Mike Amundsen

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"The milieu in which Technopoly flourishes is one in which the tie between information and human purpose has been severed, i.e., information appears indiscriminately, directed at no one in particular, in enormous volume and at high speeds, and disconnected from theory, meaning, or purpose." -- ibid

"Information has become a form of garbage, not only incapable of answering the most fundamental human questions but barely useful in providing coherent direction to the solution of even mundane problems."

-- Neil Postman in the book Technolopy (1992)

#thinkingWithMachines #genAI

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"Why is it the things you want in life are there only for an instant?" -- Burt Lancaster as Starbuck in Rainmaker

#movies #quotes

"The forest will always be larger than any beam of light we bring into it.”

Good API design is less about exposing everything and more about helping people navigate to their chosen location.

See the full article here: mamund.substack.com/p/the-flas

“This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire, but it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely lights and wires in a box.” -- Edward R. Murrow, 1958

#history #future #AI

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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

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Language does not lead to intelligence; intelligence leads to language.

Animals plan, adapt, and solve problems without words, and human infants do the same long before speech appears.

We should not expect AGI to emerge from language, but from intelligence that can use language.

#agi #genAI

Api Versioning - A deep dive

Api Versioning - A deep dive | by Irina Scurtu

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#apis #apidesign #programming #versioning

solid insights from the trenches from Jesse Amundsen:

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"It turned out that my relentless pursuit of automation and the creation of software that offloaded my efforts didn’t end my job, it just changed it."

#data #api #ai

After a great week at #FOST and #apidays Paris I am boarding my first flight of my Atlantic trek home to KY.

You are so right. I didn't think I'd make it this year; very lucky.

I miss the deep convos we had, too.

Will pass your greetings to the group and we'll all offer a toast in your honor.

Cheers

At Cincinnati airport to start my #apiDays Paris adventure (CVG-DTW-CDH). Typical weather delays at Detroit but still optimistic for my chances to arrive on time in Paris without too much drama.

#mcaTravels #api360

Hey I'm gonna be in Paris all of next week if anyone is there and wants to talk digital ecosystems with me?!

Heading home after a great experience at #apiConf #Clearwater FL this week.

Hope to return next year.

#mcaTravels

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Still a few seats available for my "Making Your APIs AI-Ready" live materclass at #apiDays Paris

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Hope to see you there!

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#apiDesign #genAI

Wheels down at TPA.

Heading to #APIConf in Clearwater FL this week for two days if #APIs and #genAI

#mcaTravels

Thinking about using AI personas for user interviews?

Don’t.

Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.

#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools

Introducing our Global Digital Health Policy Dashboard Before building out a digital health go to market strategy, or embarking on a digital health initiative in any country, it is important to be able to understand the digital health policy context. The ...

We’ve just launched our Global Digital Health Policy Dashboard, aiming to become an ecosystem view of digital health in each country. Have a look at our beta release and let us know what you think: platformable.com/blog/global-...

There is still time to sign up for my Nov-11 "AI-Driven API Design" live course hosted by O'Reilly.

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#api360 #genAI

How to Optimize API Documentation for AI Discoverability | Nordic APIs | Learn how to optimize API documentation for AI discoverability with structured data, examples, and other best practices.

From structured specs to real-world examples, discover how to make your API documentation readable for both humans and AI.

after months of working on my GRAIL system for enabling autonomous agents, i think i might be recreating the Unity game engine for APIs.

is that a good thing, tho?

#genAI #GRAIL

Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.

The Majority AI View - Anil Dash A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

The Majority AI View - Anil Dash

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"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped ... and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-technology https://mastodonapp.uk/@the_roamer/115395225560522922

AI-Driven API Design From vocabulary to documentation and testing

My O’Reilly Live Course AI-Driven API Design returns Nov 11. The last one sold out fast.

We’ll build APIs with AI as a creative partner — using small, focused “AI coaches” to turn stories into specs, docs, and prototypes.

Join me live :https://b.mamund.com/47iCrv4

#APIDesin #LLM #OReillyLive