Monthly Archives: July 2023

Microsoft Bing Chat 0, Perplexity.ai 1.

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Doc Searls

So I thought I’d give Bing a try at using ChatGPT to answer a question for which I knew the answer. The question was, “What group sings the theme song to the podcast ‘A History of Rock Music in 500 … Continue reading →

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An exercise in perspective

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Doc Searls

I wrote this today for a list that’s mostly populated by folks in overlapping music, broadcasting, legal, tech, and other businesses who share a common interest in what’s happening to the arts and artists they care about in a world … Continue reading →

Posted in AI, Art, Business, Cognitive Science, music, Subscriptions | 6 Comments

A look at broadcast history happening

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Doc Searls

When I was a kid in the 1950s and early 1960s, AM was the ruling form of radio, and its transmitters were beyond obvious, taking the form of towers hundreds of feet high, sometimes in clusters formed to produce directional … Continue reading →

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Toward customer boats fishing on a sea of goods and services

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Doc Searls

I’ll be talking shortly to some readers of The Intention Economy who are looking for ways to connect that economy with advertising. (Or so I gather. I’ll know more soon.) What follows is the gist of what I wrote to … Continue reading →

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