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Can AI replace me yet? A software engineering experiment
On my discussion list, I’ll be spending several weeks playing with AI to generate real-world software projects–not a toy but […]
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Why You Need a Thinking Partner (like this Genius)
You may not have heard of him, but James Clerk Maxwell wrote down what we now think of as four […]
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A change of perspective is worth 80 IQ points
We’ve all done it–struggled over some problem until a frustrating end of the day. But after “sleeping on it” and […]
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How to Solve Any Problem the McKinsey Way (AI edition)
‘Anyone can use the problem-solving and management techniques described in this book; you don’t have to be in (or even […]
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Start Generating: Is AI right for brainstorming?
When I needed a super simple “hello world” introduction to AI apps, I went for a simple brainstorming app. Start […]
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Seeking feedback on official course for building AI apps
Work is proceeding on a LinkedIn Learning course on building AI apps. Even before all of the OpenAI drama, I […]
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Teaching an AI to use a knowledge graph for semantic compression
The following conversation has implications for MemGPT and similar use cases, as well as LLM/Knowledge Graph integration. Instead of requiring […]
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New LinkedIn Learning course on building AI applications in development
I’ve signed a contract with LinkedIn Learning to record a course on building AI apps. Exact title TBD. OpenAI’s announcements […]
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The AI of the Gaps Argument: What Most People Miss
Modern AI technologies have from their origin in the 1950s have been characterized by what that can’t do. This doesn’t […]
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Wolfram Alpha and ChatGPT make a power couple
Originally posted on LinkedIn in March, 2023 It’s happening. Earlier this year I opined about how AI systems would interface […]
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Why talking it out helps solve problems: Leveraging latent spaces
I’m someone who benefits a lot from talking out a problem–often in front of a whiteboard. This is pretty common. […]
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Does Generative AI Understand? Surprisingly: It kind of does
Dmitri Mendeleev was a smart guy. In 1869 he wrote out a card for each element and started sorting them […]
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LinkedIn Layoffs: free mentoring for affected engineers and managers
I’m sorry to hear about all the layoffs today. I’ve been through that more than once in my career, and […]