NotebookLM in Gemini is the money. Here’s what I mean. Google’s Gemini 3.1 is a crazy smart model, especially the pro version. But even with a 1 million token context window (short term working memory that can hold about 750,000 words), it can’t remember everything. But not too long ago, Google enabled NotebookLM notebooks as…
Why do AI projects fail? Most of the time, it’s not the technology. It’s everything that goes with the technology. Imagine getting a brand new car, something nice like the BYD U9 Extreme. Goes up to 308 MPH / 496 KPH. Torque vectoring, 3000 HP, 4 electric motors. US $252K new. And you use it…
Stop panicking. Start thinking. Lots of folks reading the Shumer piece are either panicking the freak out or sticking their heads in the sand, parroting the age old lines of “AI can never replace [given human attribute]”. Folks, dust off your marketing strategy from B school, because we’ve been here before. We forgot product evolution…
NotebookLM got a HUGE upgrade. Several of them, in fact. The two newest additions to the system include: – an infographic maker – a slide maker As well as improved video show makers, and adding full Deep Research to the system. And when you use the Deep Research tool, not only does it load the…
Plan big, act small has never been more important. This is Principle 27 in my book, Almost Timeless: 48 Foundation Principles of Generative AI. In the last month, we’ve had 3 MAJOR foundation model releases: GPT-5.1, Gemini 3, Claude Ops 4.5. These new models are incredibly capable. They’re super smart. They’re also really compute and…
My inbox is filled with “What will happen in AI in 2026?” There’s a simple answer to that, at least on the technology front. What’s happening in labs now happens in the mainstream in 2026. If you’re not paying attention to the labs, you’ll be blindsided by what happens in the real world. I’ll give…
