Conflicting opinions on the ROI of AI - Yeah, it’s up in the air at the moment. I think we need to get a better handle on what use cases work. Is it just chat, code generation, and better search? What are the other apps?
10 Months into AI Agents : Which Are Used Most? - Feels like it’s primarily about supporting programming, not doing things in apps. // Not sure about the methodology and source for this chart, tho.
Final thought on Australia - “Sydney, with its lush yards, immaculate beaches, stellar Asian food, and laid-back citizens, is a superior Los Angeles and might be my favorite large city in the world. Given that LA is my favorite large US city, it might be that I have a thing for sprawling suburban cities with Mediterranean climates, but I’m pretty sure, having talked to many other travelers with varied tastes, that it’s more about the quality of Sydney, and less about my own particular fetish."
What’s the point? - “I don’t know if the people working on this stuff have a vision of the world, or if they’re just cashing in. I don’t understand how they can be so aloof to our current crises. What’s the point?"
How I Use Claude - “Claude is really good at helping here, mostly because thinking quickly saturates: when you’ve thought about a problem for five minutes, you’ve had all the thoughts you’re gonna have, and it’s time to talk to someone else. Claude lets me sample fresh perspectives and possible actions I had not thought of."
An ode to “via” - ‘the old ways’ - there are so many of these little things from the 2000’s web/bloggosphere.
Oxide Friday FAQs - These are clever/amazing “brand marketing” assets. You take advantage of a unique and famous asset you have (Bryan) and get some thought leadership and brand definition out there. Also, they have the product right there the whole time.
Breaking the AI illusion: From adoption to growth - Garbage in, garbage out: “37% of midmarket CMOs believe AI-enabled marketing technologies have potential to help their organizations over the next 12-18 months, according to the Midmarket survey. This includes incorporating tools and workflows to boost content creation and automate campaigns, critical elements of modern marketing success. Still, only 31% of the same CMOs are prioritizing the modernization of their MarTech stacks. This is a crucial metric. Without updated systems and integrated data pipelines, even the most sophisticated AI tools remain disconnected from broader workflows, limiting their value."
All IT work to involve AI by 2030, says Gartner - ‘AI’s hidden costs mean Gartner believes 65 percent of CIOs aren’t breaking even on AI investments." And: “Plummer said Gartner doesn’t foresee an “AI jobs bloodbath” in IT or other industries for at least five years, adding that just one percent of job losses today are attributable to AI.’ // Still figuring out the ROI.
The Three Faces Of Generative AI - “People today use large language models for three central purposes: 1) Getting things done 2) Developing thoughts, and 3) Love and companionship."