"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
Category: Weak Signals
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
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