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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Category: Technology

Cost of business

I was chatting with someone recently and asked them just how much it cost them to attract new buyers for their products. They weren’t completely sure because it is, for them, a sunk cost. Employees have been engaged, products developed, marketing designed and enabled, and advertising bought and paid for. The cost is there and… Read More Cost of business

February 14, 2025February 11, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Meta prompting

I saw the quote below the other day: There are few things I loathe as much as this belief by the technology industry that every aspect of our lives — all our creativity and expression and activity — is just “data,” there for the taking. Audrey Watters – Who Cares about the Holidays? On one… Read More Meta prompting

December 11, 2024December 9, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What grinds my gears – AI

Another in the series where I have a dig at some of the things which are annoying and frustrating me. This one has been brewing for a while and it is, as usual, just gentle dig so please don’t take offence! AI experts who are so engaged in the AI world, they don’t recognise the… Read More What grinds my gears – AI

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

BIAS = AI BS

I saw an excellent post on LinkedIn by Ashley Sinclair yesterday. In it, she highlighted the bias in AI tools as it represented her as a man rather than the woman she is. I thought I’d try the same experiment and asked ChatGPT4 “Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what… Read More BIAS = AI BS

November 21, 2024November 20, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

What do you want to LEARN ABOUT?

Following on from Notebook LM, Google’s note taking and research assistant, I saw they have launched a new experiment called Learn About. Learn About is described by Google as a “conversational learning companion that adapts to your unique curiosity and learning goals”. Currently only available in the US, I did manage to obtain access and… Read More What do you want to LEARN ABOUT?

November 14, 2024November 11, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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