I was listening to the latest Akimbo podcast and Seth Godin said something very interesting about how his blog helps him. He talked about how it forces him to focus, and to think about what he wants to say, etc. Having been a blogger for as long as I have, I paused to think about…
This is why AI makes many of us a little nervous, feed it a biased dataset, and well, we have a psychopath. “In one way, we shouldn’t be surprised – our AI systems have already proven to be fraught with human biases. But this experiment highlights the need for an ethical approach to AI. With…
This doesn’t sound good. “Pen Test Partners (PTP), a penetration testing and security services firm, demonstrated a number of methods for hacking into the satcom systems of ships, which can allow bad actors access to shipboard systems and wreak potential havoc for the vessels and the shipping industry.” Hmm, imagine what kind of havoc could…
We’ve all felt like this was happening, didn’t we? “For your smartphone to actually pay attention and record your conversation, there needs to be a trigger, such as when you say “hey Siri” or “okay Google.” In the absence of these triggers, any data you provide is only processed within your own phone. This might…
It’s not my livelihood anymore, but so much of this post rang true. The struggle to get sales on the same page with customer training is real, especially when the customer sees it as a “new” line item late in the process instead of from the get go. “Many software companies treat training as an…
I’m obsessed with conspiracy theories. Not because I believe any of them, but rather I’m obsessed with why people not only believe them, but are completely unwavering in their belief. Part of it is the very nature of a good conspiracy, that the media and “experts” are all in on it, thus no contradictory information…