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Copyright and AI. It Matters!

While one may think it is entertaining to witness GenAI companies train their AI systems using content from others, these companies may: (1) be intentionally aware, (2) simply don’t care, or (3) even know what training data sets they are using. However, IT MATTERS A LOT! Let me build a hypothetical scenario: I spent years…

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The VC Quiet Shrinking: Part I

I am a huge fan of venture capital and the impact that VC funding at all stages has on spurring innovation, building products, and enabling us to be where we are today. The VC world is evolving rapidly, but perhaps not for the best. Here is why: The term ‘Quiet’ perfectly depicts what is happening in…

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The Battle Between the World of MUSIC & AI

Since January of 2024, we have seen a significant growth in the number of companies generating music via AI, GenAI Music Companies. Let’s remember that the concept of Generative AI (i.e. ChatGPT and similar algorithms) is to generate new music using ‘training data sets’ which in the world of music, is generally music from artists and…

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Apple iPhone… Please Start Innovating and Imagining Again!

Apple has been one of the great innovators of our age – there is no arguing that! But, what is happening at Apple Computers today (and for the last ~10 years) is less than what I’d expect from the tech giant. Incremental innovation is all I’ve seen, and we’re witnessing the decline of a great…

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ChatGPT-4, PaLM 2 (Bard), Llama 2, or Falcon 180B? Nothing like healthy technology competition to raise the bar!

Since January, the world has been excited and gone mad with ChatGPT by OpenAI. Formerly an open-source company, but once Microsoft pumped $10B into OpenAI, it became a commercial company like all the other tech players. We have all been delighted with ChatGPT’s potential across the world.  In parallel, Meta’s LLM Llama 2 and Google’s PaLM…

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Innovation or Desperation?: New Mercedes Series to Run ZOOM on the Dash

Really Mercedes? I am trying to wrap my head around the quality of a Zoom session while one is driving, hopefully with their attention on the road vs. running a Zoom session on the dash. Secondly, how is the audience going to perceive the speaker? Imagine the distractions while driving. Third: Seriously, what is the…

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