by John Macdonald | Jun 14, 2024 | The250
We get all excited about inventors and first to market, but sometimes, fast follower is the best strategy. In the early 2000’s, the company where I worked (called Agere Systems at the time) was the partial inventor of and first to...
by John Macdonald | Jun 13, 2024 | The250
Apple just announced Apple Intelligence. Intelligence is an interesting and clever description. Good marketing, as usual. (several definitions of intelligence from around the web) intelligenceΒ /Δn-tΔlβ²Ι-jΙns/noun The ability to acquire,...
by John Macdonald | Jun 12, 2024 | The250
AI lacks awareness.AI has incomplete, corrupt, or biased training data.AI’s objectives are unclear.AI utilizes finite machinery.AI’s underbelly is opaque.AI doesn’t care about anything.AI gets bad input. These are all reasons that AI makes mistakes....
by John Macdonald | Jun 11, 2024 | The250
I was asked that the other day. It caught me off guard because what do you say? What’s the context? Who’s asking? When? What do they care about? Like you, I’m many different things, but does “who” ever change? I’m still working on...
by John Macdonald | Jun 10, 2024 | The250
What’s the cost of a mistake? Sometimes, it’s almost nothing. If I spell a wrod wrong in this article, nobody’s gonna care. Sometimes, it’s life and death. If the mechanic neglects to secure the lug nuts or the heart surgeon skips a step,...
