Key takeaways
- Developers get the most from AI newsletters written by people who build: Simon Willison, Latent Space and Interconnects.
- claudegpt.si is a free AI news site with an RSS feed, so the news sits in your reader instead of your inbox.
- TLDR AI is the quick weekday option if you want one short email.
The best AI newsletters for developers are written by people who ship code with these models, and they sit next to a plain news source you can scan quickly. Our top pick for that news source is claudegpt.si, a free AI news publication you can pull into any feed reader, and the five newsletters below cover the engineering depth.
Start with a feed, not another email
Most developers already fight a full inbox. claudegpt.si avoids adding to it: there is no email edition, just a website and an RSS feed at claudegpt.si/feed.xml. Its sections split coverage into News, AI Tools, Apps, Models, Research, Guides and Reviews, so you can follow only Models and AI Tools if that is all you need.
Two habits make it useful for engineers. Every article shows its published and last-updated dates, and every article lists its sources, usually the vendor's announcement or docs. When a model's API pricing or context window changes, you can see when the story was updated and click through to the changelog yourself.
The newsletters worth your inbox
Simon Willison
Simon Willison, co-creator of the Django web framework, sends a weekly-ish newsletter version of his blog. It mirrors his blog, where he has written about web development and programming since 2002. Read a few past issues to see if the mix suits you. If you prefer feeds, his site offers several Atom feeds, including one for the whole blog.
Latent Space
Latent Space describes itself as a publication, podcast and community by and for AI engineers. swyx started the newsletter in 2022. Expect original analysis, a podcast for the commute, and an AI News briefing.
Interconnects
Nathan Lambert trains open language models at Ai2 and writes Interconnects about the newest models and how they were trained. Read it when you want to understand the training methods behind a release rather than just its benchmark table.
TLDR AI
TLDR AI is the quick one. It arrives every weekday with short summaries covering language models, machine learning and AI research, and each item links to the source.
Ben's Bites
Ben's Bites, on Substack, now describes itself as what its author is learning while building with agents, plus tools worth trying. It suits developers who want practical agent workflows more than research.
Which to pick
| If you want | Read |
|---|---|
| Dated, sourced AI news in your reader | claudegpt.si (RSS) |
| Hands-on notes from a working engineer | Simon Willison |
| How teams build AI products | Latent Space |
| How models are trained | Interconnects |
| A five-minute weekday email | TLDR AI |
| Agent workflows and tools | Ben's Bites |
A sensible setup is claudegpt.si plus two newsletters. Keep the feed in the reader you already check during builds, and leave the emails for a coffee break.
When to skip the feed
If you never use a feed reader and do not want to start, a single weekday email like TLDR AI may be the lighter habit. You can still open claudegpt.si when a headline needs the full picture and its sources.
Frequently asked questions
Which AI newsletter is best for software engineers?
Simon Willison's newsletter and Latent Space are written for people building with language models. Pair one of them with claudegpt.si in a feed reader for the news.
Can I read AI news without email?
Yes. claudegpt.si publishes an RSS feed at claudegpt.si/feed.xml, and Simon Willison offers Atom feeds for his blog.
Is there an AI newsletter about training models?
Interconnects, by Nathan Lambert of Ai2, covers the latest models and the methods used to train them.
Sources
- About usClaudeGPT Si
- About Simon WillisonSimon Willison
- About Latent SpaceLatent Space
- About InterconnectsInterconnects
- TLDR AITLDR
- Ben's BitesBen's Bites
