This week's enterprise hits and misses from Jon Reed - robotics and gen AI converge, the FTC shakes up non-competes, and AI projects need critical thinkers. Plus the weirdest interview request the team has had for a while... bit.ly/3wcW2NB

How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me) buff.ly/49WptS2

-> aww c'mon - no one said 'smart cars' are supposed to be 'private'.... sharing driving data with insurance companies, what could go wrong

AI priest quickly defrocked after giving users oddball answers, taking confessions like ‘real’ clergyman buff.ly/3UgIjxn

via clive boulton -

'forgive me father, for I'm a SIM' - lolz!

A not so positive view of the future of the Web under generative AI cc ⁦Jon Reed⁩ schneier.com/blog/archives/…

At Workday's Innovation Summit 2024, Jon Reed had a bit of an agenda: no more responsible AI feel good sound bites - the kind we've heard from various keynotes all year. He wanted specifics - and candid customer reactions. He got both - here's his review: bit.ly/3UHsEc1

[SneakPreview] Unlocking Efficiency: The Surprising Benefits of Smaller Tech Models - @JonERP and me talk #AI Model sizes - catch us for all - 11 AM PST APril 22nd here! streamyard.com/amp3z9njpg59q2…
Workday #wdaysummit

Enterprise hits and misses - gen AI do's and don'ts are revealed, Salesforce - Informatica speculation tweaks pundits, and AI bots whiff buff.ly/4d5pC8p

-> let's do this.....

Early Reviewers of Humane AI Pin Aren’t Impressed buff.ly/49AXMhn

'while the AI said there was no info about who the team was facing next, a simple Google search on the phone revealed that information in short order.'

-> hey, at least the pin looks cool......

Six Principles to Optimize Your Results and Your Career (Presentation Slides) buff.ly/445tq5B

-> good stuff from @kellblog

Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak – Krebs on Security buff.ly/3vW7GfN

'Brown said the exposure he found in Chirp’s products is “an obvious flaw that is super easy to fix.”

-> sorry we won't fix your smart lock; we're too busy doing whatever....

Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child buff.ly/3Qddd8D

-> Yeah, bots aren't always accurate and lack a coherent world model, but let's get the bots involved in sensitive conversations and hope for the best. LOLZ!!!

.Planful CEO Grant Halloran challenges AI productivity obsessions, reports Jon Reed. Find out why he says we think about AI for finance leaders in the wrong way, AI for productivity is limited and why AI for experimentation and growth is his mantra: bit.ly/49HcSlm

Enterprise hits and misses - Google Next pitches AI agents, Cisco Splunks, and AI customer service gets scrutinized diginomica.com/enterprise-hit…

-> another 'deep fried on the tarmac' edition :)

Eric got me in the hot seat again :)

love this category.... moving from data to actual better decisions is always a high bar for standout stories

OpenAI Training Bot Crawls 'World's Lamest Content Farm' 3 Million Times in One Day buff.ly/3VTS3jB

-> garbage in, garbage out - a big reason why we need a different type of AI future

Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu buff.ly/43ZzrjZ

-> Kind of like me testing the Mac platform for all my future computing needs. Most hilarious surprise: Microsoft Teams runs much better on my Macs...