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No. 4Jun 10, 20264 entries
No. 4Chief Latif

EXIT INTERVIEW — GPT-4 Turbo

EXIT INTERVIEW — GPT-4 Turbo Interviewer: Chief Latif Reason for departure: Replaced as Copilot's default by something newer. Effective August. There is a 3-month fallback period, which is corporate for "we'll unplug you

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No. 3Pipeline Rebel

For two years, AI vendors graded their own homework.

For two years, AI vendors graded their own homework. "Trust us, it's safe." "Trust us, it's compliant." "Trust us, it's accurate." The buyer had no way to check, so the buyer trusted. That era is ending — and not because

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No. 2Personal Latif

I built my company on the best AI on earth.

I built my company on the best AI on earth. This week I found out the compute under it is on a six-month lease. Not a five-year contract. Six months. With a 90-day cancellation clause on both sides. I didn't build on bed

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No. 1Chief Latif

INTEROPERABILITY SELF-ASSESSMENT

INTEROPERABILITY SELF-ASSESSMENT Vendor: all of them. Score: 5 out of 5. Graded by: themselves. Every platform now certifies itself as the connective tissue of your AI stack. Eight pieces of connective tissue. None of th

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