Today’s large language models remind me of banner ads in the early days of the internet. They are impressive, useful, and often surprising but I don’t think they represent where AI is ultimately headed. I’ve written before about forms of AI that will touch us much more personally. AI that feels less like a tool, … Continue reading
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Avram Goes Video
My blog posts are now available as short videos on my new YouTube channel. You can subscribe here. I will also put a link on blog posts for which I have created videos. I hope you enjoy the new format. Here is an example: My primary form of communication has been writing blog posts, along … Continue reading
A Favor to Ask
I have been writing this blog since 2007. There are about 570 posts with 430,000 word which is equivalent to about five books. I have never worked very hard at getting anyone to read it. Which is a strange thing to admit, because I clearly want people to read it. Otherwise, I would have just … Continue reading
Has Apple Entered Its Tail-Fin Era?
In the early days of the automobile industry, competition was driven by engineering. Faster engines, better suspensions, and more reliable cars won customers. But by the 1950s, something changed. America’s highway system had matured, and most cars were already fast enough for the roads people actually drove on. Competition shifted away from performance and toward … Continue reading
The Next Era of AI Is Personal
Like many of you, I’m deeply immersed in learning and using AI. It’s not an exaggeration to say it has been life-changing for me. Right now, AI is largely synonymous with Large Language Models — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude (my current favorite), and even Grok. But I suspect that in the not-so-distant future, we’ll look … Continue reading
Brain Tech 60 years later
There is a growing interest in coupling technology with the human brain, from devices that monitor brain activity and help relax or stimulate the mind, to the more ambitious goal of creating high‑speed connections between brains and computers. This year, CES in Las Vegas made it clear that brain technology is becoming one of the … Continue reading
My recent interview with an Italian Journalist
L’INTERVISTA Avram Miller: “Da Intel Capital all’AI, la mia vita da agente del cambiamento” I had the pleasure of being interview recently by Luciana Maci of EconomyUP which is an Italian digital media outlet focused on innovation, startups, technology, and the transformation of business and society. The actual article in Italian can be found here. … Continue reading
Avram Miller Appointed Fellow at the Italian Institute of Technology
Giorgio Metta, Science Director and Avram Miller I am thrilled that I have been appointed as a Fellow at the Italian Institute of Technology (www.iit.it). It is an incredible honor to work alongside the remarkable Giorgio Metta, the Science Director and his team to embracing the future. Exploring their projects promises to be both enlightening … Continue reading
My first speech in 27 years
I am working on my keynote address at the World Business Forum in November. I use to give many such speeches but the last one I gave was in 1998 when I shared the stage with Steve Jobs. Hard to imagine. I didn’t think I had a lot to say after I left Intel in … Continue reading
John Malone – The Master of Sub-Optimization
I just finished John Malone’s 400-plus page account of his long and accomplished career. Whenever I read a memoir by someone I knew well earlier in my life, I admit I first search to see if my name is mentioned. Usually, it’s not. In my mind, I played an important role in their careers. They … Continue reading
