Category Archives: Artificial Intelligence

Favorite Apple Watch Apps

Ant Browser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ant-browser-web-on-your-watch/id6686406542 uBrowser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ubrowser-watch-web-browser/id6446579498 Watch Browser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-browser-web-on-wrist/id6449152396 WristGPT: AI for Watch https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wristgpt-ai-for-watch/id6744564150 Petey – AI Chat https://apps.apple.com/us/app/petey-ai-chat/id6446047813 Aris Knowledge App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aris-apple-watch/id6747596223 Stardate – AI Voice Notes https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stardate-ai-voice-notes/id6496679661 YouTube : wristTube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wristtube-for-youtube/id6639600226 Instagram: Lens https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lens-for-watch/id1453244843 Stomp for Mastodon (tipware) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stomp-for-mastodon/id1670866247 Odous for Mastodon ($4) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/odous-for-mastodon/id6446084064 Oxpecker for Mastodon ($7 subscription) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oxpecker-for-mastodon/id6474893905 Reddit: Nano https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nano-for-reddit/id1344097185 RSS:ContinueContinue reading “Favorite Apple Watch Apps”

Peter Thiel’s Apocalypse

Audio Version (please click for RSS) Overcast Link Faith, Fear, and the Future of Technology Yet another billionaire’s attempt to warp, manipulate and re-interpret the Bible for his own world view? Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor behind some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful technology firms (and JD Vance!), is urging audiences to see the futureContinueContinue reading “Peter Thiel’s Apocalypse”

If AI Can Diagnose, What Are Doctors For?

Dr. Dhruv Khullar’s New Yorker article, “If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?,” explores how large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are transforming medical diagnostics, blending compelling anecdote with wide-ranging critique. The article opens with the story of Matthew Williams, whose mysterious gastrointestinal illness eluded eight clinicians but was quickly explained byContinueContinue reading “If AI Can Diagnose, What Are Doctors For?”

Pixel 100x Pro Res Zoom

I’ve been fooling around with the new Pixel 10 Pro for the last week (My 10-day Android trial has been a disaster so I am returning it next week for the new iPhone.) Here is a comparison of photos at 100x zoom using Google’s Pro Res Zoom, which works on some sort of artificial intelligenceContinueContinue reading “Pixel 100x Pro Res Zoom”

Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us

And Why We Must Demand Responsible AI in Medicine It’s time to ask a hard question : Are medical errors really the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Every day, clinicians, no matter how skilled, work against a tide of fatigue, outdated knowledge, limited time, and systemic biases. The cost is measured inContinueContinue reading “Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us”

Faith in God-like LLMs waning

Is Faith in the supposed “God-like” powers of large language models (LLMs) waning as businesses and developers shift their focus to smaller, more nimble alternatives. This trend suggests a significant change in the AI landscape, with important implications for both the tech giants at the forefront and those, like Apple, that have taken a moreContinueContinue reading “Faith in God-like LLMs waning”

Tech Reading List

Lately, I’ve been tearing through some jaw-dropping books about the future of tech, AI, Nvidia’s wild ride, Apple’s journey from near bankruptcy to a trillion dollar plus organization, OpenAI’ and Sam Altman and the high-stakes China vs. America showdown. Take a dive into my handpicked recommendations for an eye-opening look at the forces shaping tomorrow’sContinueContinue reading “Tech Reading List”

Google’s AI Energy Usage?

We (or rather They) did the math There’s been a lot of debate around the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, particularly the electricity, water, and carbon involved in running large language models. New research shared by Google suggests that, at least for its Gemini models, the per-prompt footprint is much smaller than many have assumed. According toContinueContinue reading “Google’s AI Energy Usage?”

The Risks of “Seemingly Conscious AI

Click for Audio Version (AI Generated 😬) This is an area that I’ve been thinking about for some time. What if an an AI model took control of a corporation, which in the US has certain rights mirroring personhood (see Citizen’s United Supreme Court decision?) Would the AI model then be able to legally actContinueContinue reading “The Risks of “Seemingly Conscious AI”