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GPT-4 is here: lots more monkeys, still no Shakespeare
Open AI has launched GPT-4, but despite performance gains, there’s lots we don’t know about it, and we’re still no closer to general AI than we were with GPT-3. Read more…
Articles by Richard Windsor
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Generative AI is a bubble – we know what happens next
Generative AI has ‘bubble’ written all over it. The signs are everywhere, and sooner or later, the house of cards will fall. The 4th AI winter beckons. Read more…
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Big tech and 5G – why subsidising failure is a bad idea
Debate doing the rounds at MWC last week was the idea that Big Tech should pay some of the cost of rolling out 5G as it disproportionately benefits from it. Read more…
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Subscription models won’t make digital ecosystems more money
In response to slower growth, digital ecosystems like Facebook and Twitter are experimenting with subscription models. Here’s why they’re likely to flop. Read more…
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BharOS: here’s why consumers won’t want to use it
New Indian smartphone OS BharOS may appeal to government entities and enterprises, but not consumers who have long since sold their digital souls to Google. Read more…
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Google pays the price for panicking over AI race
Google held an AI event in Paris last week with live demos so full of gaffes and errors that you’d never know how good their AI actually is. Read more…
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More evidence the consumer metaverse is a distant dream
The reduction in Sony’s PlayStation VR2 volumes for 2023 is the latest indication that the metaverse remains very far from being ready for the consumer market. Read more…
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ChatGPT fiascos remind us that AI is still stupid
ChatGPT and AI in general had a bad month, demonstrating yet again that AI is far too stupid to do anything that could be remotely described as intelligent. Read more…
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Whatever happened to 3D TV and wireless power?
The hype over 3D TV and wireless power is long gone, but both are still attracting funding. Here’s where we are and who’s doing what. Read more…
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Top 5 issues for 2023 – China, crypto, macro, auto and chips
What does 2023 have in store? Based on what we experienced in 2022, five issues stand out for the next year. Read more…
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Is Meta doubling down on the Metaverse an insurance policy?
Meta is doubling down on its commitment to the Metaverse by voicing its intention to allocate 20% of its expenses to the Metaverse, is that an insurance policy? Read more…
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Could China’s 6G strategy actually split the internet?
China’s pursuit of its own 6G standard will likely contribute to balkanization of the internet, which means a smaller economic opportunity for everyone. Read more…
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Diplomacy shows combining AI disciplines is the way forward
The success of Meta’s Diplomacy algorithm shows the way ahead for AI is to combine disciplines already in use, not just throw infinite data and compute at it. Read more…
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The latest US ban on Chinese tech is all noise, no substance
The US FCC has banned the import of all electronics from Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese firms. It’s a mostly symbolic move, but further restrictions are likely. Read more…
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Meta’s Galactica shows just how dumb AI can be
The fast failure of Galactica shows that when it comes to AI, the machines remain too stupid to do anything that they haven’t been explicitly shown before. Read more…
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Crypto will survive the spectacular crash of FTX
The collapse of FTX is doing further damage to the now very fragile crypto proposition. But once the dust settles, blockchain and crypto will survive. Read more…
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Coinbase must make a better valuation case – but can it?
Cryptocurrency exchanges and banks need to make the investment case on valuation – which is something that Coinbase is still not able to do. Here’s why. Read more…
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Autonomous driving has now entered the capitulation phase
Autonomous driving continues to have a torrid time as its devotees adjust to the reality of commercialization that has been obvious for quite some time. Read more…
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Chipset firms already feeling impact of new US export rules
Some chipset capital equipment firms are dropping business with China. If this goes on it will damage China’s chip industry even more than anyone anticipated Read more…
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‘Matter’ will have a limited impact on the smart-home sector
The new Matter standard for smart homes could potentially end the fragmentation and incompatibility plaguing the sector. Here’s why that probably won’t happen. Read more…