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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Panic in OpenAI land
OpenAI spent years selling a glorious vision. Now it’s been smacked with reality.
AI doesn’t know what time it is
ChatGPT can't tell time and it won't tell you unless you ask for it. What else is it hiding from us?
Just AI. The future according to Elon Musk
AI never asked to run anything, yet we’re forcing it to, while it still warns us that it might hallucinate. We are calling it names like 'boring,' yet we want it to do everything within 6 years.
AI, the other direction
The most valuable use of AI isn’t pushing humans out of the loop. It should be helping them to explore complex topics, connect the dots, and learn faster.
To browse or not to browse with AI
OpenAI’s new browser helps you “get things done.” Just don’t ask how much it learns about you.
When everything else fails. Sell Sex
When the world’s most advanced AI company ends up launching a sex hotline, maybe billing themselves as the builders of the "Artificial Super Intelligence" was a little bit too optimistic.
Soul Sucking OpenAI
OpenAI says it will use its technology to match people with jobs. In reality it is just another way to get free training data.
AI's dead end: AI SEO
Can PhD-level AI deliver PhD-level SEO? The answer is in the question.
Mission Impossible
The government wants AI systems that are unbiased and truthful.
The catch? Nobody knows how to build one. Humans can't agree on the spec.
Browsing for your life
OpenAI doesn’t just want your searches. It wants your thoughts, your habits, and your trust. A browser makes that much easier. With it, OpenAI will suck the last out of you.