It’s Mad, Mad World
Pointless AI Chess Tournaments, Trump’s CEO Tirades, and the Future of Work
Topic
Billionaires
A collection of 27 issues
Observations on OpenAI, Fractured Identities, and Misplaced Idealism
It’s Not a Book Review, but Books Provided the Inspiration
There’s No Consensus on Our AI-Inflected Future
Recent Study Says AI Tools Actually Slow Down Software Development
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.
Overhyped and Overpaid: Debunking the Superstar CEO
Out of balance, running out of time
Musk and Trump Were Never Friends, Which is Why They Might Reconcile
Real Friendship Doesn’t Involve Cold Calculation
Musk Bemoans Fate, Dell Gets AI Boost, and Microsoft Overseas News
The Vain Task of Keeping Up
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
Elon Musk and Tesla: A Business Parable for Our Times
Everybody is Fallible, Lessons Can be Learned
When CEO and Company Are Synonymous, Risks Can Overshadow Rewards
Like an auteur of the 1960s and 1970s, I feel compelled to revisit certain themes, not so much to repeat them as to explore them further.
An early composition on this forum dealt with the evolving behavior of ultra-rich industrialists. In the age of the Robber Barons, the obscenely wealthy