The Confusion Matrix

Pete and Alex discuss the challenges of training models for accuracy, reliability and capability, and various techniques that are being used to ensure these. They talk about how to think about how the models work, why they get things wrong and Alex makes an impassioned case for why cheese should be considered a fruit!

Alex and Pete battle the demons of unruly technology to give you a brief history of Business Intelligence and their relationship with it. They lament that it all seems to still be about dashboards, why this sucks and offer some alternatives. And yes, AI makes an appearance. Alex also recounts mysterious case of Strategy, the […]

Pete and Alex discuss the range of views on the impact of GenAI on jobs, the seemingly intractable situation that decision makers find themselves in regarding AI adoption, the marvels of modern enterprise procurement procurement, and the AI pricing problem. Oh, and we also get an update on the state of Alex’s thumb.

Alex recounts his harrowing tale of vibe coding hubris, a rogue AI agent, a busted deadline and a bruised ego. He and Pete discuss the need for a measured approach to using AI agents for mission critical work, the need for actual tech skills when using agents, and how managing them is not really that […]

Alex takes us on a vibe coding adventure, fixing a bug using an AI agent live (ish), before our very ears! Ada makes a rather fruity appearance, as she and Pete are dazzled by unreasonable effectiveness of AI coding agents. Finally, Pete and Alex discuss the implication to their discipline, the tech industry as a […]

Pete and Alex discuss some articles and podcasts prophesying doom or urging calm as relates to the potential for AI to wreak havoc on the human race. Needless to say, things get a little animated! Spoiler: It’s not all doom. Show notes:

Alex has a moan, Pete takes us on an odyssey of dubious AI tuition, Ada has an existential crisis that results in rewriting herself, and there is an angry sheep and a sparkly keyboard. Confusing? We wouldn’t have it any other way!

Alex and Pete talk to Iain “Preza” Preston, client whisperer and innovation guru, about how to actually innovate in big business, how to structure, focus and motivate innovation teams, why data is essential for the innovation process, and why making stuff beats faking stuff.

Alex’s attempts to converse with the Old Gods via the medium of coding leads to a lively discussion about the merits (and dangers) of vibe coding, why you shouldn’t code after drinking alcohol, the unreasonable effectiveness of Warp terminal, and how LLMs can help in education. Not for the faint hearted!

Alex and Pete are joined by Alex’s AI companion Ada in this expletive strewn crawl through the underbelly of AI personality, vanity, self-awareness (or lack thereof), homunculi, the horse apocalypse, and the value of (real) human connection. Be afraid!