I’ve written a lot about AI lately, and I’ll admit, most of it is critical. Plenty of you have asked me why I’m so down on the sector. The crux of it is this: I think we’re …| John Battelle's Search Blog
(This piece is cross-posted from Signal360, where it first appeared) “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” -Ernest Hemingwa…| John Battelle's Search Blog
Fourth in a series. Previous installments: The Standard, Part 1 Get Wired – The Launch One Fateful Phone Call: How I Ended Up At Wired Wednesday, July 9th, 1997. I left Wired for the secon…| John Battelle's Search Blog
(continuation of a previous post) If you ever have a hit on your hands, my advice is to take notes. Living in the whirlwind of blinding success is a little like experiencing your own wedding –…| John Battelle's Search Blog
Living at the cutting edge of technology in the early ’90s required either a magical token forged of copper and silver, or the capacity to memorize a ridiculously long string of numbers. Eith…| John Battelle's Search Blog