The latest collaboration between Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd, titled Heart on my sleeve, a paen to actress Selena Gomez, has gone viral, largely because neither Drake nor Abel Makkonen Tesfaye have anything to do with the recording.
The Death Pivot: When the Customer Becomes the Victim
The problem is that the more money the company makes from advertising, the worse the shopping experience is.
The problem is that the more money the company makes from advertising, the worse the shopping experience is.
We’ll Never Improve Cybersecurity Until We Start Educating Our Children Properly
We’ve known for many years that huge numbers of young people going through the education system will spend a good part of their lives working with a computer or a similar device, such as a smartphone, and in most cases, with both.
We’ve known for many years that huge numbers of young people going through the education system will spend a good part of their lives working with a computer or a similar device, such as a smartphone, and in most cases, with both.
Venture Capital: When Creative Disruption Becomes Destructive Creation
It was only when I read chapter 24 of Bruce Schneier’s highly recommended “A Hacker’s Mind” that an idea that I’d been mulling over for some time suddenly took shape: venture capital as a way of hacking a market.
It was only when I read chapter 24 of Bruce Schneier’s highly recommended “A Hacker’s Mind” that an idea that I’d been mulling over for some time suddenly took shape: venture capital as a way of hacking a market.
The Scale and Speed of the Global Energy Transition Is Already Producing Bottlenecks: Calling All Electricians!
The passage of the 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act has generated a multi-billion dollar investment spree in renewable energy installation projects: solar panels, wind farms, batteries…
The passage of the 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act has generated a multi-billion dollar investment spree in renewable energy installation projects: solar panels, wind farms, batteries…
Google’s Bard Is a Long Way From Shakespeare
I recently accepted an invitation from Google to try out its conversational assistant Bard, currently only available in the UK and US.
I recently accepted an invitation from Google to try out its conversational assistant Bard, currently only available in the UK and US.
Why Do We Always See New Technology as a Threat?
Once again, we are hearing calls for regulation of a new technology; in this case, large language models and generative algorithms, a response that is rooted in a very basic fear of change.
Once again, we are hearing calls for regulation of a new technology; in this case, large language models and generative algorithms, a response that is rooted in a very basic fear of change.
A ‘Pause’ on the Development of AI? It’s Not Going to Happen
More than 1,000 technology experts, researchers and investors have signed an open letter expressly asking for a six-month halt to the creation of “giant AI systems” citing “profound risks to society.”
More than 1,000 technology experts, researchers and investors have signed an open letter expressly asking for a six-month halt to the creation of “giant AI systems” citing “profound risks to society.”
Social Networks and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
I’ve recently begun to explore the idea that social networks could follow the successful Wikipedia model and become non-profit services managed in open source, with total transparency, without any kind of advertising and simply trying to respond adequately to the needs of their users.
I’ve recently begun to explore the idea that social networks could follow the successful Wikipedia model and become non-profit services managed in open source, with total transparency, without any kind of advertising and simply trying to respond adequately to the needs of their users.
Can You Sue an Algorithm for Defamation?
Amid the frenzy of testing large language models (LLMs) generative assistants like ChatGPT with every question imaginable, some users have found some unexpected and unwanted answers: a US law firm assistant asked ChatGPT for a list of law academics accused of sexual harassment.
Amid the frenzy of testing large language models (LLMs) generative assistants like ChatGPT with every question imaginable, some users have found some unexpected and unwanted answers: a US law firm assistant asked ChatGPT for a list of law academics accused of sexual harassment.
Rewilding: There’s a Strong Case for Letting Nature Reduce Global Warming
One of the most interesting ideas being proposed in response to the climate emergency and the need to capture carbon dioxide and reduce global warming is rewilding: allowing land once used for intensive crop production or livestock farming to return to nature.
One of the most interesting ideas being proposed in response to the climate emergency and the need to capture carbon dioxide and reduce global warming is rewilding: allowing land once used for intensive crop production or livestock farming to return to nature.
Generative AI Assistants: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Do Google and Microsoft really think that’s work? Maybe that tech industry worker was right: nobody in the sector actually works.
Do Google and Microsoft really think that’s work? Maybe that tech industry worker was right: nobody in the sector actually works.
Algorithms Are Not Oracles: Anyone Can Train Them to Say What They Want
ChatGPT-4 has artificial general intelligence, but algorithms do not think for themselves; they are the result of whatever they have been trained with, which means bias can be built in.
ChatGPT-4 has artificial general intelligence, but algorithms do not think for themselves; they are the result of whatever they have been trained with, which means bias can be built in.
GPT-4: Why Your Company Needs a Machine Learning Strategy
Understanding how an algorithm works and the effect of its training is important.
Understanding how an algorithm works and the effect of its training is important.
Driving on Sunshine…
It’s a great feeling to be able to an EV in summer entirely with energy generated by your own solar panels and leaving home every day with a fully charged battery.
It’s a great feeling to be able to an EV in summer entirely with energy generated by your own solar panels and leaving home every day with a fully charged battery.
The Metaverse: It’s Still Out There, Somewhere…
Meta’s plans were a distraction, a desperate bid by a company that saw the chance to reinvent its crummy business mode.
Meta’s plans were a distraction, a desperate bid by a company that saw the chance to reinvent its crummy business mode.