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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We're About to Repeat the Screens Mistake with AI in Schools
We’re about to have the same fight about AI in schools that we’ve been having about devices. And if we’re not careful, we’re going to get it wrong the same way.
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Lessons from My Career
People ask me for career advice a lot. I never know quite what to say — there are too many paths to a good career to pretend mine is the right one. So I won’t call this advice. But here are three lessons from my own career that have made a real difference. Take what’s useful, ignore what isn’t.
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Regularization in Policy
A few years ago, when I was learning machine learning concepts — mostly so I could explain them to others — I came across an idea that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. Not because of what it means for AI, but because of what it means for everything else.
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Zone of Probable Impact
There is so much commentary and analysis about the field of AI these days. Perhaps too much. But I also feel that much of it is exaggerated and hyperbolic. You can generally break down analysts into one of four categories.
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Building as a Generalist
I shipped an iPhone app last month. It’s called Whose Turn — it does one simple thing: tracks who paid last when you and a friend take turns picking up the check. (It’s in the App Store here if you want to see it.)