Understanding AI newsletter by Timothy B. Lee: latest issues, cadence and price
by Timothy B. Lee · Substack · Free and paid · weekly · last issue Nov 5, 2026 · Active
Explainers on how AI works and what it changes.
Thu Nov 51 issue
Thu Oct 291 issue
Mon Oct 191 issue
Wed Oct 141 issue
Thu Oct 81 issue
Mon Oct 52 issues
Thu Sep 171 issue
Thu Sep 101 issue
Fri Sep 41 issue
Thu Sep 31 issue
Wed Sep 21 issue
Tue Sep 11 issue
Mon Aug 311 issue
Thu Aug 131 issue
Tue Aug 42 issues
Wed Jul 221 issue
Fri Jul 101 issue
Mon Jun 292 issues
Mon Jun 151 issue
Thu Jun 112 issues
Wed Jun 101 issue
27 issues on file since May 28, 2026; every one is in its own archive ↗.
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Listed on Newsletters Sep 24, 2026. No changes to its feed, price, platform, status or cadence since.