For decades, Software as a Service (SaaS) reigned supreme. Companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, and ServiceNow have earned massive margins built around a powerful moat: your data. But a seismic shift is underway. AI makes it easy for businesses to create their own custom solutions. And gives them a powerful new
Many of my former colleagues recently lost their jobs. If you are one of those affected, my heart goes out to you. I don’t know all the details, but my understanding is this may have been AI related. Either way, I do believe that AI related job loss is
Warren Buffet’s late business partner Charlie Munger was fond of mental models. One of my favorite is summed up in the following quote: “Invert, always invert” As an air traffic controller in WW2, Charlie’s job was to ensure no planes crashed. To accomplish this he listed out all
AI is going to radically change content creation. If you’re a content creator, here’s how to know what’s coming. So you can not only survive this shift, but thrive. New technologies change things in two ways. 1 - They allow us to do things more efficiently. We
There’s a growing movement to decentralize control of AI. Here’s why it’s important that movement wins… And how I believe that can happen. The problems with centralized AI If a small group controls the AI systems we use it will mean: 1. Less Truth - Big Tech
“Truth Terminal now worth $3.5 Million as GOAT and Fartcoin rally.” You could be forgiven for thinking that’s a joke headline. But I assure you...it’s 100% real. A developer in New Zealand created an AI Bot called Truth Terminal using open source AI models. He trained
The industrial revolution required completely rethinking the way we work. And the AI revolution will as well. Much of the way we work today comes from the Industrial Revolution. Back then the majority of employees executed standardized work… In standardized jobs… For standardized pay. Assembly line work required everyone working
“The Nature of the Firm” is a famous paper written by Nobel economist Ronald Coase. It explains why companies exist. It also allows us to see why AI is killing the traditional company. And what’s next. Why companies exist "The main reason why it is profitable to establish
AI is already automating jobs. We used to need a person to translate…Now AI can do it: We used to need a person to drive a cab …Now AI can do it. We used to need a person to provide customer service…Now AI can do it. We used
There’s a war being fought for our digital brains — the AI systems that leverage our personal data and knowledge. It’s the open source community vs. closed source providers like ChatGPT. Currently, closed-source, corporate-owned digital brains like ChatGPT are winning. But the battle is far from over. History shows
There is a war being fought for our digital brains. To win, we need to make it easy for everyone to own, control, and benefit from their own digital brain. So we can stop using corporate owned digital brains like ChatGPT. And start using our own digital brain instead. Several
This is part 5 of my series on building my own digital brain. Today I'm providing a walkthrough of the digital brain I built for myself using Open WebUI. I'm also providing step-by-step instructions for how I set it up. The setup is 100% free, and