This is the blog and general web site of Laurence Moroney, AI expert and advisor, speaker, researcher, and author.
I first met Mark Drummond, CEO of Pixi, and his team over two years ago, and was enthralled by his vision for a new, constructive style of messaging. His pedigree working with Apple, combined with his deep knowledge of 3D and AR, meant I knew I was going to be a huge fan of his work. Today that vision becomes real for everyone: Pixi Platforms has launched Pixi Garden on the App Store. So what is a…
We just wrapped up WWDC 2026, and while the consumer-facing UI updates in iOS 27 and macOS 27 are taking up most of the oxygen, the real story is the architectural leap happening at the foundational layer. Apple just introduced the third generation of Apple Foundation Models (AFM 3), and their approach to local inference is a masterclass in hardware-software co-design. If you care about memory…
If you are developing autonomous software today, the most critical architectural pattern you need to understand is the ReAct (Reasoning + Acting) loop. It is the foundational blueprint for modern AI agents, shifting large language models from static text generators into dynamic reasoning engines. Here is a pragmatic look at how the ReAct loop functions, why it solves the most glaring issues with…
On June 2, 2026, Amazon MGM Studios quietly killed the Stargate revival it had announced with fanfare just seven months earlier. The show had a full series order, a writers’ room nearly twenty weeks deep, a showrunner in Martin Gero who grew up inside the franchise, and department heads of the calibre of production designer Nathan Crowley. It was due to shoot this autumn. The stated concern, per…
Understanding the future landscape of software Software developers will be more important than ever before. The 3-30-300 Principle In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, few forces have been as transformative as artificial intelligence (AI). As we stand on the cusp of a new era, a paradigm shift is unfolding—-one that I like to call the 3-30-300 Principle. This principle encapsulates the…
Let’s be positive The future can be bright. Have you scrolled through social media lately and seen headlines like, “Consulting is over—why hire a consultant when ChatGPT can create an entire presentation?” Or perhaps, “Art is dead—Midjourney can produce stunning images at the click of a button.” Maybe even, “Coding is obsolete—why employ developers when tools like Cursor can generate code…
The AI Hype trap How it sometimes feels when looking at social media for AI. So, have you noticed how everyone’s buzzing about AI lately? Social media is flooded with folks hyping up the latest “amazing” AI developments. They’re sharing all these slick text-to-video clips and making bold claims like “coding is dead” or “Hollywood is over.” But let’s pump the brakes for a second. A lot of these…
Locust Magic I wrote a trilogy of books over 15 years ago called ‘The Fourth World’, ‘The Million Year Journey’ and ‘The Legend of the Locust’ There were really popular with hundreds of thousands of readers, and they tell an epic tale that starts innocently enough, but rapidly becomes an existential and epic story about the past, present, and future of humanity. I re-read them while on vacation a…
Watching Dune in the world’s most luxurious theater So, I was in Riyadh this week, speaking at the Human Capability Initiative, a platform and a conference to focus on human capability, and how we can leverage social, economic, technological and other forces to build a better world for the next generation. I met and spoke alongside many fascinating people! Anyway, at the end of the conference, I…
A case study in making a movie with AI tools You’ve probably seen lots of short movies being made using AI tools, and you’ve wondered how they’re done. Well, here’s an example of one, and I’m going to document the process of how it was made, and while going through that, also highlight the limitations of the technology that lead to many of these movies looking the same. Here’s the movie It’s kinda…