Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July The Fourth of July is here again—a time for fireworks, grilling, and a little extra patriotism (and maybe a hot dog or three). Did you know Americans eat about **150 million hot dogs** on Independence Day each year? That’s enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. and back! Fireworks are the […]
AI Accuracy – 2
AI Accuracy – 2 On April 3, 2024, I wrote a blog post titled “AI Accuracy”. During the 15 months since then, things have changed. AIs have gotten smarter and have access to much more data. I do not know the overall accuracy rate, but I do know AIs are not perfect. Occasional hallucinations or […]
AI Regulation
AI Regulation My focus in this week’s blog post is regulation. During the mid 1990s, I was Chairman of The Global Internet Project (GIP). The GIP was an influential industry initiative founded in the mid-1990s to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly expanding Internet. The GIP aimed to encourage industry-led solutions to […]
When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV?
When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV? Ten years ago, I finished my doctorate in Health Administration and wrote Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare. One of the topics I wrote numerous magazine articles about and on-the-air interviews was about direct-to-consumer (DTC) TV advertising. I felt strongly about […]
Voting
Voting In 2020, NASA placed a robotic rover, Perseverance, on Mars to explore the planet’s surface and atmosphere. Perseverance landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, carrying a small helicopter, Ingenuity, in its belly. The mission aims to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples for future return to Earth. Ingenuity’s role was […]
