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Tiago Forte

What Tiago Forte thinks about LLMs

@tiago-forte · 25 positions · On ppll ↗

Writer and teacher on productivity and personal knowledge management. Author of Building a Second Brain and founder of Forte Labs, which runs the course of the same name.

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7 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Tiago Forte has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingWidespread AI adoption makes it easier to go a whole day without talking to another person.

    Their wordsthe more we adopt AI, the easier it becomes to spend an entire day without talking to a real human being.

    ↗Introducing AI Second Brain Meetupsfortelabs.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  2. 1 day earlier

  3. Our readingAI's rise is making human connection scarcer, requiring deliberate effort to find it.

    Their wordsWith the rise of AI, human connection is becoming more elusive, which means we have to be proactive in seeking it out.

    ↗What I’ve Learned from 4 Years of Hosting Mastermind Retreatsfortelabs.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  4. 5 days earlier

  5. Our readingAI systems can now directly interact with the tools on a person's computer and browser, not just generate text.

    Their wordsFor the first time, AI has "hands" - that is, the ability to reach out and interact with the tools on your computer and in your browser, just as you would.

    ↗The AI Second Brain Is Back: What’s New for Cohort 2fortelabs.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  7. Our readingHTML's built-in structure gives it advantages over markdown as a format for LLM interactions.

    Their wordsHTML is the default format of the Internet, and for that reason comes with a number of built-in advantages that are also useful for LLMs

    ↗The AI Second Brain Is Back: What’s New for Cohort 2fortelabs.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  8. 3 weeks earlier

  9. Our readingLarge language models give people broad exposure to average human output at the cost of exceptional, original results.

    Their wordsThey've given us broad, passive exposure to the market average, but at the cost of suppressing upside

    ↗Finding Alpha: What’s Worth Consuming in the Age of AIfortelabs.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  11. Our readingLanguage models cannot hold a genuine perspective or take a stand for what they believe.

    Their wordsBut for LLMs, it shows that they have no skin in the game and will never take a stand for what they believe in regardless of what it costs. They are perspective generators, not perspective holders.

    ↗Finding Alpha: What’s Worth Consuming in the Age of AIfortelabs.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  12. 13 days earlier

  13. Our readingThe quality of the context given to an AI matters more than the model's inherent capability.

    Their wordsThe quality of your context beats the cleverness of the model.

    ↗Is Recall the Second Brain for the AI Era?fortelabs.com 1st of 2 in this piece