Category: Review

  • **How the Trade War is Disrupting Supply Chains—and What Your Business Must Do Now**

    Much has been written about empty ports and empty ships, a result of the trade war the US government has been waging on the world and especially China. Politics aside, a trade war creates massive supply chain issues. The provenance and lineage of everyday items is laid bare when we see how many pieces come…

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  • How to Use AI Research Tools Like Gemini 1.5 Without Falling for Fake Information

    What is credible? Google’s newest research tool, Gemini 1.5 with Deep Research, promises to do deep research on a prompt/query and return a comprehensive report. Unfortunately, it has no clue what constitutes credible, especially in very sensitive areas. Here’s an example. With the naive prompt that the average person might use: “Do some research on…

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  • The Year of the Yin Wood Snake

    Image generated wtih Google ImageFX AI Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the year of the yin wood snake. Now, to be clear, even as a Korean by birth, Asian astrology is no more statistically valid than Western astrology. These systems were born of a time when people tried to make sense of the world…

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  • Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, Hot Take Review of live AI API

    In today’s episode, you’ll get a look at the mind-blowing capabilities of Google Gemini 2.0, including live data streaming and real-time reactions. You’ll see examples of how Gemini can analyze screen content and assess real-world scenarios. You’ll gain an understanding of how this technology can revolutionize industries, from automating tasks to providing real-time assistance. You’ll…

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  • So What? Q2 2023 Generative AI Bake-off

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through a live bake-off testing four major large language models—Bing, Bard, Chat GPT, and GPT4All—across six task categories with 12 scored challenges. Here's what this means for you. You save hours of setup and trial-and-error by getting a clear side-by-side comparison of which AI tool fits which job. You'll…

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  • Mind Readings: Large language model bakeoff: Google Bard, Bing + GPT-4 , ChatGPT + GPT-4

    Summary In today's episode, I run a head-to-head bake-off comparing four large language models, GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4, Bing, and Google Bard, across ten questions ranging from factual lookups and adversarial traps to generative content and structured data output. Here's what this means for you. You get a clear, evidence-based picture of which AI tool actually…

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  • Mind Readings: Adobe Podcast Mic Test

    Summary In today's episode, I test Adobe Podcast's audio enhancement feature across a variety of microphones including AirPods, Bose earbuds, and a helicopter headset in a moderately noisy environment. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that your phone's built-in microphone might be all you need to capture studio-quality audio on the go. You'll…

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  • Mind Readings: Adobe Podcast Review

    Summary In today's episode, I review Adobe Podcast's AI audio cleanup tool by testing it across four challenging recording scenarios inside a vehicle. Here's what this means for you. You gain a powerful way to transform poor-quality spoken-word audio into studio-grade sound, which is especially valuable for podcasters working with remote guests or imperfect setups.…

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  • Bakeoff: Apple AirPods Pro Gen 1 vs Gen 2 vs Leaf Blower

    In this episode, I test out the new Apple AirPods Pro Generation 2 versus the previous generation and the Bose QC Earbuds Generation 1 for noise cancellation and microphone quality in the most absurd conditions: with a leaf blower. The new Apple AirPods Pro are pretty impressive. The noise cancellation is good, the microphone is…

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  • Bakeoff: Apple AirPods Pro Gen 1 vs Gen 2 vs Bose QC Earbuds Gen 1

    Summary In today's episode, I test the Apple AirPods Pro second generation against the first generation and Bose QC earbuds for noise cancellation and microphone quality in a car and against a leaf blower. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover which earbuds actually deliver real noise reduction and clear audio for everyday situations…

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