confusing and stage-y demo with no testing, research, or safety documentation The big news on 4o (which isn’t the long awaited GPT5) demonstrated looking and emotional speaking capabilities. I call out the concerns and troubles with that highly theatrical and curated demo here. I will add one more concern
You've been hearing a lot about hallucinations. Some people call them hallucinations or confabulations, but let's call them out for what they are. Bad results. Sometimes, terrible results. Calling it a hallucination is another way of personifying and using "anthropomorphic" language to persuade investors
In a sea of overhyped car-salesmen technology pseudo-innovation, Boston Dynamics may be the most underhyped research firm doing the most interesting and useful automation research. They aren’t trying to sell to a populist market so you won’t hear about them unless you are looking. Check it out. Google
AI hangover The AI party is over and the startup set has a hangover. The cost of running an AI system is in the billions. While the iPhone only cost 100 million to launch, AI start ups have to raise close to $2 billion and that has proven not to
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction." --EF Schumacher, Small is Beautiful Lately, our newsletters have been sent out with strange formatting errors. We are aware
Some somewhat interesting potentials concerning machine learning and design can be derived from training models on eeg and other scan results performed on humans engaging in aesthetic experiences. Neuroaesthetics is a popular topic among some interface design circles. I am not immune to this. I have taught workshops in neuroscience
Innovation has been co-opted and no longer means what we think it does. (If you hear Inigo Montoya in your head as you read this, we should hang out and have a drink or a cuppa tea. You are my kind of people.) A young, brilliant teen woman described this
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When I advise C-suite clients and start-up founders on adopting AI solutions or any emerging technology operation, especially if I'm hired to build a solid innovation culture, I recommend learning in one subject area above all others. It isn't science and math. It's history.
I no longer have to say "what a week" in emerging tech innovation; the news cycle is consistently a blitzkrieg regarding emerging tech, which is matched only by geopolitical movements. I think that is not a coincidental parallel. However, here are some tech innovation nuggets, Gentle Readers, for
Saltier takes for my insider friends. Pay for Play I saw a young woman on Linked In discussing how to lead in AI without having technical skills. She is a classically attractive young woman, intelligent, knowledgeable, and a master communicator. (If someone figures out who it is, I'm
I’m very relieved that articles like this one from the Times are finally starting to appear. I’m resisting my salty sarcastic responses like, “No, really, ya think?” Or ones like this one where the headline reads: AMAZON ABANDONS GROCERY STORES WHERE YOU JUST WALK OUT WITH STUFF AFTER
I'm not the first to compare Game of Thrones to the technology ecosystem. What was vaguely true at the time of the show's original broadcast is becoming even more true in current events lately. One of our members asked me the other day: What does Gen
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Forgive this late edition, Gentle Readers. Things are changing over here at Singular XQ. Look for some fun announcements in the coming weeks. Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription, as we have some big upfront capital needs for what's coming next. We are excited to share when