Hey, I'm Jeff.
Co-host of What the AI?! podcast. I write about AI, technology, and the choices we're making with both. Previously: Upstart (founding team), Google. Subscribe on Substack to get new posts by email.
Latest Posts
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Regulators Make Bad Product Designers
At long last EU regulators are going to do something about the horrific slate of cookie banners that have descended on the web due to poor EU regulations (that have done nothing to protect privacy, best I can tell).
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Models Aren't Defensible
There’s a lot of AI news this week — but much of it kept bringing me back to the reality that ultimately models aren’t going to be defensible. That’s not to say that aren’t incredibly valuable and hard to design. But while models may ultimately create a lot of value, I think it will be hard to rely on creating a model to capture that value?
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AI: Car, Bus, or Road?
The conversation around public AI is messy and often unproductive. Part of the problem is that we don’t have a clear framework for thinking about how to govern AI. We end up with vague calls for government to “do more,” without clarity on what “more” actually means or where it makes sense.
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The Path Forward for AI in Education
We don’t yet know the destination, but we do know the path forward. At least, we know how to start walking it.
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A Simple Mode for Google Docs
I’ve been a fan of Google Docs for years. The collaboration features are unmatched—being able to edit documents together, leave comments, and see changes in real time has fundamentally changed how I work with others. It’s one of those rare tools that genuinely makes teamwork easier and better.