Snake Eyes

Jun 27 2023 • 54 mins

Often, risk and reward collide. Corporate giants and high-stakes gamblers unknowingly walk parallel paths. Their worlds may seem separate to outsiders, although fate has a way of intertwining their destinies. Both are driven by ambition, chasing triumph. But as their desires for success grow, a hidden truth begins to reveal itself. LLMs, like the roll of Snake Eyes in a dice game, hold the power to shape kismet and shatter dreams. The line between success and ruin is as fragile as the edge of a dice. As corporate entities collide with the ultimate risktakers, a new game emerges.

Allen Woods served as a soldier in the British Army, primarily with Infantry battalions. Afterwards, he made a pivotal decision to enter into the world of computing. He devoted himself to studies, and eventually reached the esteemed level of a degree . He is a Charter member of the British Computer Society, and has extensive experience in building information management frameworks. He stops by BarCode to share his incredible journey of transformation, risk, and lifelong pursuit of knowledge. We focus on software development, Cybernetics, LLMs and fragility within data relationships.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:06:12 - Military IT Career and Knowledge Sharing
0:12:43 - The Value of Connecting Databases
0:17:45 - Incorporating Cybernetics in Software Development
0:21:02 - Technological Economy's Low Equilibrium State
0:27:01 - Importance of Due Diligence
0:32:03 - Exploiting Relationships in Network Science
0:38:59 - The UK Post Office's Horizon System
0:42:47 - Limits of Probability Testing in AI
0:48:28 - LLMs in Small Businesses

SYMLINKS
LinkedIn
British Computer Society
Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s “General Systemology”
"Autopoiesis and Congition: The Realization of the Living" by Humberto Maturana
"Brain of the Firm" by Stafford Beer
"The Heart of Enterprise" by Stafford Beer
"Living Systems" by James Greer Miller
Stephen Wolfram Writings
Common Crawl Dataset
Project Gutenberg
Network Science by Barabási
UK Post Office Horizon Case
"The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff

DRINK INSTRUCTION
THE LAST MECHANICAL ART
3/4 Oz Mezcal
3/4 Oz Cynar
3/4 Oz Sweet Vermouth
3/4 Oz Campari
Stir all ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and strain into a chilled coupe. Optionally garnish with an Orange twist.