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Why Does a Box of Frosted Flakes Cost $7.99??
Hello Readers,
Nov 10
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Sharif Islam
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June 2024
I am a Davos man
but...in a good way..
Jun 28
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Sharif Islam
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Vapoware 2.0 and Silicon Valley
Is OpenAI the next Theranos?
Jun 2
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Sharif Islam
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May 2024
On Hallucination and Bovine Excrement!...again
In a previous post, I expressed my frustration with the term “hallucination” when used to describe the inaccuracies of large language models.
May 21
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Sharif Islam
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April 2024
The data on costs of war
Follow the money....and the material
Apr 14
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Sharif Islam
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Why Do We Always Fall for Snake Oil Salesmen?
About facts, science and pseudoscience
Apr 7
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Sharif Islam
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February 2024
It is all about the context, right?
And often it is not about the AI
Feb 25
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Sharif Islam
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It is all about the context, right?
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Robots and Chatbots: Are They the Answer to Loneliness and Dirty Dishes?
No so fast....
Feb 4
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Sharif Islam
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Robots and Chatbots: Are They the Answer to Loneliness and Dirty Dishes?
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January 2024
Algorithms in common circulation
Welcome to another edition of the S.A.D newsletter — an exploration of our software, algorithms, and the data-driven world that surrounds us.
Jan 21
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Sharif Islam
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The pluralistic roots of the internet and AI
Unraveling the "Why" and "How"
Jan 14
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Sharif Islam
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December 2023
A few overlooked items of 2023
Towards a positive 2024
Dec 31, 2023
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Sharif Islam
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November 2023
Will Sam Altman be the next Sam Bankman-Fried?
I am not going to talk about OpenAI drama. Ok, maybe I will. If you really, really want to know some background context, Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At…
Nov 20, 2023
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