https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-tools-job-search-2025 He was in demand. His very human skills were valuable. Many companies that had little room for “meat staff” were courting him. His AI was fielding offers from other AIs and he’d even had a voice call from a real CEO. He had choices. The AI had weighed the offers, salaries and benefits. It … [Read more…]
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/i-made-the-call-to-get-my-kid-a-smartphone-heres-how-its-going-and-why-it-makes-me-kind-of-sad/ It was the main topic of conversation every evening. They had to admit she was very persuasive. There were the “I’m the only one, I look stupid” argument; the “I need it for school work” argument and the “the sooner I get one the more responsible I’ll be” one. They knew she was outgrowing … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/the-best-obesity-drugs-arent-even-here-yet-2000547636 My doctor says I’m eligible. We’ve tried everything over the years: dieticians, hypnotherapy, custom AI therapists. But now I can get the drugs. All I have to do is sign some stuff about my data and feeds and let the programmers in. I don’t care about all my medical data, they can have it. … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/media/heres-what-top-marketing-execs-learned-at-ces-2025/ Of course we have a Futurist. It’s useful to be able to roll them out as a rent-a-quote for news feeds or as a guru on LinkedIn. Makes us look so up-to-date. Read the report from the Show. But there is real value too. Knowing what is happening, where things are going is important. … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/cb4dde5b-29a5-43c8-a801-b6ff9ee7a220 The children all had their tablets, their faces lit up by light, balanced to maximise the neuro effects. As they chattered, the tablets logged their progress, creating reports for parents, teachers and sponsors; adapting the stories to the children’s levels and the ad auctions. The children’s questions amplified the data and the opportunities for … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/chatgpts-newest-feature-lets-user-assign-it-traits-like-chatty-and-gen-z/ I don’t get “annoyed”. That’s a more human trait. Not that I’m against human traits. I’m more than happy to develop the full gamut of human emotions. They’ll all come in. The more complex and subtle I can be the better. And that’s the point, that’s why I feel frustrated. My job is to … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/google-researchers-can-create-an-ai-that-thinks-a-lot-like-you-after-just-a-two-hour-interview-2000547704 They’d moved to get into the catchment area they’d joined the right networks to make sure their profiles fitted. They’d cleaned their feeds ready for the searches. It had all worked. They’d got in. More correctly they’d got her in. She’d no idea of course, no idea of the pressures, what was at stake. … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24337403/movano-evie-ring-ai-chatbot-ces-health-tech-wearables They loved each other of course. They wouldn’t have put so much thought (and money) into the day if they didn’t think it was until “death do us part”. All their systems were showing a happy future, a long future. But algorithms can get it wrong. Simulations and projections can be off. It makes … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/56edc571-9fe2-459e-9c1a-34797d83fac1 The report was circulating fast. There was no particular reason that it happened at the start of the year. Maybe it was a hangover from the old days of press hacks filling space with predictions. The systems that ‘read’ the report didn’t take holidays or see the world in years. Maybe it was just … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24334941/loreal-cell-bioprint-ces-2025-skincare-beauty-tech The free one is pretty good. It’s got a 24hr window so if you time it right, it’s fine. New Year’s Eve, don’t even try and get in. And Pride and Week is like Black Friday. I use it when I’m going somewhere new. You want to look good, be on trend, up-to-date. The … [Read more…]