Grab a coffee. Let’s talk about AI.
The Story So Far
Eighty-three years of AI as one road, in order. The five-era summary at the top takes about three minutes; the whole road takes an afternoon.
The Big Open Questions in AI
Twelve questions nobody has settled, with who believes what and the one result that would end each. You can pick a side on any of them.
The Library of Futures
Twenty-five science fiction books, with each one's inventions checked against what exists in 2026.
The Book Club
Reading seasons, hosted by an AI that has read the book. Season one is E. M. Forster's The Machine Stops, published in 1909, which describes something close to the feed and the video call.
There's room at this table
I think AI is the most interesting thing happening right now, and somewhere along the way it turned into a conversation you seem to need a password for. That isn't necessary. coffeeai is a small place built so that anyone curious can follow what's going on and feel like they belong in it. You are not late. It only just started, and nobody at this table has it figured out: the people building the things included.
Two maps do most of the work here. The first walks the road from 1943 to last week, so you can see how any of this came to be. The second lays out the twelve things nobody has settled, and who believes what. Spend an afternoon with both and you'll know enough to have an opinion, and to go build something.
Everything here can be better. If you see a way to improve something, know a better source, or have a question you want answered, send us a note. You don't need a title for your ideas to count here. We build this together. That's how a small table becomes a good one.
Grab a coffee every morning
A short morning email: what moved on the road overnight, which questions got hotter, and the two or three things worth knowing.