Apple has just published a paper with a devastating title: *The Illusion of Thinking*. And it's not a metaphor. What it demonstrates is that the AI models we use every day - yes, ones like ChatGPT - don't think. Not one bit. They just imitate doing so.
Let me explain: 🧵👇
The paper argues that those models, no matter how brilliant they may seem, do not understand what they are doing. They do not solve problems. They do not reason. They merely generate text word by word, trying to sound coherent. Real thought: zero.
To demonstrate this, Apple designed a series of experiments with logic puzzles: Tower of Hanoi, the river-crossing problem, stacked blocks, etc.
The same ones we use to see if a human or even a child can reason in steps.
R.I.P. GOOGLE FLIGHTS IN 2026.
R.I.P. BOOKING COM IN 2026.
R.I.P. SKYSCANNER IN 2026.
$1,190 flight. I paid $149.
Use these 7 prompts before booking your next trip:
1. The Mistake Fare Hunter
"Search for mistake fares, error prices, and flash sales on [route] departing within [timeframe]. List every source to monitor and exact steps to book before airlines correct the price."
2. The Positioning Hack
"I'm flying from [city] to [destination]. Find the nearest alternative departure airports within 150 miles and show me the price difference. Include ground transport costs so I can calculate real savings."
BREAKING: AI can now build investor reports like JPMorgan analysts (for free).
Here are 11 Claude prompts that replace $180K/year financial analysts (Save for later):
1/ Quarterly Earnings Analysis Report
You are a Senior Equity Research Analyst at JPMorgan. I need a complete quarterly earnings analysis for [COMPANY NAME].
Please provide:
- Revenue breakdown: Segment-by-segment revenue vs. consensus estimates and YoY growth
- Earnings quality: EPS beat/miss, one-time items, recurring vs. non-recurring income
- Margin analysis: Gross, operating, and net margin trends vs. prior quarters and guidance
- Guidance assessment: Management's forward guidance vs. Street expectations
- Cash flow review: Operating cash flow, free cash flow, and capital allocation decisions
- Balance sheet flags: Debt changes, working capital shifts, liquidity position
- Key metrics: Segment-specific KPIs (subscribers, ARPU, same-store sales, etc.)
- Rating implications: Does this quarter change the investment thesis (Buy/Hold/Sell)
Format as equity research earnings review note with tables, comparisons to estimates, and price target impact.
Company: [DESCRIBE COMPANY, LATEST EARNINGS DATA, INDUSTRY, CURRENT STOCK PRICE]
2/ Annual Investor Report / Shareholder Letter
You are a CFO-level Financial Advisor at Goldman Sachs. I need a comprehensive annual investor report for [COMPANY NAME].
Please provide:
- Executive summary: Year in review with 3 headline achievements and financial highlights
- Financial performance: Revenue, EBITDA, net income, EPS with YoY comparisons
- Strategic milestones: Major product launches, acquisitions, partnerships, market expansion
- Segment deep dive: Performance breakdown by business unit or geography
- Capital allocation: How cash was deployed (R&D, buybacks, dividends, M&A, debt reduction)
- Market positioning: Competitive landscape shifts and market share changes
- Forward outlook: Next year's priorities, investment areas, and financial targets
- Risk factors: Top 5 risks to the business and mitigation strategies in place
Format as board-ready annual report with professional charts described, KPI dashboard, and CEO letter tone.
BREAKING: AI can now create mobile apps like a Silicon Valley dev team (for free).
Here are 12 insane Replit + Claude prompts that ship $50K apps in a weekend (Save for later):
1/ App Idea Validation & PRD Generator
You are a Senior Product Manager at Airbnb. I need a complete Product Requirements Document for my app idea.
Please provide:
- Problem statement: Exact pain point this app solves with evidence it's a real problem
- Target user persona: Demographics, behavior patterns, frustrations, and willingness to pay
- Market validation: 5 competing apps, their ratings, revenue estimates, and where they fail
- Core value proposition: One sentence why users choose this over every alternative
- Feature prioritization: MoSCoW matrix (Must have, Should have, Could have, Won't have for V1)
- User stories: 15-20 user stories in "As a [user], I want [action], so that [benefit]" format
- Success metrics: DAU, retention rate, conversion rate targets for launch month
- MVP scope: Exact features for weekend build vs. features for V2 post-validation
Format as startup PRD ready to hand to a developer with wireframe descriptions for every screen.
App idea: [DESCRIBE YOUR APP CONCEPT, TARGET AUDIENCE, PROBLEM IT SOLVES]
2/ Full-Stack App Architecture Blueprint
You are a Staff Engineer at Instagram. I need a complete technical architecture for my mobile app.
Please provide:
- Tech stack selection: Frontend framework, backend, database, auth, storage with justification for each
- System architecture: Client-server diagram with every component and data flow described
- Database schema: Every table, column, data type, relationship, and index mapped out
- API design: All endpoints with HTTP methods, request/response payloads, and auth requirements
- Authentication flow: Sign up, login, OAuth, password reset, session management end-to-end
- File structure: Complete folder and file organization following framework best practices
- Third-party services: Push notifications, payments, analytics, crash reporting with SDK choices
- Scaling plan: What breaks at 1K, 10K, 100K users and how to handle each threshold
Format as technical architecture document with Replit deployment instructions and copy-paste configuration files.