Michael Webb's Blog

Tag: writing

  • Claude Cowork – First Impressions

    I’ve just installed Claude Cowork on my Mac. The hype: “The Future of AI at Work: Introducing Cowork“. The reality – early stage agentic AI that can process your files and access some applications. I’ve subscribed to Claude Pro – £18 a month, which gives access to the beta version, and I’ve decided to use…

  • Banning Social Media?

    Some Friday morning thoughts on banning social media for under-16s. I absolutely think we have a problem, and it is not just about under-16s. But I wonder if the mainstream media debate is in the wrong place. The government’s consultation is looking more broadly, which feels like the right thing to do, even though it…

  • Marketing AI

    I’ve been thinking a lot about why I, and others who have been involved with AI for a long time, are often the ones questioning whether AI is really appropriate or useful for a given activity. On panels and in discussions, we can sometimes seem like the sceptics, while others are chomping at the bit…

  • Can a cat be a brother, father and son to another cat?

    I guess many of you have seen report on Open AI’s new model. I love that fact that it was code-named strawberry – a nod to the much-shared meme that AI can’t count how many R’s in strawberry. I like less the narrative that it’s some way ‘thinking’. OpenAI have contributed to this – it…

  • Prosopagnosia and not recognising people

    Ok, a slightly personal post. I’m partly sharing because writing is my way of thinking things through, but also maybe it’s of interest too. I tend to avoid social events around conferences, for reasons that will soon become clear, but this week, I stepped out of my comfort zone and joined a conference dinner. In…

  • AI, sustainability and copyright

    A few words on terminology A short Friday morning thought on language and terminology. We’ve got a bit of a problem in AI with the terms AI and generative AI getting merged. Nine times out ten now I’d say that when I see people talking about AI they are really talking about just Gen AI.…

  • AI Music Generation

    I’m just catching up on some of the hyped AI apps from the last week or so. One that’s got a lot of attention is music generator Udio. I’ve had a quick play with it, and it’s fun and easy to use. I think the results are perfectly serviceable for some use cases. Basic music…