Over the years my blog, and now my Substack, has covered everything from sports to history, from technology to urban planning.
Now, as I enter the last lap of my career, it’s time to focus.
From here forward, my main subject will be the business of technology. Other topics will intrude, they always do in my mind, but I have spent my entire life fascinated by the intersection of these subjects. I’ve learned a lot about them. And that’s what I want to share.
The first point I will make is, don’t get carried away by the AI hype. It’s important, but it’s not a destination. AI isn’t the Web, or the Cloud. It’s software, which can take huge inputs and deliver what appear to be rational outputs. Its key outputs won’t be music, or art, or stories like this one. It will be insights drawn from networks of sensors, on millions of devices, measuring systems as large as cities and hospitals. AI is a productivity tool, like a SaaS database, and its evolution is built on that base.
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