The S.A.D Newsletter

How to Avoid Talking About AI

A Survival Guide for 2025

Jul 6 • 

Sharif Islam

5

June 2025

Introducing OpenSmoke for Nations

with a little help from my friends

Jun 3 • 

Sharif Islam

2

December 2024

The Story of Stories

2024: A Year in Storytelling

Dec 27, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

7

4

November 2024

Why Does a Box of Frosted Flakes Cost $7.99??

Hello Readers,

Nov 10, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

3

June 2024

I am a Davos man

but...in a good way..

Jun 28, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

3

1

Vapoware 2.0 and Silicon Valley

Is OpenAI the next Theranos?

Jun 2, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

3

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, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

6

2

April 2024

The data on costs of war

Follow the money....and the material

Apr 14, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

2

Why Do We Always Fall for Snake Oil Salesmen?

About facts, science and pseudoscience

Apr 7, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

3

February 2024

It is all about the context, right?

And often it is not about the AI

Feb 25, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

2

Robots and Chatbots: Are They the Answer to Loneliness and Dirty Dishes?

No so fast....

Feb 4, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

1

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, 2024 • 

Sharif Islam

3