It’s Mad, Mad World
Pointless AI Chess Tournaments, Trump’s CEO Tirades, and the Future of Work
Topic
Algorithms
A collection of 28 issues
Musk Endures an Annus Horribilis of HIs Own Making
This one is relatively long, but it’s also entertaining. You don’t get this piquant fare from an anodyne AI bot, so pull up a chair and enjoy the feast.
Addicted to the Digital Debris: What Day Traders and Stock-Market Analysts Have in Common
It's Harder than Ever to Step Outside the Flow and Make Sense of It
Some of Us Might be Done with AI, but AI Isn’t Done with Us
Despite the Hype, We Might Want to Prepare for Adjustments
Summarizing Last Week’s News This Week
Alibaba Cloud’s Global Push, European Clouds, Anthropic’s Protective Measures, and Sergey Brin’s Threats of Violence Against AI Bots
On Longevity, Quarterly Results, and Tech Layoffs
From Aspirationally Peaks to Mundane Valleys
This Post is About More Than AI, Human Agency, and Click-Bait Headlines
In Praise of Human Thought
Nvidia’s China Problem: Tariff Mayhem Aggravates Matters
It's Never Easy
Love in the Age of the AI Tech-Bro Gigolo
Each day brings a new jolt, not from our planet’s shifting tectonic plates but from the disorientating sensation of becoming dislodged from what we previously perceived as objective reality.
Whenever I see anybody today proclaiming an unerring foreknowledge of what the future holds, I cannot resist a derisive snort.
When it Comes to AI, Clear-Eyed Pragmatism Beats Slaphappy Optimism
After my return from vacation, I had a lot on my plate these last few days. The preceding sentence is my way of apologizing for not providing a post earlier this week.
Still, I’ll attempt to make amends, offering this post today and another tomorrow (on Nvidia GTC . . . for