Why you should heed Yahaya’s Law, the democratisation of coding, how Google wants to change your mind, and ghosts in the machine
Why you should heed Yahaya’s Law, the democratisation of coding, how Google wants to change your mind, and ghosts in the machine Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: AI is fantastic when you’re rubbish https://youtu.be/OY_tA6Q0DvU Arthur C. Clarke’s assertion that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” perfectly encapsulates the rapid progress […]
AI development’s pace is quickening, Runway changes animation, software is dead(?), why you do(n’t) need to attend meetings, and Timbaland or Yorke?
AI development’s pace is quickening, Runway changes animation, software is dead(?), why you do(n’t) need to attend meetings, and Timbaland or Yorke? Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: AI development is accelerating Sending out this newsletter each week is always a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, there’s an immense sense of relief […]
From zero to hero: tension at the heart of AI, a better way to measure AI progress, how AI saved me $12,000, why thinking AI is the new generative AIAI development’s pace is quickening, Runway changes animation, software is dead(?), why you do(n’t) need to attend meetings, and Timbaland or Yorke?
From zero to hero: tension at the heart of AI, a better way to measure AI progress, how AI saved me $12,000, why thinking AI is the new generative AI Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: the tension at the heart of AI Brought up on a diet of film classics, I used […]
Workers of the world unite, Meta ups the AI video ante, cloning Duolingo using ChatGPT, and what happens when ALL internet content is AI-generated?
Workers of the world unite, Meta ups the AI video ante, cloning Duolingo using ChatGPT, and what happens when ALL internet content is AI-generated? Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: The internet is dead. Long live AI? I’ve written extensively about Dead Internet Theory — the idea that the internet is slowly being […]
Why we need an AI opt-out, Yuval Harari’s bleak vision of AI, OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode changes everything & the pointlessness of AI/VR/AR hardware
Why we need an AI opt-out, Yuval Harari’s bleak vision of AI, OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode changes everything & the pointlessness of AI/VR/AR hardware Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: Why we need an opt-out for AI If you’ve used Apple, Google or Microsoft products recently, you’ll have noticed how AI is becoming […]
AI’s already too good, I fell for the hype so you don’t have to, why you’ll soon have to use AI, creating Midjourney photos, and no more cold calls?
AI’s already too good, I fell for the hype so you don’t have to, why you’ll soon have to use AI, creating Midjourney photos, and no more cold calls? Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: Is AI already too good? When I began this newsletter almost a year ago, I still had hope […]
The AI-jobs apocalypse is here, Klarnafication takes hold, health tech advances, ChatGPT takes on Google, and humanoids become more human
The AI-jobs apocalypse is here, Klarnafication takes hold, health tech advances, ChatGPT takes on Google, and humanoids become more human Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: The future of healthcare I hope you all had a wonderful summer. For me, it’s been excellent to have a chance to step back and reflect on […]
Big Tech wants to make us less human, OpenAI prepares to rule the world, Sora ups the ante and Google rolls out text-to-video app
Big Tech wants to make us less human, OpenAI prepares to rule the world, Sora ups the ante and Google rolls out text-to-video app Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: Do we really want an AI to change our behaviour? Arianna Huffington co-authored a piece in TIME last week on a sinister-sounding plan […]
Soon, all new internet content will be AI- generated. Claude’s Artifact feature will blow you away, a car ad created in 24 hours, and killer robots…
Soon, all new internet content will be AI- generated. Claude’s Artifact feature will blow you away, a car ad created in 24 hours, and killer robots… Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: Internet content will soon all be poo. Does it matter? I was looking to jazz up Strategic Agenda’s upcoming videocast with […]
How to launder $100 million, why we all work for Big Tech, Runway’s Sora competitor is here, and RIP models? Motorola launches a fully AI catwalk show
How to launder $100 million, why we all work for Big Tech, Runway’s Sora competitor is here, and RIP models? Motorola launches a fully AI catwalk show Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: why we all work for Big Tech and need to #stopfeedingthebeast My son has succumbed to the allure of becoming […]