AI in Manufacturing
Custom image created by Perplexity AI AI in Manufacturing AI in Our World Series I was never directly involved in manufacturing during my IBM career, but when I was VP of Operations for the Industrial Division, I saw a constant evolution in manufacturing. That was 30 years ago. I am sure things have continued to […]
When the Ocean Reaches the Sea Oats
This week, I am taking a short break from my AI in Our World series to write about something unfolding outside my window. From our oceanfront home in Florida, I can watch the beach change as the tide rises and falls. Today, I watched the incoming water approach recently planted sea oats. These plants help […]
AI in Healthcare
Custom image created by Perplexity AI AI in Healthcare: Powerful Tool, Human Responsibility Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape healthcare—not by replacing doctors and nurses, but by helping them find patterns, reduce routine work, and make better-informed decisions. Used responsibly, AI can make care more timely and personalized; used carelessly, it can amplify bias, expose […]
The New Skill: “Let Me Check That.”
Custom image created by Perplexity AI The New Skill: “Let Me Check That.” Every important technology arrives with a promise. It will make us faster. It will make us smarter. It will take care of the tedious things so we can devote ourselves to more meaningful work. Sometimes that promise is fulfilled. Sometimes it is not. […]
The Slide Rule
Technology museum at the corner of my workshop The Slide Rule I just finished reading The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution by T.R. Reid. Reid did an enormous amount of research on all the names and technologies of the 1950s and 60s. I was an electrical engineering student from […]