Archive - The S.A.D Newsletter

I am a Davos man

but...in a good way..

Jun 28 •

Vapoware 2.0 and Silicon Valley

Is OpenAI the next Theranos?

Jun 2 •

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. This term…

May 21 •

April 2024

The data on costs of war

Follow the money....and the material

Apr 14 •

Why Do We Always Fall for Snake Oil Salesmen?

About facts, science and pseudoscience

Apr 7 •

February 2024

It is all about the context, right?

And often it is not about the AI

Feb 25 •

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

Feb 4 •

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 •

The pluralistic roots of the internet and AI

Unraveling the "Why" and "How"

Jan 14 •

December 2023

A few overlooked items of 2023

Towards a positive 2024

Dec 31, 2023 •

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 •

Tree as enemy soldier

War, Trees, and the Banality of Land: Navigating Conflict Through the Lens of Landscape

Nov 19, 2023 •

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