218: Context Matters

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07/18/24 • 61 min

Welcome to IoT Coffee Talk #218 where we have a chat about all things #IoT over a cup of coffee or two with some of the industry's leading business minds, thought leaders and technologists in a totally unscripted, organic format. Thanks for joining us. Sit back with a cup of Joe and enjoy the morning banter.
This week, Stephanie, Bill, Ryan, Dimitri, Pete, Rob, Steve, Marc, and Leonard jump on Web3 to talk about:
* BAD KARAOKE: "Don't Stop Believing", Journey
* The state of AI-generated goatees - Is it good enough?
* The key to good AI is context. Why is it so hard but easy to imagine and assume?
* Ryan dives in to private wireless solutions in his new gig!
* The secret to customer centricity - solving problems.
* AT&T data breach. Is this a look into our future of privacy and cybersecurity?
* The asymmetry of the IP rights fight against the big LLM guys.
* Is Amazon a monopolistic marketplace or just hyper competitive?
* Why foldable smartphones are still just 1 to 2 percent of units sold.
* Another debate about IoT "scalability".
* The Gap of the Ugly is where the money is at!
* The shifting thesis of Generative AI revolution!
* Spain wins the European Cup with the help of immigrants!
* The infamous AI-powered churro maker business case! Start of the revolution we have been hoping for?

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217: Tech Betrayal

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Welcome to IoT Coffee Talk #217 where we have a chat about all things #IoT over a cup of coffee or two with some of the industry's leading business minds, thought leaders and technologists in a totally unscripted, organic format. Thanks for joining us. Sit back with a cup of Joe and enjoy the morning banter.
This week, Dimitri, Pete, and Leonard jump on Web3 to talk about:
* BAD KARAOKE: "Some tune", Pete Bernard
* Why fake food is tough for some folks to eat
* Leonard kicks off Day 2 at SEMICON West 2024
* What happened to sustainability? What is the semiconductor industry saying at SEMICON West 2024?
* Climate change - Was Al Gore right?
* The state of generative AI in the semiconductor industry
* How people (eventual victims of technology betrayal) get Amara's Law wrong?
* Moving AI to the edge and toward purpose-built/designed AI chips
* Why NVIDIA is really ahead in AI supercomputing
* Digital twins in the semiconductor industry
* The cost of AI stupidity
* Patterns for practical and useful GenAI
* Do we need to think differently about AI and computing to get to better AI or even AGI?
* The unsexiness of great GenAI

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219: Pick Your Horse and Ride It

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Welcome to IoT Coffee Talk #219 where we have a chat about all things #IoT over a cup of coffee or two with some of the industry's leading business minds, thought leaders and technologists in a totally unscripted, organic format. Thanks for joining us. Sit back with a cup of Joe and enjoy the morning banter.
This week, Stephanie, Bill, Ryan, Dimitri, Pete, Rob, Steve, Marc, and Leonard jump on Web3 to talk about:
* BAD KARAOKE: "Thriller", Michael Jackson
* I'm gonna replace your job AI. What is it?
* Rob and Pete figure out how to make foldable smartphones the next big thing!
* The history of Sun Microsystems and the impact of Java
* Slow as JIT!
* How did containers come about and what does it have to do with Java?
* The gang talks about code portability again after four years!
* Bill slaps Java Xbox posers!
* Java Beans and EJBs in the house!
* Python, the real slug of languages.
* Pick your horse and ride it!