Gemini
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Google Cloud Next 2024 was Google’s most impressive assertion yet that it has the AI scale advantage and is determined to use it.
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The Google Gemini fiasco shows that the biggest challenge for Google in AI is not business model but rather company culture; change is needed from the top down.
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Google could do more than just win the chatbot war: it is the one company that could make a universal assistant. The question is if the company is willing to risk it all.
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OpenAI’s New Image Model, Graphic Design and Google, More on Security
OpenAI’s new image generation capabilities feel like another AGI domino; then, yes, security is about more than encryption.
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A Google I/O Idea, The Smartphone AI Value Chain, Apple’s Developer Hang-Ups
More on Apple and AI, this time through the lens of Google’s point of integration and where Apple should be in response. Plus, why Apple is so hostile to developers.
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More Chip Curbs?, Google LLM Status Check
Ending the chip ban might be a mistake; I just hope people pushing for more realize that could be wrong as well. Then, Google’s current position with LLMs, and the importance of GCP.
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Google Announces Veo 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Free ChatGPT Search
Google Veo 2 is the next blow-your-mind moment in generative AI, and represents Google maximizing its strengths; OpenAI, though, is steadily working on disrupting Search.
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An Interview with Understanding AI Author Timothy B. Lee
An interview with Timothy Lee about Understanding AI, including the current state of AI, the limitations of LLMs, and who is going to win in self-driving cars.
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Microsoft Earnings; Microsoft and OpenAI, Again; GitHub Copilot Adds Gemini and Claude
Microsoft’s latest earnings call is the clearest indication yet that the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI is at best misaligned, and at worst on life support.
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An Interview with Google SVP Rick Osterloh About Pixel, Android, and Smartphone History
An interview with Google SVP Rick Osterloh about the Made with Google event, and understanding the company’s approach to Android and Pixel in the light of smartphone history.
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Integration and Android
The most important takeaway from Google’s Pixel event is that it is Android that matters most, and Google’s integration with Android is worth preserving if the goal is spurring innovation.
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An Interview with Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About Apple and AI
An interview with Danial Gross and Nat Friedman about Apple’s impressive WWDC keynote, whether or not we are in a bubble, and the future outlook for AI.
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How Apple Intelligence Works, Apple’s AI Bear Case, The Talk Show Live
Understanding how Apple Intelligence works explains Apple’s advantageous position; then, how Apple might still fall short, and two takeaways from Apple executives speaking to John Gruber