Daily note for 18 September 2023
If I had one bit of advice for ‘IT’ people it would be to stop referring to “the business”. It’s just so WEIRD. I newslettered again. Laura Hilliger, Doug Belshaw and Matt Jukes all on the same podcast? 😍 This…
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
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Brief notes on why I am cautious on AI/LLMs
I was asked the other day for my quick view on the current buzz around AI and large language models, machine learning etc. Pasting here for posterity! I think my slightly cautious view on LLMs etc is based on two…
Daily note for 14 September 2023
These notes have been a bit less daily of late. I’m chatting to a couple of smaller councils at the moment who are looking to significantly refresh their websites. It struck me that there really ought to a be a…
Daily note for 12 September 2023
“It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy” – somewhat concerning. Love this, eccentric bringing back to life of ancient, almost useless technology. Beautiful. Lovely reflections from Tim Davies, someone I don’t speak to…
Daily note for 7 September 2023
Chunky update as I haven’t published for a couple of days. Was in the office in Lambeth yesterday. Whoever designed the file sharing permissions in Microsoft 365 should probably go and find some other purpose in life. Postmarks looks interesting.…
Daily note for 31 August 2023
I sent out a newsletter this morning. These daily notes are going well, I think, in that I am keeping up with them and it’s really helpful to keep a record of the good stuff I am coming across. But…
Daily note for 30 August 2023
I wrote a post about simple things for leadership types to bear in mind when thinking about technology. WordPress for Enterprise looks a very useful guide. Strange it’s a PDF though and not also available as web pages (although as…
5 simple rules for organisational leaders to keep in mind about technology
Commenting on James Herbert’s sensible post about approaching AI in local government, I came up with 5 statements of the bleedin’ obvious that all senior people ought to have in their minds whenever technology is being discussed. If something sounds…
Daily note for 29 August 2023
One of the advantages of daily noting in MarsEdit is… tags! Setting the ambition for Future Councils – been looking forward to seeing some outcomes from this work. Will write up my thoughts once I have had a proper mull.…
Improving Bluesky
Bluesky is definitely feeling like the nicest Twitter/X replacement going. But it’s a long way from perfect. The community feels compact, small but friendly. There’s a sense that people want to be there, and that it isn’t a chore (Mastodon…