It’s my number one bet. AirPods brought in $14.5B in 2022.
BIG TECH
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AI Integration in Google Search Results Advances Without User Opt-In
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AI Is Coming to Your Google Search Results, Even If You Don't Opt In https://
uk.pcmag.com/news/151552/ai
-is-coming-to-your-google-search-results
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Clippy containment and consumer AI market oligopoly evolution
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The plan is that clippy gets chained up in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard’ and only makes a few paperclips for internal office use. The consumer AI could be evolved into an oligopoly for childproof home work and office document generators
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Nvidia AI Healthcare Agents Outperform Nurses Cost Nine Dollars
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Nvidia announces #AI-powered health care 'agents' that outperform nurses — and cost $9 an hour
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Elon Musk’s Outsized Role in Technology History Narrative
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The history of the universe before Elon Musk exists only in its memory
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Azure GPU Investment: How Academia Shaped AI Infrastructure
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Only 10 years ago, @Azure had no GPUs. Lessons: 1. If you’re a company, invest in academia because one of the random professors might inform you of what is needed for you to become one of the main AI companies in the world. @Azure now powers @OpenAI and its #ChatGPT 2. AI is
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Internet Architecture Obscures Human Reality Behind Engagement
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Wrote One last time about the Kate Middleton fiasco. How the internet is made up of people, yet its architecture obscures this basic truth. We’re all just fodder for somebody else’s engagement online (gift link in next post)
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Small AI Companies Outpace Big Tech in Product Shipping
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The persistence of early leads shipping AI products is interesting. Midjourney remains the top image generator despite larger players entering. OpenAI has just been caught up to after a year & has new products on deck. Both are small companies, relatively. Is it learning curves?
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AI-Generated Images Used in Facebook Spam and Scams
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Are you noticing more viral, bizarre photos on Facebook? AI-generated images are now being incorporated into spam and scams since the technology became available. A new preprint paper from HAI affiliate Renee DiResta (
@noUpside
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