The Chinese Box and Turing Test: #AI has no intelligence at all theregister.com/2025/10/27/a... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Today's AI is great at fast copy-and-paste, but Intelligence, please! Get real.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the 'USB-C of LLM,' and every bit as hot as AI itself. Find out why in my latest article in InformationWeek www.informationweek.com/responsible-...

Agentic AI for Dummies will be released in October. This book follows closely on the heels of my previous books, ChatGPT For Dummies and Generative AI For Dummies, which are both bestsellers! Please help me spread the word. I'm also looking for speaker, webinar and podcast engagements.

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off for members for all pre-orders of my book, #ChatGPT For Dummies, 2nd Edition! The sale goes through Friday, February 7. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout. If you’re not already a member, enroll before checking out. Thank you for your support!

My new online course on Power Prompting and Content Design was just released. You'll learn things here you won't find elsewhere. Check it out! www.linkedin.com/learning/bec...

Red state alcohol is currently being removed at B.C. Liquor store in Victoria. #bcpoli

Thank you for the great review, Phil!

Update: my newest book Generative AI For Dummies is in the top ten bestsellers in two categories on Amazon: #4 in books on business intelligence tools and #10 in AI Expert Systems books. Yay! I'm so happy and grateful

Woohoo! Another bestseller. My newest book remains in the top ten in business intelligence tools books on Amazon and number 15 in AI Expert Systems books too! I'm so happy and grateful

Traveling over the holidays? Why not spend the time leveling up your #AI skills? My books are available as audiobooks across all audiobook platforms. The upcoming "Generative AI for Dummies" is a treasure trove of power prompting and content production techniques.

Now that I've wrapped up 3 books and 4 online courses, I'm looking for freelance or contract work again! Need a writer, speaker, power prompter, a prompting trainer, a GenAI content strategist, or a content engineer? Here I am! 100% human with mega mad Generative AI and writing skills. Let's talk!

Looking for a power prompter, a prompting trainer, a GenAI content strategist, or a content engineer? Here I am! 100% human with mega mad Generative AI skills. Let's talk!

Immensely grateful for the great reviews on my latest book. It's full of how-tos, strategies, tips, tricks, and masterful combo plays in power prompting and AI content generation for a wide range of specific types of content.

Once upon a time, it was my dream to find a publisher for my first book. Today, I addressed hundreds of publishers because of my latest book. Life is crazy, wonderful, magic-licious sometimes ❤️

Join us today for an inside look at GenAI in publishing

Starlink's #Hurricane relief offer is not quite as free as advertised zdnet.com/home-and-off... by @sjvn.bsky.social There ain't no such thing as a free lunch (TANSTAFL) or free Internet. Still, #Starlink is worth the money, but make no mistake, you will pay good cash for it.

What would OpenAI for-profit plans be good for? theregister.com/2024/09/27/o... by @sjvn.bsky.social Remember when #OpenAI was supposed to be a non-profit, #opensource organization? Now, it's thrown off its disguise and shown that it's all about the money.

Why Your Open Source Project Should Prioritize Security: Lessons from FreeBSD's Proactive Approach freebsdfoundation.org/blog/why-you...

Good news: My review of Star Wars Outlaws is up on CNN. Mediocre news: The game is good, but it has real flaws. Here's hoping for patches. #starwarsoutlaws #ps5 #starwars www.cnn.com/cnn-undersco...

Bank CEO sentenced to more than 24 years for stealing almost $50 million. I guess we should say, “former CEO—of a former bank.” Perp got suckered into a #PigButchering #crypto scam and didn’t know how to stop. In #SBBlogwatch, he’s not in #Kansas anymore. At #TechstrongGroup⁠’s #SecurityBlvd:

www.datacenterknowledge.com/energy-power... Regular business workloads NOT AI is what is driving increasing data center rack density (for now at least... according to the Uptime Institute)

7 Urgent Lessons From the #CrowdStrike Disaster: thenewstack.io/7-urgent-les... by @sjvn.bsky.social What can IT organizations learn from the software update that brought the world to its knees this week? Spoiler: a lot of things they should already know.

Today thru August 9th you can save 60% on the audiobook version of my bestselling ChatGPT for Dummies! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

#Manufacturing is often listed as a use case for #AI and #ML, but there’s not always a lot of detail. And you don’t want to find yourself in the wrong type of AI class. Here, we look at AI certificates to help you get your manufacturing humming along. www.vktr.com/ai-upskillin...

Why the future must be BYO #AI: Model lock-in won't serve consumers or the industry #LLMs #GenAI #innovation #tech #devices www.zdnet.com/article/why-... @zdnet.bsky.social

The #FTC ruled this week that companies can no longer use non-compete agreements to stop workers from moving from one job to another — and businesses are having fits. computerworld.com/article/2095... by @sjvn.bsky.social #business

Apparently, the fun of using AI/ML tools makes developers forget everything they know about secure coding practices. securityboulevard.com/2024/04/vuln...

#FourthAmendment is not for sale. So says a bipartisan group of congresscritters. Their bill of the same name passed in the House yesterday. It’s a privacy win, some say, but the #Biden administration is set against the bill. In #SBBlogwatch, we’re of two minds. At #TechstrongGroup’s #SecurityBlvd:

Sisense, a service provider to huge orgs, has lost control of its customers’ credentials and access tokens. #CISA warned users to drop everything and rotate/reset secrets. Sources say #Sisense stopped storing secrets securely. In #SBBlogwatch, we facepalm hard. At #TechstrongGroup’s #SecurityBlvd:

Securing Open Source Software, the Cyber Resilience Act Way devops.com/securing-ope... by @sjvn.bsky.social The EU CRA requires new #security rules for #opensource software development. Here's how the Eclipse Foundation and allies are tackling this problem.

To protect domestic violence survivors from abusers, the FCC wants to include internet-connected vehicles under the Safe Communication Act. securityboulevard.com/2024/04/fcc-...

venturebeat.com/ai/ai21-labs... Lots to look forward too with this new (bona fide!) open source hashtag#GenAI model from AI21 Labs. Because ...Attention isn't all you need (pun intended).

ChatGPT Plugins are being replaced by GPTs. Here's why - and what it means for you zdnet.com/article/on-m... by @sjvn.bsky.social #OpenAI's GPTs will do everything plugins ever did - except better.

LinkedIn Open Sources OpenHouse Data Lakehouse Control Plane: thenewstack.io/linkedin-ope... by @sjvn.bsky.social Want to manage huge lakes of #data, so your #AI and BI programs can make sense of them? LinkedIn's OpenHouse may be just what you need.

Canonical turns 20: Shaping the Ubuntu Linux world zdnet.com/article/cano... by @sjvn.bsky.social #Ubuntu #Linux won't turn 20 until this fall, but the company behind it, Canonical, just turned 20.

250 AI courses offered by LinkedIn Learning are FREE for 30 days. Learn more about this program and how to take advantage of it in this great article by @davidgewirtz.bsky.social   www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

Only a third (38%) of U.S. executives say they’re currently helping their employees become AI-literate.   To help, LinkedIn Learning is unlocking over 250 of their AI courses for FREE - and mine is one of them! Start learning at the link below. www.linkedin.com/business/tal...

Causal artificial intelligence focuses on understanding cause and effect rather than recognizing data patterns. It's here because people want to know why ​#AI did what it did before we stake our careers, lives, or businesses on its outputs www.informationweek.com/machine-lear...

Any self-respecting software QA professional knows that they should pay attention to quality metrics. But which ones? Consult this list to see what matters for your team. www.functionize.com/blog/10-key-...

The Human Element in AI-Driven Testing Strategies AI can do a lot. But it lacks human understanding and intuition… so QA testers aren’t out of a job. Yet. www.functionize.com/blog/the-hum...

I used @GEAppliancesCo smart indoor smoker to make authentic #BBQ in my kitchen, and it's $300 off right now www.zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @ZDNET & @jperlow

Red Hat Developer Hub: An Enterprise-Ready IDP: thenewstack.io/red-hat-deve... by @sjvn.bsky.social Want an internal developer platform for your Red Hat software stack? Check out Red Hat Developer.

www.sdxcentral.com/articles/ana... There is a lot of complexity with post-quantum cryptography. An open source effort from VERISIGN introduces a novel approach that might well be a cornerstone of the internet's post-quantum future.

www.sdxcentral.com/articles/ana... My take on the HPE/ Juniper acquisition. Two companies i've covered for a looong time...

Faster than ever: Wi-Fi 7 standard arrives zdnet.com/home-and-off... by @sjvn.bsky.social OK. maybe #WiFi 7 networks won’t get to 5.8Gbps. but 4Gbps seems likely. Fast enough for you?

2023 was a crazy year for IT. 2024 is shaping up to be interesting too. Here's what's coming next www.informationweek.com/it-leadershi...

After a month of reflection on my 30-year technology career and a four-year stint as Editorial Director of The Linux Foundation, I've synthesized my insights about #opensource and its driving communities. jasonperlow.substack.com/p/four-years...

Certain Threadripper 7000 Series processors contain fuses that permanently blow when the processor gets overclocked: Overclocking AMD Blows a Fuse fossforce.com/2023/12/over...

My latest: Cloud cost-consciousness is having a moment. Companies are rediscovering cost awareness, which Amazon CTO Werner Vogels calls a “lost art.”