iCRYO: Fountain of Youth or Longevity Fad?
During some recent visits to see my 92 year old dad, who was recovering at a facility in Guilderland, NY, I stumbled across an iCRYO store in a nearby strip mall.
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An expanded benchmark of AI patent infringement detection tools
As many of you know, I’ve looked at AI based patent infringement tools in the past, having previously presented two analyses of tools.
AI Music Generators - how they work and why it matters
In this article, co-authored with my colleague Raz Mesinai, the third in our series on AI music generation, we look at the fundamental architectures of platforms like Suno, Udio and Sonauto (now Treblo), their differences, and how those differences impact the artist’s ability to use them.
A Tale of Two Newsletters
Don’t confuse AI with automation
Do We Want Machines to Learn the Way We Do?
Part one of a series on AI music generation, with Raz Mesinai
A Dialog With Foundation Models on the Pope’s Encyclical on AI
I initiated my recent pilgrimage to Santigo de Compostella in Spain a few days after the release of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI (Magnifica Humanitas, released15 May 2026) and found myself thinking about the impacts of AI on society on the trek.
What is AI Music Really Doing?
Although most of my professional life has been spent working in technologies like telecommunications and targeted advertising, as well as managing and monetizing patent portfolios, I’ve had a parallel path in music.
When AI Patent Infringement Tools Hit the Limit: Part 2
Introduction: When Tools Don’t Agree
When AI Patent Infringement Detection Tools Hit the Limit: Part 1
As those of you who follow my articles know, I’ve been impressed with AI patent infringement detection tools, and have benchmarked them on a patent portfolio in the networking and communications area.
AI at the Doctor's Office: The New Patient Advocate
There is little doubt that AI is dramatically changing the face of medicine, from early detection of active illnesses like liver fibrosis and cirrhosis to the ability to predict the onset of over a thousand diseases years before a patient shows any outward symptoms, long before a doctor would think to order a test.
Artificial Oversharing Intelligence
Why today’s AI says too much, and what it reveals about how it thinks