In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, understanding AI and its implications is more crucial than ever. During a recent vacation, a simple conversation about AI highlighted the urgent need for AI literacy. The Importance of AI Literacy I was recently on vacation down in the Turks and Caicos with my wife for some much-needed R&R. […]
Thoughts
The Power of Grit and Determination
Now that sports is coming back I’m watching my beloved Chicago Blackhawks fight their way through the shortened season and into the playoffs. I don’t know how far they will go, but they are far from the favorite to win. Just to get into the actual playoffs they had to beat a no. 5 seed. […]
As a Holiday Shopper, I Miss Toys ‘R’ Us
I didn’t want to grow up. I wanted to be a Toys ‘R’ Us kid for life. Even as I got older, I still enjoyed going into “the” toy store. I took my kids. They’d ask me every time we passed by one, “Dad, can we go to Toys ‘R’ Us?” And many times, we […]
My Love-Hate Relationship with Facebook
Unless you’ve been under a rock the last few days, you probably know about the recent Facebook news about the data breach/violation via Cambridge Analytica. I had a brief discussion with my friend Ross Quintana on Facebook Live the other night too, but I, unfortunately, didn’t have time to really dig into the topics that have […]
Mining for Personalization: How Far is Too Far?
How far are companies willing to go with technology to mine data and gain insights to deliver personalization to us? I was in a conversation last week at work and somehow we got on the topic of voice and other “creepy” examples we see or interpret that leads to ads appearing on our devices. One […]