If ever there was an example of how "dot now" is a prompt for whatever's taken over my mind in the moment... When I was a kid, fireflies were abundant. I don't think we ever caught them in jars, but I absolutely remember briefly
Simon Willison has some thoughts on ChatGPT's new memory dossier (title spoiler: he doesn't like it.) He's finding that his past queries are influencing new responses, which on the surface sounds like a feature, but... "I try a lot of stupid things with
"Separated at Birth was a police program you used in missing persons cases. You scanned a photo of the person you wanted, got back the names of half a dozen celebrities who looked vaguely like the subject, then went around asking people if they'd seen anybody lately
I’ve been spending some time lately trying to get AI to do things that I’m not very good at personally. I don’t expect amazing outcomes and these aren’t high stakes activities (and that’s a good thing; more on that in a sec,) but while I
Microsoft’s AI security chief accidentally reveals Walmart’s AI plans after protest. There was a protest at their Build event, and when the screen sharing went back up, it wasn’t the slide deck that went up on the big screen, but rather an MS Teams chat with sensitive
Well, it happened. My teenage son said, “By the time I need English, I won’t need English.” Ironically, that’s a pretty clever use of English. He explained that with tools like Grammarly and ChatGPT, he doesn’t see much value in putting extra effort into English class. Other
"My first games involved hand assembling machine code and turning graph paper characters into hex digits. Software progress has made that work as irrelevant as chariot wheel maintenance." John's talking about tooling (computers are probably the ultimate tools to make tools,) but let's not
"Reflexive AI usage is now a baseline expectation at Shopify" Pasting the whole thing below, because while Ghost's ability to embed social media posts is super easy to get into, long posts don't render directly and who knows how long that tech will last.
"We're at the stage where every city committee meeting features a councillor moving a motion asking "can we use AI?" to fix whatever problem they're debating." And part of me is like... But the other part of me (two wolves!) is interested
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Justin Searls wrote a great piece on how to reduce the risks of writing dangerous code. It’s succinct, focused on a specific problem, and broadly applicable. His technique relies on assertions, a programming tool that forces failures early when assumptions turn out to be wrong. Assertions don’t just
Via Futurism: Pinterest has an AI slop problem, with AI-generated content dominating search results across vast ranges of categories. At least, that’s the claim. I poked around Pinterest for a few minutes in the food section, and… maybe? There are definitely a lot of very similar websites out there,
Sorting in Salesforce CRM Analytics (CRMA) should be simple—but if you’ve ever tried to create a custom sort order in SAQL, you’ve probably hit a frustrating limitation. Since text fields default to alphabetical sorting, categories like High, Medium, and Low often appear in the wrong order: What
My oldest has a ridiculous ton of tabs open in Edge, even though he uses Chrome as his primary browser. It's at the "I didn't even know favicons could shrink that small" level. When asked about it, it's because that's
Finding good tech meetups in Downtown Toronto has never been easy—especially if you’re avoiding bars. That’s why it was great to see AI Tinkerers bringing the local scene to life with their Jan 30 event at Google’s King Street office. We kicked things off with a
As AI becomes a staple in the workplace, businesses are increasingly focusing on using internal AI tools, like chatbots, to improve efficiency. But as these tools grow more capable, they also introduce new risks—risks that often start with curiosity and end with reputational or legal consequences. One of the
The rise of AI in the workplace brings many benefits, but it also requires a shift in how we think about tools and productivity. Despite its potential to revolutionize how we work, many teams struggle with fully embracing AI. Here are three crucial mindset shifts needed for successful AI adoption.
