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Hearing the whisper against the roar

Hearing the whisper against the roar

My mom is lying sedated and restrained. I don't know where things go from here. I've been here before. The previous recoveries were miracles and I don't think you can ask for more than one or two of those. How much damage has been done in this breakdown? A frail...

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Express gratitude

Express gratitude

M, a former colleague, a client and a friend visited me a few weeks back. He is one of the best people I have worked with. We worked with him in his role at a client over a number of projects. He has since gone to a global firm where he has worked on a number of...

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Mom

Mom

9 minutes of unbelievable violence changed everything. You - the kindest, gentlest person imaginable - were robbed of peace forever. Four years later and there is still evidence of how you were beaten. But deeper than this is what you experienced. You have faced the...

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Toxic chat

Toxic chat

I wrote about losing everything.Nothing hurts more than losing people you are close to. During the challenges I've faced over the past few years, some of the loss of those people happened due to toxic chat. I know, because I was told about it or given the clues. When...

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The AI Agentic Workflow Explosion

The AI Agentic Workflow Explosion

After experiencing a profound moment of realization, the author delves deeply into the potential of AI, particularly agentic workflows, to drastically enhance productivity and change business practices. Adopting AI for iterative inference tasks and incorporating it into workflows, as visualized by visionaries like Andrew Ng, promises to redefine how tasks are executed. The evolving landscape includes agent-driven ecosystems, likely impacting software development and various industries, and foreshadows significant shifts in employment and monetization strategies. With the imminent release of GPT-5, which is anticipated to further integrate agents into workflows, the author foresees an AI-driven transformation that extends across multiple domains, potentially leading to a reimagined economy centered around AI capabilities.

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AI Life Hacks – Transcription

AI Life Hacks – Transcription

Headline summary:1. Transcription to phone and then AI improvement helps me get work done on the move. 2. Speech-to-speech interaction with ChatGPT on my phone makes for an interactive learning process. Transcription as a Life HackTranscription is essential for us due...

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Thoughts on (artificial) intelligence

Thoughts on (artificial) intelligence

AI's Got the Whole World in Its Hands The excitement surrounding AI is exploding, and with good reason. Yet, there's a fine line between enthusiasm and losing sight of the immediate, tangible benefits it brings. The power of this moment in AI's evolution is hard to...

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Receiving difficult feedback

Receiving difficult feedback

The difficulty I've encountered with feedback became particularly evident last Thursday when an employee who is leaving our company shared their thoughts with me. This feedback struck a deeper chord than most, causing a significant amount of discomfort. The pain...

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