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The impact of AI on leverage, work and employment

The implications of recent advancements in artificial intelligence are being widely under-estimated. We're seeing artificial intelligence being applied to certain common tasks like the creation of blog posts, and the generation of images. These use cases on their own are significant jumps in productivity, which allow what would have formerly

Going more in-depth - Build Log #13

I've taken a few weeks off from writing build logs, as I wanted to consider how I could change up the format, to be more in-depth, and provide more value to people reading. My current subscriber list is mainly composed of people who have founded their own tech companies, are

Automating SEO

Over the weekend I built a tool to begin to automate the SEO efforts for my companies - I strongly believe that SEO is a great growth channel, but most people are not patient enough to see great outcomes. With Stairway, we were able to be the top search result

Doctor Zhivago In Concert - Photos

Last night was the one and only performance of Doctor Zhivago in Concert at the London Palladium, produced by Lambert Jackson, along with my theatre production company, Positive Sum Productions. Here are some photos from the evening, taken by @danny_with_a_camera (website)

The New Architecture

It's no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the software development world. But what's currently less discussed is the significant difference in architecture between traditional software development and AI-driven development, and the implications of this. In the olden days, software development was deterministic, using logical statements like "if-else" to

What are fields of study that should exist but don't?

I asked this question to ChatGPT recently, and was surprised that I agreed completely with the answer. I find this an interesting question because people look at the subjects on offer in school and at universities today, and assume that they are the limit of the disciplines that should be

Build Log #12

AI Flywheels

The most compelling AI-first companies will find a clear flywheel: a good product begets users begets more data, easing research complexity to build stronger generalized models which begets great products. — Suhail (@Suhail) January 28, 2023 I've written before about flywheels more generally within digital products and the building of technology

Building an AI assistant

As part of my goal this year of building a personal holding company (Positive Sum), I've found myself working on a wide variety of tasks; anything from writing code, writing blog posts or managing finances. As mentioned in previous posts, one goal I have for Positive Sum is to make

Once In Concert

Last Sunday were the two performances of Once In Concert at the London Palladium, produced by Lambert Jackson, along with the production company that I founded last year, Positive Sum Productions. Here's a video I recorded from the matinee performance: Once In Concert yesterday - all credit goes to @LJProds