20240121

“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” Ernest Shackleton expedition in 1900.

“Observing brings the necessary practice of identifying and articulating what is in and around you, and documentation brings what we notice into the fold of understanding.” - How to fall down a rabbit hole.

• People: the geometry of other people. Prescription drugs in the US - stats. Cats are perfect.

• Tech: Quantum computers in 2023. Boeing manufacturing issues. Smart binoculars. H202 from microdroplets. CES trends to follow. Monitoring, magic balls on overhead lies, increasing capacity.

• Random: Middle earth demographics. Never waste a midlife crisis.

• Art: building from primitives (GH code). Art and AI in 2024. Futures as SciFi.

• AI: Capturing expertise in expert systems - a last job for humans? Regulating foundations models for AI, cf the AI Act. Doctorow piece on AI bubble. Great AI disappointment. RealEstate and ChatGPT.

• AI strat: Maximising genAI value. Companies using genAI for profit in 2023. More on the same topic from BCG interviews with 1.4k C-suite execs.

• DIY/Expore: ScholarAI.