Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsAn Expanded Context at TED AI ‘24At TED AI 2024 last week in San Francisco, a consistent theme emerged: a shift away from placing LLMs at the center of AI. Instead, there…Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 2024
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsTerminal to TotalityOn the morning of April 8th, high above North Texas, I anxiously re-checked the weather forecast, just as many others in the path of the…Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 2024
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsPerils of a Cognitive Safety NetSteve Jobs considered the personal computer a bicycle for the mind. However, aside from minimal safety measures, a bike can be used in…Feb 28, 2024Feb 28, 2024
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsAI Crawls A Fragmented WebInnovation draws from precedent, but what happens to the Internet when inspiration meets monetization at an AI-enabled scale?Jul 6, 2023Jul 6, 2023
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsAgents, Plugins, and the Future of DiscoveryThe landscape of Generative AI shifts quickly, but as of May 2023, three emerging trends in the space - plugins, agents, and chains - are…May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsThe Right Dose of Machine HumanityAs we continue to interact more intricately with artificial entities in our daily lives, the norms and expectations of these interactions…Mar 14, 20231Mar 14, 20231
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsDriverless Cruising with ApricotChronicle of a short Friday night ride in a self-driving Cruise vehicle, diner to diner in 8 minutes…14 after Apricot took the scenic…Jan 8, 2023Jan 8, 2023
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsCrafting the HyperrealCreativity holds a special place in the relationship between humans and machines. We consider it to be a uniquely human ability…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsThe Once and Future MetaverseVisions of the internet’s potential, even dating back to its earliest predecessors, have been consistently infused with two seemingly…Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
Published inSelected thoughts and experimentsLocation, Location…Location?We are entering a paradoxical time when it comes to location. In many ways, geography has never seemed less relevant. Around the world, and…May 10, 2021May 10, 2021