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Unlike crypto and the latest fads, artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be the most significant technology breakthrough since the Web. How do we know? Because it's already affecting you or your customers, and if you're not already preparing, your competitors certainly are. Here's what we think you should understand about it as it unfolds...

Gmail, Siri, and "state of the art" AI...

Gmail, Siri, and "state of the art" AI...

At this point in time, everyone is producing AI-flavored everything. Your bike is now developing an opinion on how your pedaling is going and whether it is fluid enough in relation to your personal neuromuscular profile. Your washing machine is probably trying to write a PhD thesis on the proper

Did Benedict Evans just discover AI is only good for solving 80%-OK problems?

Did Benedict Evans just discover AI is only good for solving 80%-OK problems?

Benedict Evans (one of the old-guard tech gurus) wrote a piece just a few days ago about the lack of viability of large language model (LLM) AI. In a nutshell, he tested OpenAI’s Deep Research by evaluating smartphone adoption data and highlighted significant inaccuracies stemming from flawed data sources

The only news from the CES that might matter?

The only news from the CES that might matter?

In my eyes, the only device remotely interesting presented at the latest CES Las Vegas (the Consumer Electronic Show) was NVIDIA's Project DIGITS. A $3,000 personal AI supercomputer the size of a Mac Mini that will deliver the power of large-scale AI models directly to your desk.

Solving Big Tech abuses with a GPT? Sure thing!

Solving Big Tech abuses with a GPT? Sure thing!

I'm still experimenting with my iCopilots-GTP, and I just fished back an article from 2022 discussing ways to regulate Big Tech platforms and limit their abuses. I was referencing an article from Anil Dash that gave his version of the Big Tech playbook to avoid sanctions and abuse

The hidden costs of AI

The hidden costs of AI

If you’re marveling at how cheap it seems to use AI, or how accessible it’s become to ask complex questions and get coherent answers, hold onto that thought—because the true costs of AI are anything but cheap. What we’re witnessing with hyperscale AI companies like OpenAI,