Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to solve the cold start problem for AI personalization when you have zero behavioral data on new users. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a practical framework for bootstrapping personalization using synthetic AI agents instead of forcing users through rating screens. You'll also learn these…
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Two enduring maxims: Fast. Cheap. Good. Choose any two. You get what you pay for. Earlier today, my friend alerted me about a discussion on X, visible in the photo on this post. TLDR: people said they didn’t want to pay for books because they couldn’t afford them, and thought all authors should be required…
Summary In today's episode, I tackle Cooper's question about handling context drift and hysteresis in long-running persistent agent sessions, explaining why generative AI models cannot remember anything on their own. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear framework for understanding why memory problems happen in AI agents and how external scaffolding solves…
A reminder that there is a 3rd way between “vendor lock-in” and “YOLO vibe code an alternative”. That way is called FOSS: Free, Open Source Software. Free, Open Source Software that bears either an Apache, BSD, or MIT license can be used for commercial purposes without restriction. AGPL and GPL licensed software can be used…
Summary In today's episode, I break down why complex multi-agent orchestrations are wildly expensive and share practical model selection strategies to slash those costs. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that matching lighter, cheaper AI models to simpler tasks like documentation saves a fortune without sacrificing quality. You'll also learn these concepts: why…
There is no such thing as removing bias from generative AI completely. None. Zero. Anyone making that claim is lying, period, end of story. Here’s why. A lot of people – with good intentions, and with good effect – can REDUCE bias by giving today’s language models clear guidelines about what constitutes inclusive language versus…
