David's Debbie App
Another little bespoke app I built for myself - this one translates English and German live so I can talk to my sister-in-law.
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Climbing the Ladder of Abstraction
I gave a talk at AI Practitioner London on what 'good enough' looks like when you can no longer review every line an AI writes.
The Embedded AI Trio
Ethan Mollick on embedding AI builders alongside subject-matter experts - and why, as someone who has been doing this, I have mixed feelings about it.
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The M×N Problem in Software Architecture
Understanding the combinatorial complexity problem that plagues many software systems, and how modern architectures solve it.
Jackie Bavaro on Strategy
Bavaro's approach to strategy: Vision, Strategic Framework, and Roadmap.
Three Ways I Think Frameworks are Good (actually)
Are frameworks actually useful? Exploring how they enable communication, engagement, and focused thinking
The challenges of mastering LLMs, and their role as cyborg enhancement
Simon Willison was a guest on Logan Kilpatrick's Google podcast. Topics covered: AI as a 'cyborg enhancement', the non-intuitive challenges of mastering LLM use, and the legitimate need for uncensored language models in fields like journalism.
Is Psychology or Politics Behind Project Failures?
How Big Things Get Done (Ch2): Exploring the forces that drive us to think fast and act slow
How AI is making its way into Government
Exploring AI's role in government: from sanctioned projects to unapproved staff use, and its creeping integration into everyday tools.