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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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.
There’s WALL-E. And then there’s VALL-E
Remember when Scarlett Johansson was upset OpenAI's bot sounded like her? Microsoft has found a way to mimic your speech with a 3-second recording of your voice. What can possibly go wrong.
Google is a monopoly. Now what?
How do you break up a Google monopoly? Tell Google not to be a monopoly? Alphabet, broken into A-J, another K-Q and then R-Z? Or what else?
Post-Quantum World started last week
The first three post-quantum encryption standards have been published. Here's what that means for the future of encryption and your nude pictures.
The business model of scraping
AI has made data scraping a hot-button issue. Is that really such a big deal?
Tesla's Midsummer Night's Self-Driving Dream
One of the most consistently recurring patterns: the self-driving car is once again in the news...and it hasn't learned to drive itself yet.
HR got a bad infection from AI
An AI virus infected Lattice's team and severely affected its ability to carry coherent thought.
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?