Thoughts on Tech Things
The Savings Unlock Calculator looks at AI through a different lens: time, efficiency, and “salary not spent.” It shows how much capacity your team can unlock without adding headcount by freeing up FTEs, saving hours, and raising efficiency. The point isn’t just cost-cutting, it’s about finding new room to grow with the team you already...
I built this Growth Unlock Calculator to test how AI-driven productivity gains could flow directly into top-line revenue. By plugging in team size, average revenue per employee, and adoption rates, you can see how different impact levels translate into potential growth. Try it out!
I’ve spent the better part of the last two decades running or being a part of development teams, and as a developer I m experimenting a lot with using AI tools, and I m not alone, lots of people in the tech space are. So it comes as little surprise that these same teams are seeing the...
Everyone has the same problem, and its name is data. Nearly every business functions in one of two core data models: In reality, most businesses operate somewhere in between. One system becomes the “system of truth,” while others orbit it, each with its own partial view of the business. That setup is manageable until AI...
AI models are built on data. All that data, meticulously scraped and refined, fuels their capacity to handle a staggering spectrum of questions. But as many of you know, their knowledge is locked to the moment they were trained. ChatGPT 3.5, for instance, was famously unaware of the pandemic. Not because it was dumb, but...
Microsoft Build. Google I/O. One week, two keynotes, and a surprise plot twist from OpenAI. I flew to Seattle for Build, but the week quickly became about something bigger than just tool demos; it was a moment that clarified how fast the landscape is moving and how much is on the line. For Microsoft, the...
I ve seen things you people wouldn t believe. Roy Batty, Blade Runner Working in consulting gives you a kind of X-ray vision. You walk into a room with a new client and they start listing all the reasons they’re unique—how no one understands their business, how their systems are one-of-a-kind, how the complexity of what...
If you caught my recent LinkedIn post, I’ve been sounding the alarm on SEO and search’s fading dominance. Not because it’s irrelevant, but because the game is changing fast. For years, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) has been the foundation of digital discovery. But we’re entering the age of Google Zero—a world where fewer clicks make...
Early in the AI revolution, I sat across a founder pitching a low-code solution that claimed to eliminate the need for developers. I was skeptical, after all, I’d heard this pitch before. As an engineer who’s spent a career building digital products, I figured it was another passing trend. I was wrong. And worse, I...
One thing I often say in my talks is that this version of AI you’re using today is the worst it will ever be. It’s not a knock—it’s a reminder. The pace of progress in AI is staggering. Features that were laughably bad just a year or two ago have quietly evolved into shockingly capable...
Last week, I sat on a panel at the Maryland Technology Council’s Technology Transformation Conference to discuss Data Governance in the Age of AI alongside an incredible group of experts. During the Q A, someone asked about DeepSeek and how it changes how we think about data usage—a question that speaks to a fundamental shift happening in AI. When I give talks on...
Earlier this week, Meta began a round of job cuts and has signaled that 2025 will be a tough year. But they’re far from alone—Microsoft, Workday, Sonos, Salesforce, and several other tech companies have also announced layoffs, leaving thousands of professionals searching for new roles. In the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia), the federal government is also facing unprecedented headwinds, with DOGE…
It’s easy to forget just how decisive and contentious the topic of maps can be. I’m reminded of The West Wing, Season 2, Episode 16, which perfectly captured how something we often take as fact can quickly turn on its head. If you haven’t seen it, watch this snippet—I’ll wait: This episode came to mind...
DeepSeek is turning heads in the AI world with two major innovations that flip the usual script for building AI models. Here’s the gist: Skipping the Study Phase (Supervised Fine-Tuning) When you train an AI model, the usual first step is something called Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT). Think of it like studying for a test: you...
Looking to chat with Jonathan Turkey a conversational AI agent? You should see a widget floating to the bottom right of this web page with a button that says Gobble Gobble , click that and enjoy!
To play the game, tap the text below that says Play Now, and enjoy! Play Now Play Again Fully AI-generated MVP from this sketch I did of an MVP application.
I’m excited to open up my little corner of the web I’ve been tinkering with an AI sandbox to easily compare and play with various conversational assistants and generative AI models. This web app, located at labs.jasonmperry.com, provides a simple interface wrapping API calls to different systems that keeps experimentation tidy in one place....
I did an in-depth interview with Bru, one of Meta’s AI bots. We talked about all types of things, from dad jokes, Saints, and kids’ sports to the best places to watch sports in Orlando. Just in case you’re not aware, Bru is one of twenty-eight AI characters modeled after real-life humans, and Bru has...
Austin Carr has an interesting piece on leaving Apple s walled garden. Over the past few years, though, it all started to feel claustrophobic. I was only a little annoyed when Siri crept into my apps and search queries. Only a little frustrated that iMessage didn t allow for modern chatting on non-Apple PCs and phones. Only...
I’m beyond excited to announce AI in A Minor! The Mindgrub team and I have spent the last few months working to generate music and transform it into sheet music the amazing musicians at the BSO can perform. It feels incredible to know that soon you will have a chance to see what we’ve been...