The Information: 60% Chance of AGI by 2028

The Information: 60% Chance of AGI by 2028

The Information just published results of a reader survey that shows that nearly 60% of its readers believe that OpenAI, another company, or both, will achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) within three years. A really short definition of AGI is, AI that is as...
AI Coding

AI Coding

A friend asks: How do you handle long back and forth threads with your AI code monkey du jour? And how does AI code monkey handle them? Does it start losing context, getting weird? You said you mostly use APIs — with what UI? I have questions. 👀 Long threads: I move...
Coding with o1-preview

Coding with o1-preview

o1-preview is the most recent model released by OpenAI as of this writing. Less a model than a GPT wrapped in the API that runs your query through multiple steps on OpenAI’s end instead of you doing it yourself. I think they may have made adjustments, because it...
Coding with Copilot and ChatGPT

Coding with Copilot and ChatGPT

I love coding with AI. There, I said it. “You’re not a real developer,” I can hear you saying. And no, my profession is not primarily development1, but development definitely makes my job in IT easier. Here are some tips that will make Copilot and...
How Small Is A Small Business?

How Small Is A Small Business?

(If you are on the front page, click here to see just this post in a clearer view) How big is a small business? There is no single definition, and any person you ask probably has their own idea. The SBA publishes a list of their definitions of “small...
Report: no reason to fire Sam Altman

Report: no reason to fire Sam Altman

Ars Technica After reportedly interviewing dozens of people and reviewing over 30,000 documents, [the legal firm hired to investigate Altman’s firing] found that while the prior board acted within its purview, Altman’s termination was unwarranted....