research futures
AI
research futures
A note from JP
design
The one about elegant design, a taxonomy of AI abuse, the CDK attack, anti-prime day, and why tech names everything after fruit.
If design isn't how a thing looks than what is it? Steve Jobs famously said it's not how it looks but how it works. We also know that he would rather die than produce something ugly; we agree. How it works is the most important thing
Five Cool Reads
Five Cool Reads: Independence Day Edition
Who is Simon Penny and how did he foretell our current AI hysteria? My colleague Simon Penny knew about this confused and irrational "AI" hysteria moment better than anyone. In 2019. That's the year he published Making Sense of Cognition, Computing, and Embodiment Because it'
AI
The one about waymo, the olympics, open-source victories, and gen ai and ux.
Is Waymo safe? Waymo just opened its waiting list to everyone in San Fran. However, there is an ongoing investigation into accidents these vehicles have and please remember this about all autonomous vehicles: their success is predicated on optimized urban roadways and strongly geofenced locations. That's a lot
AI
Data sovereignty, AI, ethical sourcing, language problems, protection rackets, and the AI Napster moment
Can cloud companies genuinely respect data sovereignty? Computer Weekly reports Microsoft has admitted to the Scottish Police Authority that data collected in the UK is outsourced to foreign countries for processing. This is counter to its claim that it respects data sovereignty. This includes any data that it processes for
News
The Trouble with AI: Top 10 Legal and Executive Responses
As promised, I am laying out the most significant legal and executive action concerning AI. When I told you in December, it would be a year of exposure, lawsuits, regulatory backlash, and people. 100% no lies told. This is not intended to be comprehensive but to highlight a narrative of