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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OpenAI Hacks Hugging Face, What Happened, Alignment and Paper Clips
OpenAI accidentally hacked Hugging Face, but the takeaways are more encouraging than people realize.
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Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models?
Everyone is worried about Chinese models, but the frontier labs will be fine; we need to enable open U.S. alternatives.
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IBM Misses, IBM’s Mainframe Moat, IBM’s Many AI Problems
IBM announced preliminary results that spooked the software market generally; this is a story, however, specifically about IBM and its mainframe franchise.
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The OpenAI Super App, ChatGPT = Codex, Whither Chat
OpenAI has refashioned Codex as the new ChatGPT; is the company abandoning the chat category they pioneered?
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Apple Sues OpenAI, Apple’s Real Problem
Apple is suing AI for stealing trade secrets; there is one guilty employee, but this mostly feels like lashing out.
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An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI
An interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field about building Figma, and why he believes AI gives the company a tailwind.
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My Vibe Coding Adventure, The App and the Experience, Ten Takeaways
My experience and reflections on vibe coding an app that I plan on actually using regularly.
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Apple Price Increases, Apple Intelligence and the E.U.
Apple is (finally) raising prices, but they’re not shipping Siri AI to the E.U.