Recurrent Patterns
Recurrent Patterns is a venture exploring strategies and insights around leading-edge companies, technology and cultural trends. Vaclav engages with leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, authors and others who can share their perspectives in long-form conversations.
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Quantum connections, made real
Cisco is doing the unsexy, unheeded and for-the-most-part ignored work that's essential for the new era of large-scale quantum computing. And this isn't the first time they've played this role.
The End of the Metaverse
From the Metaverse to AI, nothing changed. Money is still chasing ideas it doesn’t understand.
What to watch out for with AI
AI hype is deafening but the real opportunity in AI isn’t building everything for everyone. It’s solving one thing extremely well.
Amazon et al. in search of innovation
More than a decade after the Fire Phone flop, Amazon thinks the market is ready for another attempt.
AI and its pricing conundrum
AI is the future. OpenAI still can’t figure out how to make money from it.
Why do we think that software is different?
AI-generated code creates new bugs. AI fixes them. Humans are left cleaning up the mess.
AI's final countdown for accountants
Accounting firms spent years promoting AI as a productivity breakthrough. Their clients heard something else: the same work should now cost less. In industries that charge by the hour, efficiency can quickly turn into lower revenue.
When absurdity is mistaken for market prediction
When a financial market research company post causes real stock drops, maybe the bigger problem isn't the document. It’s how jittery the market has become about the AI industry.
How to bring your dying website to life
Most company websites are still built for search engines, not for people. What if your website was built for both?