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Towards a Multimodal AI Agent that Can See, Talk and Act: The Road to Integrated Intelligence

Towards a Multimodal AI Agent that Can See, Talk and Act: The Road to Integrated Intelligence

The development of multimodal AI agents marks a pivotal step toward creating systems capable of understanding, reasoning, and interacting with the world in human-like ways. This article explores the journey toward integrated intelligence that can see, talk, and act, examining the technical challenges, scaling considerations, and economic realities of building truly multimodal AI systems.

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An AI Job Forecast: Why Automation Will Create More Work, Not Less

An AI Job Forecast: Why Automation Will Create More Work, Not Less

While AI threatens to eliminate millions of jobs, the Jevons paradox suggests a counterintuitive outcome: increased efficiency often leads to expanded consumption. This article explores how AI will transform rather than eliminate human work, creating entirely new job categories while reshaping our understanding of productivity and value.

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Music Theory: Language of Expression or Creative Constraint?

Music Theory: Language of Expression or Creative Constraint?

Exploring the dual nature of music theory as both an essential language for musical understanding and a potential constraint on unbounded creativity. Drawing from decades of musical experience, I examine how theory can both empower and potentially limit artistic expression.

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Scaling in Computing: Lessons from Jimmy's Bar & Grille

Scaling in Computing: Lessons from Jimmy's Bar & Grille

An exploration of computing infrastructure scaling concepts through the lens of a fictional restaurant, covering vertical and horizontal scaling, load balancing, elastic scaling, database replication, microservices, and more.

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