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LLM's can't reason

New study by a team of Apple Researchers on LLMs: “We hypothesize that this decline is due to the fact that current LLMs are not capable of genuine logical reasoning; instead, they attempt to replicate the reasoning steps observed in their training data. When we add a single clause that

Data Hell

One for my data, software engineering and architect pals. Get Me Out Of Data Hell — LudicityLudicity “…and the Lambda functions that produce all of this — of course, we’re serverless, because how can you hurt yourself without a cutting-edge?” Ohhhh you can make quite a funny noise when you laugh

You have to own it

“LinkedIn, however, has taken its denial of responsibility a step further: it will hold users responsible for sharing any policy-violating misinformation created by its own AI tools.” LinkedIn: If our AI gets it wrong, that’s your problemArtificial intelligence still no substitute for the real thingThe RegisterThomas Claburn At first

Some good questions

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month (The WORST acronym…ever, Marketers are eye-rolling and weeping. If they aren’t, somebody needs to have a quiet word) Strangely I’m interested in seeing where the marketing does go on this. ‘It’s [I’m not typing it again] so be aware

AI gets carried away

If you’ve ever had to introduce processes into an SME or high growth business, you’ll know it’s never universally embraced with joy. Change control, asset management, risk registers etc. “Why? We’re doing fine” When it all goes wrong - that’s a great learning moment. Not

Sums still not adding up

I’m not too bad with financials, put the effort in and it leads to an easier life - professionally and personally. OpenAI Is Growing Fast and Burning Through Piles of MoneyAs the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with

There are good ideas

There is a lot of talk about how to grow the UK economy and regenerate areas. I can’t stop thinking about this place in Florence. I’m just a Tech Fella but I love the direction this went. This is the Cinema Odeon. Originally opened in 1922. As with

SaaS purchasing insights

An interesting read about SaaS purchasing insights. Renewals can take 50% longer and an element is Vendor response times. SaaS Purchasing Insights Q1 2024 | VerticeWhen it comes to software spending, renewals have always accounted for a much larger slice of the pie. And often for good reason – familiarity, cost-effectiveness, minimal

Some types of 'churn' is not good

Churn, tenure and retention are some of the things I track when leading a team. I always think it’s a tricky one to look at. You don’t want things to stagnate, you want people to grow. But some are happy doing their role. But my word I’ve

Will it be a bust?

An interesting read. Covello is the same age as me. I remember the dotcom boom [thousand yard stare]. I had to do merchant card processing risk assessments [four thousand yard stare]. Will A.I. Be a Bust? A Wall Street Skeptic Rings the Alarm.Jim Covello, Goldman Sachs’s head