"If I walk 30 paces this way, I have a good understanding of where I am going to end up. But let's say it's not 30 steps linearly, but 30 steps exponentially. Where do I land? That would land me on the moon. That is how hard it is to think exponentially." Ian Beacraft made… Continue reading Organizational Change in the Face of Exponential Change: What it Means for Your Company to be AI Ready
Running on Empty: How AI, EVs and Bitcoin are Driving us Back to Nuclear Power
In February, 2021, the state of Texas experienced one of the most brutal winters in its history. Snow storms overwhelmed power plants and left Texans in the cold and dark. Dozens died, some from exposure to the cold, with no electricity to heat their homes. And yet one business in Texas was getting electricity -… Continue reading Running on Empty: How AI, EVs and Bitcoin are Driving us Back to Nuclear Power
Three Scenarios in the Post-AI Revolution: Renaissance, Demolition Man and Goldilocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERXlUX4A6kU Wooly mammoths parading in the snow, pirate ships navigating waves of coffee, and intimate walks through the streets of Japan - Oh my! The reaction to Sora, Open AI's new text-to-video generator, has been, simply, WOW! (See Cleo Abram's enthusiastic reaction below.) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ByR_kZ892yA Yes, we've been inundated by large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini,… Continue reading Three Scenarios in the Post-AI Revolution: Renaissance, Demolition Man and Goldilocks
Quantum Computing and the Energy Grid Use Case: How Scottie in 1986 is Like QC in 2023
We are spoiled. We take things for granted. Consider our frustration when a phone call drops while speeding along a California freeway, or our expectation that a rice ball filled with tuna and mayonnaise will always be waiting at our favorite Tokyo convenience store. We effortlessly make purchases in Thai baht with a credit card… Continue reading Quantum Computing and the Energy Grid Use Case: How Scottie in 1986 is Like QC in 2023
Lennon, Elvis and Princess Leia: Digital Doubles, Deep Fakes and the Double-Edged Sword of Generative AI
A Midjourney generated image. On November 2, 2023, the world welcomed, probably, the last Beatles song ever to be released. While a 1970s demo tape recording of John Lennon's "Now and Then" was considered for release in the 1990s, the producers felt the quality of the recording would be a great disappointment to fans, so… Continue reading Lennon, Elvis and Princess Leia: Digital Doubles, Deep Fakes and the Double-Edged Sword of Generative AI
A New Global Babylon: The Potential of the Universal Translator and the Rise of the Global Super-Empowered Tribe
A Midjourney generated image. The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the LORD said, "Look, they are one people, and they have all one language…. Come, let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech." - Genesis… Continue reading A New Global Babylon: The Potential of the Universal Translator and the Rise of the Global Super-Empowered Tribe
The Rising Occurrence of Self-Censorship and the Rising Need for Critical Thinking
It was a simple question posed by the Thai filmmaker. What did these six film and TV productions have in common? Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy JFK, directed by Oliver Stone Social Network, directed by David Fincher The Crown, created by Peter Morgan All the President's Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula A… Continue reading The Rising Occurrence of Self-Censorship and the Rising Need for Critical Thinking
Losing and Finding Yourself: A Perfect Five-Minute Scene From Ted Lasso
In the middle of the journey of my life I awoke in a dark wood where the true way was wholly lost. - Dante Alighieri The precocious young manager of West Ham was out of a job, with all the time in the world to wallow in self-pity. The owner of the AFC… Continue reading Losing and Finding Yourself: A Perfect Five-Minute Scene From Ted Lasso
How ChatGPT Quickly Transformed our Dream Future into a Nightmare Scenario: The AI Community’s Call for a Pause
The robots are coming. You just won’t see them. World domination could happen. You just wouldn’t know it. If AI super intelligence becomes so super powerful, why would it manhandle us when it could easily manipulate us? After all, when we, the "superior" specie, lead the cow, the "inferior" specie, the beast is unaware if… Continue reading How ChatGPT Quickly Transformed our Dream Future into a Nightmare Scenario: The AI Community’s Call for a Pause
What it Means to Be Human: Our Competitive Advantages Over AI
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." "The ultimate measure… Continue reading What it Means to Be Human: Our Competitive Advantages Over AI