A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on key issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are interesting. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the full original. My editorial and the weekly video are where I express my point of view.ContentsEssays of the Week24 Seriously Embarrassing Hours for AIIs Microsoft about to get the deal of the century...

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on key issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are interesting. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the full original. My editorial and the weekly video are where I express my point of view.ContentsEssays of the Week24 Seriously Embarrassing Hours for AIIs Microsoft about to get the deal of the century...

As promised, I am sending you the link to the SignalRank Newsletter. This is the first time I have explained SignalRank to a public audience. For many of you, it will be uninteresting, and if so, please feel free to ignore it ;-) Those of you who are interested in data analytics, predictive analytics, machine learning, deep learning, and AI will find it interesting. SignalRank is a systematic investment platform with access to the best venture-backed early-stage companies. Our mission is to d...

As promised, I am sending you the link to the SignalRank Newsletter. This is the first time I have explained SignalRank to a public audience. For many of you, it will be uninteresting, and if so, please feel free to ignore it ;-) Those of you who are interested in data analytics, predictive analytics, machine learning, deep learning, and AI will find it interesting. SignalRank is a systematic investment platform with access to the best venture-backed early-stage companies. Our mission is to d...

This is a bonus video for 2022. I had intended to pause until January 13th. But Andrew wanted to do a show on reviewing the year, so here it is. It is only our opinion, but I think it turned out OK. And as promised, I will send out a link to a newsletter about SignalRank - my AI startup, later this week. Oh, and if you’d like to gift a free 12-month paid subscription to That Was The Week. Use this: Share That Was The Week Everybody who signs up before 1 January will get a free 12-month paid s...

This is a bonus video for 2022. I had intended to pause until January 13th. But Andrew wanted to do a show on reviewing the year, so here it is. It is only our opinion, but I think it turned out OK. And as promised, I will send out a link to a newsletter about SignalRank - my AI startup, later this week. Oh, and if you’d like to gift a free 12-month paid subscription to That Was The Week. Use this: Share That Was The Week Everybody who signs up before 1 January will get a free 12-month paid s...

This a reminder that the next newsletter and video will be in the second week of January 2023. Have a great holiday season. Shalom, Salam, Peace, and happiness. I will always be responsive on the chat. You need the ios or android app to use it. ContentsEditorial: Can Bad AI be Good?ChatGPTThe promise and the peril of ChatGPTAI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problemChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest FlawA.I. just makes the old problems worseAI HomeworkWelcome to State of...

This a reminder that the next newsletter and video will be in the second week of January 2023. Have a great holiday season. Shalom, Salam, Peace, and happiness. I will always be responsive on the chat. You need the ios or android app to use it. ContentsEditorial: Can Bad AI be Good?ChatGPTThe promise and the peril of ChatGPTAI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problemChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest FlawA.I. just makes the old problems worseAI HomeworkWelcome to State of...

This week we look at the fallout from the ChatGPT launch. How concerned should we be that ChatGPT is often wrong? Can we trust it? Should we use it? If so what for?ContentsEditorial: Can Bad AI be Good?ChatGPTThe promise and the peril of ChatGPTAI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problemChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest FlawA.I. just makes the old problems worseAI HomeworkWelcome to State of AI Report 2022Updating my blog: a quick GPT chatbot coding experiment - Vitalik ...

This week we look at the fallout from the ChatGPT launch. How concerned should we be that ChatGPT is often wrong? Can we trust it? Should we use it? If so what for?ContentsEditorial: Can Bad AI be Good?ChatGPTThe promise and the peril of ChatGPTAI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problemChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest FlawA.I. just makes the old problems worseAI HomeworkWelcome to State of AI Report 2022Updating my blog: a quick GPT chatbot coding experiment - Vitalik ...

This week @paultoo suggested that Google is endangered, @jdjkelly prompted him. Is ChatGPT that good? @garymarcus explains that it is not, yet. @DKThomp and @bentossell suggest use cases. @dunkhippo33 has a must-read Twitter thread about VC’s challenges. A @Harvard CS class gets 4 million enrollments now that it’s free. Read That Was The Week in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the appContentsEditorial: Google is ToastPaul Buchheit @paultoo Google may be only a year or two a...

This week @paultoo suggested that Google is endangered, @jdjkelly prompted him. Is ChatGPT that good? @garymarcus explains that it is not, yet. @DKThomp and @bentossell suggest use cases. @dunkhippo33 has a must-read Twitter thread about VC’s challenges. A @Harvard CS class gets 4 million enrollments now that it’s free. Read That Was The Week in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the appContentsEditorial: Google is ToastPaul Buchheit @paultoo Google may be only a year or two a...

Subscribe nowContentsTwitter and the Fediverse: Editorial Distributed SocialWhat is ActivityPub?I Built a Mastodon Server So You Can Try It.Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps How to Get Started on MastodonEssays of the WeekStartups are an act of desperationAndreessen Horowitz Conquered Venture Capital Without Breaking a Sweat. Gobbling Up the Rest of the World Won’t Be So EasyA somber prediction - A.I. will replace all creativesMusk’s P...

Subscribe nowContentsTwitter and the Fediverse: Editorial Distributed SocialWhat is ActivityPub?I Built a Mastodon Server So You Can Try It.Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps How to Get Started on MastodonEssays of the WeekStartups are an act of desperationAndreessen Horowitz Conquered Venture Capital Without Breaking a Sweat. Gobbling Up the Rest of the World Won’t Be So EasyA somber prediction - A.I. will replace all creativesMusk’s P...

If you have not yet heard of #ActivityPub or #Mastodon, then you will soon. A long-time passionate group of believers in the indieweb has recently found a use case. has driven many opponents to try this new distributed social technology. It is time to understand it. ContentsTwitter and the Fediverse: Editorial Distributed SocialWhat is ActivityPub?I Built a Mastodon Server So You Can Try It.Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps How to Get ...

If you have not yet heard of #ActivityPub or #Mastodon, then you will soon. A long-time passionate group of believers in the indieweb has recently found a use case. has driven many opponents to try this new distributed social technology. It is time to understand it. ContentsTwitter and the Fediverse: Editorial Distributed SocialWhat is ActivityPub?I Built a Mastodon Server So You Can Try It.Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps How to Get ...

For paid subscribersContentsEditorialIn Defense of Risk-TakersThe Crazy OnesMasayoshi Son owes $4.7bn to SoftBank following tech rout20VC: ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood - Harry StebbingsMusk Warns Twitter May Lose Billions Next YearElon Musk gives Twitter staff deadline to commit to being ‘hardcore’Twitter Employees Have Reportedly Had Their Building Access Suspended and Musk is Being Suspiciously QuietCostanoa’s First 10 Years: What a Long (and Short) Strange Trip It’s BeenEssays of the WeekWhat ...

For paid subscribersContentsEditorialIn Defense of Risk-TakersThe Crazy OnesMasayoshi Son owes $4.7bn to SoftBank following tech rout20VC: ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood - Harry StebbingsMusk Warns Twitter May Lose Billions Next YearElon Musk gives Twitter staff deadline to commit to being ‘hardcore’Twitter Employees Have Reportedly Had Their Building Access Suspended and Musk is Being Suspiciously QuietCostanoa’s First 10 Years: What a Long (and Short) Strange Trip It’s BeenEssays of the WeekWhat ...

By Keith Teare • Issue #336 Masayoshi San, Cathy Woods, Elon Musk, and Sam Bankman-Fried have all been in the spotlight I want to take a step back, and a deep breath and ask. Would we be better without risk-takers? Even risk-takers that take too much risk and lose? Content from @elonmusk, @CathyDWood, @GSands, @masason, @SBF_FTX, @HarryStebbings, @mwseibel ContentsEditorialIn Defense of Risk-TakersThe Crazy OnesMasayoshi Son owes $4.7bn to SoftBank following tech rout20VC: ARK Invest’s Cathie...

By Keith Teare • Issue #336 Masayoshi San, Cathy Woods, Elon Musk, and Sam Bankman-Fried have all been in the spotlight I want to take a step back, and a deep breath and ask. Would we be better without risk-takers? Even risk-takers that take too much risk and lose? Content from @elonmusk, @CathyDWood, @GSands, @masason, @SBF_FTX, @HarryStebbings, @mwseibel ContentsEditorialIn Defense of Risk-TakersThe Crazy OnesMasayoshi Son owes $4.7bn to SoftBank following tech rout20VC: ARK Invest’s Cathie...