https://gizmodo.com/swedish-students-head-back-to-school-with-analog-books-1850826621 I hate school. Actually it’s not just school, I hate everything. I hate being the odd one out. Not everyone says something but they all have that look in their eye. A toxic mixture of pity and puzzlement. They know what’s in my bag when I walk into class, when I get my chicken … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/11/23864923/irobot-roomba-combo-j9-plus-robot-vacuum-mop-price-features The news that she was “dropping by” tomorrow used to send them into a tailspin: insecurity-driven panic manifesting in a tidying spree and passive-aggressive blaming. She wasn’t a bad person and they did love her. It was just that she was very… particular and had a way of entering a room… She didn’t need … [Read more…]
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/bolts-ar-snapchat-lens-reimagines-cities-with-fewer-cars/ They’d all hoped the glasses had taken off. It would have worked so much better then. The pub and restaurant owners in particular, but even the other shop-keepers had bought into the idea. It wasn’t surprising really. The lockdowns had shocked them to their core and those that had survived were easy prey when … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/5-steps-for-assembling-ai-driven-business-teams/ While some of my friends idolised football stars and some wanted to be “influencers”, I read biographies of the tech bros and dreamt of being an entrepreneur. No, that word didn’t cover it. It’s too dry, old business. I wanted to be a founder, create a start-up. That phrase, “start-up” drove me at school. … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/agency-news/ai-or-martin-sorrell-quiz-tests-chatgpts-ability-speak-ad-exec/2510476 Obviously this conversation isn’t happening. And I’m not saying we should do anything. We’re just speculating, playing with a what if..? Remember that workshop! You have to agree it’s been a massive success. The amount of positive buzz. The media appearances have never been so well received. Looks at these sentiment trails. Customers. Analysts. … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/mozilla-new-cars-data-privacy-report-1850805416?rev=1693965297260 You’re going to have to talk to him. No you should do it. Well you said he could take it! Alright I did agree to him going out midweek but I didn’t expect this. Yes maybe I am naive but really, he’s a good lad, did you expect this? Look at that data. It’s … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/need-dislike-advertising-consumers/1836096 We have a great time. The other people are great. There’s this guy from some seaside town in the North. So funny. You should hear him arguing with this grandma from Yorkshire. Then there’s this woman from Birmingham. The stories she tells about her kids, funny but sad at the same time. She does … [Read more…]
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/04/1078932/elite-university-chatgpt-this-school-year/ It’s simply not fair. I won’t be able to change their minds but I’m going to try. Of course, I’ve taken a place and so have to abide by their rules. Leave aside the amount of money I’m paying for that place! They have a very old fashioned view of technology and these blanket … [Read more…]
https://on.ft.com/3r3gJJe “They always schedule it at this time of year. I never think it’s fair. Most of us have taken a week or so. Beach. New city. Reading a novel. Cheap wine. Away in every sense. Switching off. And then the moment we’re back we have to attend an away day training session. They tried … [Read more…]
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/01/mushroom-pickers-urged-to-avoid-foraging-books-on-amazon-that-appear-to-be-written-by-ai I’m not saying we won’t win. I’m just saying it’s going to be very difficult. I understand your desire for some sort of justice… and closure, but I have a professional responsibility to explain… Yes, you’re right, the information was false and arguably dangerous, and we know what happened. But the argument will be … [Read more…]