Media & Entertainment

You know who really hates AI? The middle management mafia. When you teach a member of your corporate deep state to do a job in 30 minutes that used to take three hours, you know what they want to do at minute 31? Grab a coffee. When you ask them what they did with the 2.5 hours of time that AI created for the company, the stock answer will be something like, "Well… you know that generative AI hallucinates. We were checking the output for accuracy." So much for the ROI on your $30-per-seat investment in Copilot. But there is hope for the "this meeting should have been an email" crowd. Let's explore. Continue Reading →

Is AI good for cheating? Yes, it's good for cheating, but it's great for teaching, and even greater for learning. As many of you know, alongside my full-time consulting practice, I have the privilege of serving as the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at the Newhouse School of Public Communications. I'm thrilled to announce my upcoming talk: "Generative AI - Co-teachers and Co-students: A New Relationship." Continue Reading →

CES 2024 was like stepping into a sci-fi movie. Only the popcorn was real, and the special effects were available for pre-order. I walked all 2 million square feet of exhibit space (several times) using one essential filter: “Technology is meaningless unless it changes the way we behave.” While it’s true that AI was the overarching theme of this year’s show – that’s like saying integrated circuits, or data, or electricity were the theme of the show. AI is table stakes now. It’s incorporated everywhere it’s needed (like all of the other enabling technologies), so there’s no need to call it out. That said, there were a few standouts in Las Vegas last week. Here’s a short list of my favorites. Continue Reading →

I'll do a full CES round up this Sunday, but today is all about a very important non-CES announcement from OpenAI. The company has unveiled the GPT Store, a platform for sharing and monetizing custom AI models, alongside a new subscription tier designed for teams. Continue Reading →

SAG-AFTRA announced an agreement with AI voice acting platform Replica Studios. This deal allows union members to license their voices for use in video games, marking an industry first. Continue Reading →

Greetings from Las Vegas. CES begins tonight with opening keynotes, but there have already been a bunch of press events. I got to touch and feel the GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker with Active Smoke Filtration that I wrote about the other day. It looks pretty awesome. Continue Reading →

Technology is meaningless unless it changes the way we behave. So far, I’ve found some super interesting new tech that I will write about after the embargoes are lifted and CES is officially underway. Continue Reading →

I thought it would be fun to review the 10 most popular stories by page views on shellypalmer.com. Obviously, 2023 was the year of Generative AI, with this past November 30 marking 1 GE (Generative Era). These stories reflect this year’s trends, although some of the topics may surprise you. Continue Reading →

CES® 2024 (Jan. 9-12) is less than two weeks away, and I can't remember being more excited about spending a week in Las Vegas. Continue Reading →

Seems Google has been talking about killing 3rd-party cookies since dinosaurs roamed the internet. But starting January 4, Google is going to limit cross-site tracking by restricting third-party cookie access for about 1% of Chrome users globally. Continue Reading →