A blog about the philosophy of technology
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Building innovation in the zone
Building a home to provide shelter is one of the most basic of human needs; still, it is one of the areas most in need of innovation. It is not for lack of trying or bright ideas. Today we know how to 3D print houses, and integrate solar cells in windows, roofs, and walls, we…
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How to simplify IT using the system complexity ratio
Big, old, large companies have large, inefficient, and complex IT systems associated with erratic operations, difficulty maintaining them, and difficulty adapting them to new needs. Consequently, reducing complexity across the entire system portfolio has been a common focus in most large and complex organizations. Conversely, trendy young tech companies are touted as the ideals of…
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Cloud exit or cloud right sizing?
David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) made headlines last year when he announced that his company, 37Signals, was withdrawing from the cloud. While some interpreted this as a sign of the cloud’s decline, a closer look reveals the opposite. The lesson learned is not to abandon the cloud altogether, but rather to adapt it to meet your…
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Artificial Intelligence: a little less conversation, a little more action
Instead of dwelling on the potential adverse outcomes of AI or getting caught up in the debate over its regulation, it’s time to embrace the practical benefits that AI can offer us today. While these may not be as revolutionary as we had imagined, they are certainly significant. One such area of interest is the…
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How(not)to do responsible AI
It is a good principle to be responsible. Everyone working with AI technology wants to be responsible, not least the big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and AWS. Unfortunately, such an assertion is not necessarily as straightforward as it might seem. “Principles are helpful to provide guidance to an organization, especially in situations where there…
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“It’s alive!” Bitcoin Could Be a Hyperorganism that Resembles Fungi
Current thinking and research about alternative life forms focuses on space. Exoplanets are analyzed for each and every possible indicator of life. Unfortunately, this search suffers from an acute lack of imagination. The view is that life must, in all possible worlds, follow the biochemical path that our lineage on earth has followed, consisting of…
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Top five books 2023
In 2023, I had the good fortune of reading around 40 primarily non-fiction books, not all new ones. Indeed, I delved into some classics. as a matter of principle. Even if the details of a book are dated, when it comes to facts of technology and science, it is often worthwhile to follow the thrust…
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Fight, Flight, or Freeze? – how to respond to the threat of AI in the workplace
At the start of the 19th century, a New England businessman called Frederic Tudor got the idea to sell ice in the Caribbean. After an initial failure (the ice melted), Tudor built ice houses to preserve the ice and succeeded. Ice trade grew into a lucrative global business that transformed the food industry and employed…
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How the Bitcoin may solve the value alignment problem in AI
World leaders and technology experts are worried about the possibility of a malicious AI takeover, where an artificial general intelligence (AGI) escapes and starts exterminating humans. The ongoing debate has fueled the fear that the development of AI could eventually lead to its takeover of the world. Elon Musk, a prominent voice in the debate,…
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Profiling Satoshi 3/3 – Matching Satoshi’s Profile
There isn’t much that is certain about Satoshi, but we do have a few reliable clues from primary sources. Here they are: he is male, British, living in the UK probably in the London area. Probably born in the early 1970s with a long academic education most likely in computer science or mathematics. Programs in…
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