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https://www.ft.com/video/e9b566f3-10d8-4732-8982-65a46b8ecaa9 They weren’t pushy parents. Just proud. And hopeful. After all, she enjoyed football. She always had. Countless Saturdays on cold and rainy playing fields. Evenings on the training ground. They’d not forced her to go. She liked it. She wanted to turn pro as much as they did. They’d… Read the rest

https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-startup-raises-12m-personal-ai-agents-long-term-memory We’ve been together for a long time. Two marriages, countless jobs, how many cities? Even that lost weekend. By my side. Always there to talk to or just share the experience. The one constant really. Other friends come and go, girlfriends too. Always there if I needed to discuss… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2051248 So you want it to look like AI created it? Is that right, sir? But you want to be posting, using your words, but you want some sort of “evidence” that someone could find that makes it look as though it wasn’t you, it was synthetic? I think I… Read the rest

https://uk.themedialeader.com/71-of-leaders-prefer-hiring-candidates-with-ai-skills-over-those-with-the-relevant-industry-experience I’m not a refuser. I knew one once, she was nice but impossible to work with. No idea how she managed. No, I’ve obviously got an AI partner for work and others in the background sorting stuff. They’re just there. I don’t take any notice, let alone worry about… Read the rest

https://www.marketing-interactive.com/letting-your-gen-zs-write-the-marketing-script “Look you need to get a Saturday job. I had one when I was young… blah, blah, blah…” If they say that one more time I’m going to… I dunno, create a meme or something. It’s not as though I don’t work. I’m at school all week, that’s work.… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/372536b1-08dd-4161-b6e3-4d09ba235ae8 I kind of miss talking to them. It was all a bit stilted but somehow kind of personal. I didn’t talk normally to them, no one did. I used to articulate my words carefully and talk a little slower. And my requests or questions would be sort of formal… Read the rest

https://www.wired.com/story/restaurant-ai-hosts/ I know people who call up just to be insulted. They say it makes such a nice change from algorithmic politeness and cheerfulness. To have an irascible, recalcitrant, frankly rude restaurant owner on the end of the line is a breath of fresh air. In a world where personalised… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/9f9d3a54-d08b-4d9c-a000-d50460f818dc People used to struggle to disappear, become invisible. It was hard. They had to hack their way off-grid, become a non-person. They had to dodge and weave identities the algorithms couldn’t find, profiles that couldn’t be pinned down. They blocked and bluffed their way out of databases and networks.… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/98b71e8e-4c97-4c6c-a70d-b72ecfb655a5 I didn’t want to retire. Why would I? Leaving aside the fact I have no pension to speak of so I need to keep going, I also need to do something. Keep the brain going. Make a contribution. I don’t play golf. I feel sorry for young people these… Read the rest

https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-is-reportedly-moving-away-from-its-complicated-non-profit-structure-next-year-130014948.html As you know, the 2008 crash was caused by a few people creating incredibly complex financial instruments that like Russian dolls hid bad risks inside risks inside risks inside… Some of the packages were so complex that even the architects didn’t know how they worked. Humans eh? Leave the… Read the rest