What if uncertainty wasn’t something to simply endure but something to actively exploit? The convergence of Nassim Taleb’s antifragility principles with generative AI capabilities is creating a new paradigm for
Day: September 30, 2025
Building AI-Resistant Technical DebtBuilding AI-Resistant Technical Debt
Anyone who’s used AI to generate code has seen it make mistakes. But the real danger isn’t the occasional wrong answer; it’s in what happens when those errors pile up
Megawatts and Gigawatts of AIMegawatts and Gigawatts of AI
We can’t not talk about power these days. We’ve been talking about it ever since the Stargate project, with half a trillion dollars in data center investment, was floated early
A “Beam Versus Dataflow” ConversationA “Beam Versus Dataflow” Conversation
I’ve been in a few recent conversations about whether to use Apache Beam on its own or run it with Google Dataflow. On the surface, it’s a tooling decision. But
Generative AI in the Real World: Luke Wroblewski on When Databases Talk Agent-SpeakGenerative AI in the Real World: Luke Wroblewski on When Databases Talk Agent-Speak
Join Luke Wroblewski and Ben Lorica as they talk about the future of software development. What happens when we have databases that are designed to interact with agents and language
AI Security Takes Center Stage at Black Hat USA 2025AI Security Takes Center Stage at Black Hat USA 2025
The security landscape is undergoing yet another major shift, and nowhere was this more evident than at Black Hat USA 2025. As artificial intelligence (especially the agentic variety) becomes deeply
Looking Forward to AI CodeconLooking Forward to AI Codecon
I’m really looking forward to our second O’Reilly AI Codecon, Coding for the Agentic World, which is happening on September 9, online from 8am to noon Pacific time, with a
California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wantedCalifornia’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual
Anthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30 hours on multistep tasksAnthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30 hours on multistep tasks
On Monday, Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5, a new AI language model the company calls its “most capable model to date,” with improved coding and computer use capabilities. The company
Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find brambles first.Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find brambles first.
You can’t spot a hedgehog from space, but you might be able to find where they live by looking for brambles. That’s the premise behind ongoing research at the University