2026-01-17 SheWritesAI Directory Update: 626 writers in 60+ countries

Added 8 new (to us) writers in 7 AI categories. Find their newsletters here and learn about the latest directory & digest features.

Jan 17, 2026

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➕Directory additions

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This update adds 8 new people:

Laura (🇪🇸 Spain) - Prompt&Purpose
Prineet Kaur (🇮🇳 India, 🇫🇷 France) - Prineet Kaur 👩‍💻
Olena Mytruk (🇺🇸 USA) - Hey Claude
Ankita Chatrath (🇮🇳 India, 🇺🇸 USA) - Lessons from the trenches - AI in Finance
Kids First AI (🇬🇧 UK) - Kids First AI
Lucie Luo (🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 UK) - Lucie’s Substack
Mahelet G Fikru (🇺🇸 USA) - M G Fikru
We Dig Data (🇺🇸 USA) - Practical Data Foundations by We Dig Data

✍🏼Recent articles by our newly added writers

(grouped by the primary Category chosen by the writer on their self-nomination form - this is where their articles will appear in our weekly digests)

AI & ML Techniques (1)

“My Technical Thoughts, Ideas and Insights...”

In Prineet Kaur 👩‍💻 • by Prineet Kaur • 59d ago (2025-11-18 13:41 UTC)
21 likes • 10 comments • 16 restacks • 558 words

Business & Strategy (2)

From Guangdong Drone Factories to Stadium-Scale Choreography: What China’s Robotics Industry Looks Like Up Close

In Lucie’s Substack • by Lucie Luo • 2d ago (2026-01-14 11:30 UTC)
45 likes • 2 comments • 3 restacks • 1,516 words

#31 Everyone’s Reading Karpathy’s 2025 AI Review. Here’s Your Plain-language Translation

In Prompt&Purpose • by Laura • 24d ago (2025-12-23 08:01 UTC)
2 likes • 1 restacks • 1,612 words

Data & Analytics (1)

The Art of the Metric

In Practical Data Foundations by We Dig Data • by We Dig Data • 2d ago (2026-01-14 19:10 UTC)
2 likes • 1,213 words

Education & Learning (1)

It’s really all about people!

In M G Fikru • by Mahelet G Fikru • 2d ago (2026-01-14 19:55 UTC)
7 likes • 2 comments • 1 restacks • 952 words

Health & Wellness (1)

Your first day with Claude Code

In Hey Claude • by Olena Mytruk • 2d ago (2026-01-14 19:52 UTC)
3 likes • 1 restacks • 956 words

Parenting & Family Life (1)

Kids First in the Age of AI: Why I’m Here

In Kids First AI • by Kids First AI • 2d ago (2026-01-14 13:08 UTC)
1 restacks • 1,078 words

Product Development (1)

Semantic Layer that powers AI in Finance

In Lessons from the trenches - AI in Finance • by Ankita Chatrath • 2d ago (2026-01-14 17:02 UTC)
2 likes • 1 comments • 1 restacks • 448 words

📝Directory Notes

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