Category: AI
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Understanding AI Adoption: When Different Methodologies Reveal Different Truths
Complementary Perspectives on a Complex Challenge Recent research on AI adoption in the workplace presents an intriguing methodological case study. MIT’s Project NANDA report (July 2025) and several contemporaneous academic studies appear to reach different conclusions about the role of job security concerns in AI resistance. Rather than contradictory findings, these studies may be capturing…
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AI as Singapore’s North Star: Reflections on PM Wong’s National Day Rally 2025
The AI Moment Has Arrived What struck me most about PM Wong’s speech on August 17, 2025 was not just the emphasis on artificial intelligence, but the sophistication with which he framed it. Gone are the days when AI discussions centered on whether the technology would matter. Instead, Wong positioned AI as “a defining technology…
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The Shadow Revolution: When AGI Hides Behind Disappointment
On why the GPT-5 letdown might have accidentally created perfect cover for the real breakthrough The GPT-5 release feels like a watershed moment, but not in the way anyone expected. After months of building anticipation, with Sam Altman’s cryptic hints about approaching AGI, we got something decidedly more mundane: impressive incremental improvements that fell dramatically…
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The Desiderata: Ancient Wisdom for the AI Generation
“Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.” Modern Reality: We live in an era of information overload, constant notifications, and algorithmic attention warfare. AI systems are designed to capture and monetize attention. Wisdom for Youth: “Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even…
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Apple’s “Illusion of Thinking” Paper: Strategic Positioning Disguised as Scientific Critique?
Apple’s recent research paper “The Illusion of Thinking” has sent shockwaves through the AI community, claiming that leading reasoning models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google suffer from “complete accuracy collapse” when faced with complex problems. While the paper presents itself as objective scientific inquiry, a closer examination reveals methodological flaws so glaring that one must…
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Elementary, My Dear Coder: Solving Code Mysteries with Copilots
“Good job Sherlock! Go ahead,” I typed, responding to GitHub Copilot’s meticulous analysis of my code issue. “Okay, Watson! Now that we’ve definitively identified the ID mismatch as the culprit, let’s proceed with the fix,” Copilot replied, seamlessly adopting the role of the famous detective to my faithful companion. This playful Conan Doyle-inspired exchange wasn’t…
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Diving Deep into Innovation: Key Takeaways from Google Cloud Next 2025
Exploring the Latest in AI, Security, and Cloud Infrastructure from Google Next ’25 The tech world has been buzzing this week following Google Cloud Next 2025, held in Las Vegas starting on April 9th. This year’s event made it abundantly clear that artificial intelligence is not just the future, it’s the present of Google Cloud.…
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The AI Paradox: My Journey as a Technology Trailblazer
Confronting Skepticism in an Era of Transformative Potential I’ve been fascinated by a curious paradox I’ve observed in today’s AI landscape. While generative AI represents one of the most significant technological advancements of our time, it faces an extraordinary level of skepticism across both technical and non-technical communities. I’ve witnessed this firsthand—people outright rejecting AI,…
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RAG Revelations: When Embeddings Unleashed an Epic Saga
After a week of deep diving into the world of embeddings on open-webui, I’ve emerged with not only valuable technical insights but also an unexpected creative awakening. What started as a frustrating technical challenge has evolved into both an enlightening exploration of RAG capabilities and the birth of an ambitious storytelling project. My journey began…
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Breaking the Silence: Reflections on AI and Global Change
Seven months later, contemplating technology’s march and humanity’s crossroads It’s been seven months since my last entry here. Seven months of silence as the digital world transformed itself several times over. All it took was a subscription renewal email from EasyWP to bring me back to this space. As I was contemplating on just moving…