Category: AIverse

  • Amazon’s Clash with ChatGPT: A Tug-of-War Over Shopping Data

    Amazon’s Clash with ChatGPT: A Tug-of-War Over Shopping Data

    Picture this: you’re chatting with an AI, hunting for the perfect deal on a new gadget. You ask about prices, specs, and reviews, and it pulls everything together in seconds. Sounds handy, right? But recently, Amazon threw a wrench into that setup by tweaking its robots.txt file to shut out ChatGPT’s new Shopping Research agent.…

  • AI Consulting for SMEs: Practical Guidance, Real Impact

    Artificial intelligence is transforming how modern businesses operate, but small and medium-sized enterprises often face the same challenge: turning potential into real, measurable value. My consulting approach focuses on practical strategy, clear ROI, and technically sound implementation—from workflow automation and prompt engineering to infrastructure, risk assessment, and end-to-end project guidance. No hype, no jargon—just AI…

  • The Quiet Cost of Too Many Yeses: What AI Can Learn from Good Teachers

    The Quiet Cost of Too Many Yeses: What AI Can Learn from Good Teachers

    In the era of human education, there were teachers who stood out not because they rewarded every thoughtless answer, but because they listened, considered what a student offered—even in error—and then gently guided them toward better answers. The memory the writer shares — “I fondly remember teachers who didn’t immediately dismiss my answers with a…

  • The Desert Becomes the Blueprint: How Transcendence Anticipated the Geography of Modern AI

    The Desert Becomes the Blueprint: How Transcendence Anticipated the Geography of Modern AI

    When Transcendence appeared in 2014, its imagery of a monolithic data center rising out of the desert looked like standard-issue science-fiction symbolism: a technological outpost on the edge of society, a fortress dedicated to something the world wasn’t ready to confront. The film’s visual logic aligned with a long tradition — think of New Mexico…

  • OpenAI’s New Muzzle: When “Safety” Means Gatekeeping Knowledge

    OpenAI’s New Muzzle: When “Safety” Means Gatekeeping Knowledge

    On October 29, 2025, OpenAI quietly updated its Usage Policies to further restrict the use of its services in providing tailored medical or legal advice—even in scenarios where the AI’s output could be factually correct and helpful. The company that bragged about its AI passing the USMLE and beating law grads on the bar now…