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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AI, the broken brand promise of tech
Poolside AI is valued at $3 billion, yet it has no product — just a promise of building AI for software engineering. Here are the challenges which will make it hard for the Poolside team to execute this vision. And dangerous road ahead.
Software with a Soul
A VC firm is writing about why Software with a Soul (SwaS) will be the next thing. It bases it on the fact that ChatGPT can write a poem about a dog.
It always comes down to money
Everyone is telling you that you have to start using AI. But people lose sight of the most basic question when adopting new technology — how will this make me money?
How do you measure AI’s real impact?
The question is not how AI works. The question is how well it works for your customers. Do they know? Do you? That's what we're discussing in the latest Recurrent Patterns.
Oil and data. There will be blood
Are we running out of data the same way we are running out of oil? Media reports suggest we are exhausting our supply of data to train AI. It turns out those stories have a lot in common with past predictions that we would run out of oil.
Finally, some excitement in tech
Google's launch of Gemini and Amazon's AWS updates mark a pivotal moment in tech, as industry giants prepare their responses to OpenAI's GPT. This week's Recurrent Patterns newsletter unpacks the real impact behind the headlines.
LinkedIn on its way to Artificial Stupidity
Every company is racing to introduce AI to their product. Sadly, LinkedIn is no different. They even ask for a feedback. Here it is.