com
It covers pretty much the bare essential use cases you might use Docusign for.
spryngtime.com
This graph shows the %share of respondents who reported difficulties in hiring AI-related roles across different disciplines.
March 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This graph shows the %share of respondents who reported difficulties in hiring AI-related roles across different disciplines.
What is the point of VR?
Meta dominates the market but the market is dying. Shipments dropped 12% YoY, marking their third successive year of declines.
Meta dominates the market but the market is dying. Shipments dropped 12% YoY, marking their third successive year of declines.
March 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
What is the point of VR?
Meta dominates the market but the market is dying. Shipments dropped 12% YoY, marking their third successive year of declines.
Meta dominates the market but the market is dying. Shipments dropped 12% YoY, marking their third successive year of declines.
The Rippling vs Deel honeypot operation is wild
March 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Rippling vs Deel honeypot operation is wild
If you can’t decide who should speak at the next company all-hands or demo, this little presenter app might help.
You add your team names and spin the wheel to decide who speaks.
You add your team names and spin the wheel to decide who speaks.
March 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you can’t decide who should speak at the next company all-hands or demo, this little presenter app might help.
You add your team names and spin the wheel to decide who speaks.
You add your team names and spin the wheel to decide who speaks.