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GPT-4 is here: lots more monkeys, still no Shakespeare

March 21, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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…

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Generative AI is a bubble – we know what happens next

March 13, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

March 6, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

February 20, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

February 16, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

February 14, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

February 6, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

January 30, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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?

January 25, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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

January 6, 2023 Richard Windsor 0

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?

December 21, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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?

December 13, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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

December 6, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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

November 30, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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

November 22, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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

November 15, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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?

November 9, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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

November 4, 2022 Richard Windsor 2

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

October 25, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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

October 18, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

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…

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