Last year, I was riding on a cold, windy day, not exactly feeling up to cycling. As I pedaled along, I noticed a runner and couldn’t help but see a bit of myself in him, imagining he might also be feeling a bit reluctant about working out in this weather.
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I recently came across the Illuminate "Google Experiment" and decided to give it a try. Illuminate is described as an AI-driven service that creates audio conversations between two AI voices, summarizing key points from selected computer science papers.
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I recently visited a renowned Amarone winery in Valpolicella, Veneto, in northeastern Italy. Hearing about their struggles with a fungus was the first time I truly considered the impact of climate change on agricultural practices and its implications for the future of organic certification.
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While writing this, I was sitting at a hotel pool 6,000 miles from home. It reminded me of advice I have given friends who are starting new companies: choose endeavors you'd be excited to share with someone you just met at a hotel pool.
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Like others, I'm reading about the alleged Apple and OpenAI deal. Reflecting on Apple's past, particularly a rumored $1 billion deal with Nuance for a perpetual license to self-host and privately fork their speech technology for Siri's iOS launch, a pattern emerges.
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