The AI hype train is reaching predictably ridiculous extremes in a desperate attempt to force acceptance of its “inevitable” narrative, and it’s partly because credulous journalists who should absolutely know better by now happily platform the worst of this nonsense.
Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez has spent the vast majority of his career in media (primarily magazines and books, physical and digital), and has worn a variety of hats for companies of all shapes and sizes. This is his personal website reflecting his personal thoughts and opinions, some of which may have evolved over time. YMMV.
Five Things: December 5, 2024
“An actual local would justifiably call bullshit on that.” Five Things for December 5, 2024
Booknotes: November 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Five Things: November 21, 2024
“Gladwell has always been an overrated hack.” Five Things for November 21, 2024
Booknotes: October 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
Five Things: October 31, 2024
“Nothing good in tech lasts forever.” Five Things for October 31, 2024
Five Things: October 17, 2024
“We have to be willing to fix it ourselves.” Five Things for October 17, 2024