The AI Optimist podcast๐ Let's cut through the hype and fear surrounding AI, most from the top, and explore how it benefits people. #ai#podcast#aioptimist
That queasy 9 pm home-at-work check-in feeling.
Fourteen apps open.
Slack.
Jira.
Docs.
CRM.
Dashboards.
Notes.
None of them actually understand each other.
You do.
You became the thing that talks to them.
The controlled chaos isnโt a bug.
Itโs the operating model.
And now weโre trying to use AI to quietly train humans to think like middleware.
That feels backwards to me.
(Working on the opposite direction now. AI native from the ground up feels different.)
There is a clear discrepancy in the reported Iran MOP numbers: claim is 7 B2s carried 2 MOPs each.
Each Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb weighs about 30,000 pounds.
The B-2 Spirit bomber's maximum internal payload capacity is 40,000 pounds.
Two MOPs would weigh 60,000 pounds, which exceeds the B-2's payload capacity by 20,000 pounds.
This means that, based on the official specifications, a B-2 cannot carry two MOP bombs at once. The math does not support the claim that each B-2 dropped two MOPs in a single sortie.
If 14 MOPs were dropped, it would require at least 14 B-2 sorties (one MOP per plane per sortie), or possibly more aircraft, not 7 B-2s carrying two each. The widely reported claim that each B-2 carried two MOPs is not supported by the known weight and payload limits.
Japan's 2 AI Copyright keys that make protect AI creators when allowing all copyrightable material in Japan to train AI, only train....not output.
#AIandCopyright#JapaneseCopyrightLaw
In a world where AI quietly shapes our daily lives, artists and engineers are speaking different languages about creativity's future. What if copyright isn't just a battleground, but a bridge to ensure both human ingenuity and AI can thrive?
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In 2024 we tire of hearing how AI will either save or destroy the world.
As someone building in this space, I see a different story unfolding
That moment when the noise dies down and we focus on building tools creating value.
I get excited about when AI feels as natural as using your smartphone.
When the "AI experts" stop gatekeeping, and regular business owners start using these tools to compete with the big players
The opportunity isn't the hype wave -
it's being ready for the moment AI becomes
as ordinary and powerful as electricity.
What about you - what would make AI actually
(more) useful in your daily work?
The current lack of trust - from deepfakes to bot armies - because we can't verify who (or what) we interact with.
"What we need is a link between any single post and who created it,
...right now, that's a trust assumption we have to place on X, which is behind it" @autonolas
"I don't think we came across a booth that didn't have the word AI on it somewhere. Statistically speaking, it's pretty unlikely every single vendor is using AI."
@BarzanMozafari at a recent Snowflake Summit.
and it perfectly captures today's AI credibility crisis.
We're thinking about AI adoption all wrong.
The barrier isn't the technology -
it's how we sell and implement it.
4 Critical Blocks to Enterprise AI Adoption:
Implementation Effort ("Just another complex beast")
Maintenance Cost (CapEx OpEx headaches)
Security and Privacy concerns
ROI Uncertainty
Barzan's company - Keebo - are solving this by flipping the model:
30-min setup
24-hour results
Pay only for proven value
When did we decide AI adoption had to be complicated?
How do you align incentives with your AI Customers?