In the summer of 1958, Frank Rosenblatt (a Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory researcher) demonstrated his "perceptron" at the Office of Naval Research (soon to be renamed Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [DARPA]). Continue Reading →
Techno-politics
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What would it take to build your company's first synthetic employee? What AI models could you use? How much data will it require? What about compute power? Electricity? Technical resources? Security? Legal? Risk? Ethics? Is the idea simply too crazy to think about now? Should you just wait until someone invents artificial general intelligence (AGI)? Continue Reading →
Mastering the art of prompt engineering (aka prompt crafting) is touted as the new "must learn" business skill. It is. But just because it has a fancy, technical sounding name does not mean it is complicated or hard to understand. Here's a very short primer, guaranteed to improve the output you get from ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, or most any generative AI platform. You are only minutes away from unlocking your prompt engineering superpowers. Let's go! Continue Reading →
There have been quite a few pundits, futurists, and normal people weighing in on how AI might end the world. Skynet is a popular villain. Ultron if you're younger, HAL9000 if you're of a certain age. The plot is always the same: AI goes bad and attempts to destroy the world until an unlikely human hero saves us. It makes for a good story, but the real threat posed by AI isn't that obvious, nor is it anywhere near as engaging – which is why it is extremely dangerous. Continue Reading →
As many of you are aware, my day-to-day involves more than sharing insights through my newsletter. I run a tech strategy and solutions consultancy based in the heart of New York City. We're on the lookout for a few remarkable individuals to join our team. Could you be one of them? Continue Reading →
Built on his previous executive order (EO), President Biden has signed a new EO with comprehensive AI guidelines for the federal government's deployment of AI. Under the new directives, federal agencies are mandated to ensure their AI systems do not compromise American citizens' rights and safety. Continue Reading →
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has unlawfully monopolized the smartphone market to the detriment of consumers, developers, and competitors. Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer dives deep into the controversial bill demanding TikTok's sale to a U.S. buyer within six months on CNN International's One World. Original Airdate: March 13, 2024 Continue Reading →
U.S. lawmakers voted 50-0 to force the sale of TikTok, alleging that the app's links with the Chinese Communist Party pose significant threats to national security. The House Commerce Committee approved a bill that would require ByteDance (TikTok's owner) to sell the company within 180 days or risk losing access to the U.S. market. Continue Reading →
The excitement around AI, and its ability to impact almost every function across the enterprise, is forcing a lot of CEOs to consider revising their corporate governance structures. As you can imagine, the org charts vary dramatically ranging from centralized hierarchical oversight to decentralized distributed innovation. The emergence of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO), AI task forces, divisional ownership by business unit leaders, and SVP-level committees are all common approaches. Here's what we've been seeing. Continue Reading →