Continue reading ?: Ten Years Electric, and I’m Going Back to Petrol. Here’s Why.A decade of EV road trips, a jammed charge port at Lakes Entrance, and 4% battery in Pakenham. Australia’s charging infrastructure still isn’t ready for long weekends.
- Continue reading ?: Why Software Engineers Are Wrong About AI Disrupting Enterprise SaaS
There’s a narrative gaining momentum in engineering circles: AI coding tools are so transformative that the entire SaaS stack is about to get disrupted. Engineers are extrapolating their productivity gains into a future where platforms like Salesforce, ServiceNow, and SAP become obsolete. They’re wrong. Enterprise SaaS platforms won’t be disrupted…
- Continue reading ?: The Niceness Paradox: When Surface Virtue Masks Self-Interest
There’s a peculiar pattern that emerges once you’ve spent enough time observing how people and organisations operate. The ones who broadcast their virtue the loudest, who wrap themselves in the language of kindness and care, are often the very ones engaged in the most calculated self-interest beneath that carefully maintained…
- Continue reading ?: I Called It: Jack Dorsey’s diVine Proves the AI Slop Problem is Real
Three months ago, I wrote about how AI-generated content was killing social media, arguing that we needed a radical rethink of how platforms operate. I predicted that “a new breed of platforms” would emerge, designed to exclude the faceless AI accounts poisoning our feeds. Well, that future arrived faster than…
Continue reading ?: The Coming Creator Collapse: Why We’re Heading for a Spotify-Style CatastropheThe advertising-driven web is collapsing, and whilst there’s talk of new business models to save creator economics, I fear we’re heading for a Spotify-style catastrophe. The incentives to create quality content are disappearing right now, and the proposed solutions; content scarcity, AI licensing deals, market-based mechanisms; all favour large players…
Continue reading ?: Privacy Concerns and Local LLMs: My Journey to JanI’ve been increasingly concerned about privacy issues with publicly available LLMs. When Sam Altman stated that ChatGPT conversations could be discoverable, and after experiencing targeted advertising following my Llama conversations, I decided to explore local alternatives. Here’s my journey to Jan.ai and why running LLMs locally might be the privacy…
- Continue reading ?: The AI Slop Invasion: How Faceless Accounts Killed Social Media
Social media platforms are drowning in AI-generated content from faceless accounts chasing easy monetisation. From YouTube’s annoying voiceovers to Pinterest’s AI art invasion, our favourite apps have become barely usable. But there’s hope – platforms like Substack prove there’s a better way forward.
- Continue reading ?: Stop Trying to Mimic Humans with Your AI
I went shopping with my wife recently to buy a new makeup table, and the delivery experience opened my eyes to how AI should really be used in business. Instead of trying to make AI mimic humans, companies should focus on creating entirely new experiences that play to AI’s unique…
Continue reading ?: Where Are We With AI Adoption, and Is This the End of White-Collar Professions?Currently, we’re in the “Human-First AI Transformation” phase, with organizations using AI to enhance tasks. However, genuine transformation requires more than adoption; it needs cultural and operational shifts, indicating a gradual evolution rather than immediate disruption.
- Continue reading ?: The Erosion of Open Discourse
The author expresses discomfort with recent US administration cover-ups, perceiving a global decline in transparency and accountability over the past two decades. They compare this to Greece’s political awareness, rooted in their experience under dictatorship. The piece questions whether current democratic systems serve citizens effectively and suggests exploring alternative governance…
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