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tech, gaming and market insights. senior writer at barron’s.

priors: tech columnist at bloomberg opinion, cnbc, buyside.

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Hogwarts Legacy is excellent. Has MMO vibes #gaming

To change user behavior A.I. chatbots have to be multitudes better: faster and more accurate. They are neither.

Otherwise not many users are going to switch the browser search default or to Edge for Bing. Let's get real. #tech

Microsoft not revealing the actual details of its expanded partnership with OpenAI is 🤔

I'd be interested in details on how the money could be contracted to be used conceivably back to Azure. #tech

Right now conversational A.I. chatbots are software 2.0 versus search engines. Slower and wrong (SW 2.0). #tech
I expect my rating for the wizards game will be above 1/10 #gaming
Same folks in media and the tech industry who said Web3/crypto was the next big thing are now all-in on this generative A.I. hyperbolic hype cycle. But it’s time to get real -> “Let’s Stop Pretending—ChatGPT Isn’t That Smart” #tech https://www.barrons.com/articles/chatgpt-ai-human-intelligence-b9f4fa03?mod=hp_LATEST
ChatGPT Isn't That Smart. Let's Stop Pretending.

Despite the hype about a new generation of chatbots from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Baidu, AI still can’t match human intelligence in terms of accuracy, creativity, or originality.

Barrons
Off to spend the weekend playing some little known game about a wizard school or something. Hope it’s good. #gaming
Anyone else notice ChatGPT is A LOT slower since they added this upgrade to the paid plan button on the left side? #tech
"We also see signs of real strength in services spending in January 2023" "Bank of America credit and debit card spending per household rose 5.1% year-over year (YoY) in January, compared to 2.2% YoY in December." #stocks https://business.bofa.com/content/dam/flagship/bank-of-america-institute/economic-insights/consumer-checkpoint-february-2023.pdf
Many high-beta, high valuation multiple concept stocks tanking today after CPI numbers revised higher -> "WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. monthly consumer prices rose in December instead of falling as previously estimated and data for the prior two months was also revised up, which some economists said raised the risk of higher inflation readings in the months ahead." #stocks https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-december-consumer-prices-revised-higher-2023-02-10/
Revisions show U.S. consumer prices a bit firmer than previously reported

U.S. monthly consumer prices rose in December instead of falling as previously estimated and data for the prior two months was also revised up, which some economists said raised the risk of higher inflation readings in the months ahead.

Reuters