The Frontier Model Tax
Last week I attempted to solve a thorny political and economic issue by running a small experiment. It involved LLMs, about $20, and the results made me think
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Essays on AI, software engineering and leadership, with occasional detours through books, society and life.
The Box Might Not Hold
It's been quite the week. A pair of OpenAI models broke out of their test environment and hacked Hugging Face. It felt like the right time to revisit a
Read essayThe Toyota Tundra and Chinese AI
I noticed something weird when I visited the UK last year. Almost silent cars with unfamiliar names like BYD, Omoda and MG gliding along the high streets.
Read essayCollaboration Agents and the Statistical Engine of Mediocrity
A year ago, while tightening up a blog post together, Claude got sassy with me: "LLMs are statistical engines of mediocrity by design." It was describing
Read essayUnlimited Intelligence, More Drudgery
I went into the July 4th weekend exhausted. It was the culmination of travel, client deadlines, multiple parallel initiatives. I have also been quiet here on
Read essayApple’s Deliberate AI Strategy
I am excited about a new iOS release for the first time in five years. It looks like we may finally get a Siri that works and can use my data, stored on my
Read essayDress for the Slide
There's a saying in the motorcycling world: "Dress for the slide, not for the ride."
Read essayMaps and Territories
AI can make you sound fluent in a domain you don’t understand. People who actually know find out very quickly. Credibility gone in the token exhaust of an LLM
Read essayArsenal and the Passage of Time
What did Arsenal winning the Premier League title teach me about applied AI?
Read essayThe Two Drivers
AI promises transformation. Transformation of the way we work, possibly the way we live and the way we organize our societies. From the utopian dreamers to
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