AI & Machine Learning
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Generative AI is the bridge to the next computing paradigm of wearables, just like the Internet bridged the gap from PCs to smartphones.
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The first wave of successful AI implementations will probably look more like the first wave of computing, which was dominated by large-scale enterprise installations that eliminated jobs. Consumer will come later.
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A single AI can never make everyone happy, which is fundamentally threatening to the Aggregator business model; the solution is personalized AI
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More on Bing, particularly the Sydney personality undergirding it: interacting with Sydney has made me completely rethink what conversational AI is important for.
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The first obvious casualty of large language models is homework: the real training for everyone, though, and the best way to leverage AI, will be in verifying and editing information.
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Gemini 3, Winners and Losers, Integration and the Enterprise
Gemini 3 is out, and looks to be state of the art. What does that mean for everyone else in the AI space, and what markets might Google win?
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Microsoft Earnings, CoreAI/MantleAI, Additional Notes
Microsoft declares independence from OpenAI and sketches out its future role building scaffolding for AI. Plus, Windows is tiny now.
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An Interview with Michael Morton About AI E-Commerce
An interview with Michael Morton about AI-driven e-commerce, and why this is both Amazon’s category to lose and a threat — and a big opportunity for Walmart and Shopify.
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Amazon Earnings, AWS and OpenAI, Did Amazon Solve Groceries?
Amazon says the constraint right now is power, not chips; it’s giving plenty of the latter to OpenAI. Then, Amazon solves groceries by getting faster tat delivering everything else.
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Nvidia GTC in DC, Qualcomm’s AI Chip, OpenAI’s Restructuring
Nvidia makes its pitch to DC to preserve its CUDA moat, which also explains the challenges facing Qualcomm’s new chip. Then, OpenAI’s restructuring and Microsoft’s collar trade.
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TSMC Earnings, The TSMC Brake, Intel Earnings
TSMC’s earnings reinforce the possibility that TSMC’s willingness to invest is real governor on the AI bubble. Intel needs to provide some competition.
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Walmart on ChatGPT, Walmart (and Amazon) Motivations, Spotify Podcasts on Netflix
Walmart joins ChatGPT Instant Checkout; will Amazon be next? Then, Spotify and Netflix form the anti-YouTube alliance.