Musk and Trump Were Never Friends, Which is Why They Might Reconcile
Real Friendship Doesn’t Involve Cold Calculation
Topic
Work Expectations
A collection of 10 issues
Why AI is Attracting VC Backing for Software Development
And Why It Might Fall Short of Expectations in Other Areas
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
On Longevity, Quarterly Results, and Tech Layoffs
From Aspirationally Peaks to Mundane Valleys
Let’s Face It: Even the Irreplaceable are Replaceable
If Everybody is Replaceable, Nobody Can be Irreplaceable
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
Why AI Scenarios Are More Important than Predictions
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
Many Jobs are Boring, and That’s Okay
First of all, I hope the Americans among my modest readership have recuperated from the turkey-induced torpor of yesterday’s orgiastic feasts. In my part of the world, Thanksgiving was not celebrated, but even if it was, I would have forgone the turkey. I mean no offense to those who