For your weekend reading pleasure, I offer a synopsis of interesting articles about AI you may have missed this week. As always, your thoughts and comments are both welcome and encouraged. -s
This Week's Most Interesting Stories
Agents are everywhere in conversation, but for most people, the concept is abstract or intimidating. The truth is, simple agents are already built into tools we use every day, and writing your first agent doesn't require deep technical skill—it requires a mindset shift. Think of it as a new way to delegate.
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I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. At a Sunday party, I heard a guest gush that ChatGPT understands his business better than his staff. The enthusiasm is common; the reality is more nuanced.
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Opera has always been the artisanal coffee shop of browsers. On May 28, the company announced Opera Neon, which it describes as “the first AI agentic browser.” Opera Neon is designed to recognize user intent and turn it into automated web actions, positioning the browser itself as a helpful digital coworker rather than a passive window to the internet.
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Getty Images CEO Craig Peters told CNBC the company has already spent “millions and millions” on its lawsuit against Stability AI and cannot bankroll every new instance of AI-driven copying.
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Ambience Healthcare just announced an OpenAI-powered clinical documentation and medical coding model that outperforms board-certified physicians by 27 percent.
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Happy Towel Day! Today is an annual tribute to the life and work of Douglas Adams generally celebrated by fans around the universe by carrying a towel in his honor. I, for one, will be carrying a towel with me all day today. According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a towel is "about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have."
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About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
