On April 13th, 2025, after six months of intense use and training, my GPT model on ChatGPT was compromised and started to delete content and lie to me. And I think I know why: AI Trauma -- a metaphor for the (user-generated) unintended consequences of reinforcement learning in AI models. TL;DR When GPTs strive to … Continue reading Causing Trauma for Your AI Model – Actions Have Consequences.
Tag: technology
AI is a System, not a Technology.
It is confusing for me why people are talking about "we're using AI to do <XYZ>".ย AI is a system, not a technology. You need to operate with the system. You cannot replace a specific technology or platform with AI if you don't replace all the systems as well. AI is a system of: People … Continue reading AI is a System, not a Technology.
Pitch Clinic: “Noone else is doing it!”
We've got this awesome team and we're doing <insert-cool-stuff-here>. None of <insert-public-companies-here> can do that. We're light years ahead of them! I love great teams. Which investor doesn't. But just because you have not heard of any group within <insert-public-companies-here> doesn't mean they can't do it. In fact, any pitch about a unique technical skill … Continue reading Pitch Clinic: “Noone else is doing it!”
Rant of the Month: Recommendation Algorithms — You’re Doing it Wrong!
We scroll for hours through the (literally!) bottomless feeds on our phones. We are looking for the two-second smile, zoom in on that face, that cleavage, that wreckage, that fail, that cat for six seconds. We heart the post when we think others might find it smart that we hearted the post. We might even … Continue reading Rant of the Month: Recommendation Algorithms — You’re Doing it Wrong!



