Most of my writing lives here. Three favourites:
Is AI going the path of the rabbits on Laysan Island?
"When rabbits were introduced into an environment with no natural predators, they thrived — and multiplied quickly. But they overgrazed the island, destroyed the very ecosystem they relied on. Now imagine: everyone generates content using AI. The next generation of models trains on that content. We risk a feedback loop where bias compounds bias…"
SEO has been bearing all weather conditions — now Google's testing UCP
"Google begins testing UCP (Universal Commerce Protocol) — staying on Google search/AI results to do end-to-end checkouts. Affects users (positively if buying quickly, negatively if researching). Affects merchants (no more experience moats). Affects Google (strengthens their moat further)…"
Were you denied a seat on a flight you booked in advance?
"Airlines overbook seats by a certain number. Some passengers don't show up; if the flight is under-booked the airline loses money, if over-booked angry customers get bumped. How would you have solved it as the product manager? Answer: distribution of cancellations — usually a normal distribution…"