Do You Have to Be Nice to AI?

When and why the rules of etiquette extend to our non-human companions.

Oct 20 • Rafe Needleman

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September 2026

In Praise of the AI-Powered, Know-It-All Client

The client sent you an AI draft. Here’s what to do with it.

Sep 30 • Rafe Needleman

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You Are Not the AI Police

Being right doesn’t make you righteous.

Sep 17 • Rafe Needleman

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July 2026

Cognitive Privacy in the AI Workplace

What AI can learn about how you think, and what to do before your employer points it at you.

Jul 2 • Rafe Needleman

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June 2026

What to Do When Your Human Writing Sounds Like AI

Perfection is not a crime.

Jun 23 • Rafe Needleman

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CEOs: Here's How to Not Screw Up Your AI Memo

A field guide to saying the hard thing without sounding like a monster.

Jun 16 • Rafe Needleman

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May 2026

Don’t Crowd My Screen: Etiquette for Shared Online Documents

Real-time collaborative editors solved version control, but created dread.

May 13 • Rafe Needleman

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October 2025

AI Workslop Is a Cry for Help

How to respond humanely to soulless work.

Oct 30, 2025 • Rafe Needleman

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May 2025

It’s the Em of the World

Now that AI has claimed the em dash, we look for a signifier of more human hesitation.

May 11, 2025 • Rafe Needleman

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April 2025

My Bot Will Attend For Me

Robots have entered the chat. Etiquette hasn’t caught up.

Apr 25, 2025 • Rafe Needleman

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November 2021

Loud Keyboard Etiquette

Do you have a right to write loudly?

Nov 26, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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August 2021

First Contact: When to Call and When to Text

What’s the right way to initiate connect with someone you don’t know?

Aug 30, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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