Category: On Tech

  • I’ve Got The Fire Of Hell In My Eyes– And It’s ChatGPT

    I’ve Got The Fire Of Hell In My Eyes– And It’s ChatGPT

    “— says the song ‘in the style of Nick Cave’, and that’s kind of true. I have got the fire of hell in my eyes – and it’s ChatGPT.” Nick Cave from The Red Hand Files Nick Cave is a treasure and has long been a massive inspiration and influence on me ever since my…

  • It’s Not A Two Horse Race For Voice Assistants And Chatbots Aren’t Dying

    It’s Not A Two Horse Race For Voice Assistants And Chatbots Aren’t Dying

    Our early virtual assistants are kind of janky. That’s okay! Three predictions on virtual assistants in a week full of predictions — from folks like us who actually build them. As voice assistants dominated CES last week, people are asking “is every toaster, microwave and car really going to talk to me now?” Or are virtual assistants just a…

  • Why AI Might Fear Us

    Illustration by Renan Cakirerk I chuckle every time I see an article on AI article saying “We may be on the verge of creating a new life form, one that could mark not only an evolutionary breakthrough, but a potential threat to our survival as a species!” Not because it’s not possible that we would create…

  • Let’s retire RSS when they retire Google Reader

    Originally published on Pandodaily on April 29, 2013 It’s been over a month since Google announced it would shut down Reader on July 1. Over that time, I’ve come to realize how unnecessary and outdated RSS and RSS readers are today. Like a Palm Pilot, this 90’s technology is no longer the most effective way…

  • The Google Fiber competitive plan for everyone else

    Originally published on Pandodaily on April 22, 2013 Google is dropping so many futuristic products that industry pundits like Jason Calacanis (and many others) are breathlessly declaring that “Google wins everything” with all these fiber cities, self-driving cars, and Internet-enabled glasses initiatives rolling out lately. Out of all these efforts, however, the Google Fiber initiative…

  • Trending: The Touch Era of Acquisitions Begins

    Originally published on Pandodaily on July 22, 2012 Does anyone else find it interesting that two of our most engineering-centric technology companies just bought an email client and a news reader last week? I mean, aren’t Google and Facebook just stuffed with engineers who could jam these products out in their sleep? Don’t get me…