Between last week’s news that Google might be putting in a feature to block flash ads from automatically playing, and this week’s news that Apple is including ad-blocking as part of the Safari browser for mobile, am I the only one who wonders how the ad-supported web economy will survive?
Apparently, while 2011 was a year of huge changes for me, the changes just keep coming in 2012. I won’t be relocating again, but I will be switching jobs, and that is going to also impact what I’m doing on this site. I’ve accepted a Litigation Support Trainer position with AccessData. I’ll be based out…
I’ve talked before about the things that show up on procedural TV shows (I’m looking at you CSI) that simply aren’t possible in the real world. Think about the number of times you’ve seen a crime drama take a crappy cell phone picture, for example, and using “technology” get a crystal clear image of a…
I also understand why this happens, though. Even out-of-the-box AI tools like Copilot or ChatGPT require some level of data access and security. That’s a complicated task that, in normal times, would require a months-long project, at minimum.
Custom AI projects that require sharing data across your environment and allowing the model access to all that data in a way that shuts everyone up about what they can’t do with AI will lead to mistakes. We’re seeing them, just like when people rush other IT projects under fire to implement technology they don’t have time to understand.
In preparation for being in DC next week, I’ve been reading some history. Namely, I’ve been reading Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails: How Abraham Lincoln used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War. I found the premise interesting, in that the telegraph really changed the dynamics between the commander in chief, and his generals. Rather than having…
