David Thomas

Proud dad; AI Leader @upside, @meta, @Indeed; @ChicagoBooth MBA, BJJ coach

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@chamath @OLTMAN2022 Check out https://t.co/EuwnWmWF0h

It is simple and uses a combination of hooks skills and sub agents to store context within the repo memory. This memory is committed back to the remote so collaborators and other agents can understand what everyone else is doing.

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@chamath https://t.co/EuwnWmWF0h supports Claude, Gemini, and Codex.

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

Depending on how you choose to measure AI success, you may be seeking “unattainable precision” and lose sight of the insight that matters most: whether AI-augmented teams are delivering.

Check out my latest article: How to Measure AI Without Measuring AI, A First-Principles Framework for AI Success Metrics
https://t.co/uXdTEnxCE4

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

Here’s Part 2 of my series on AI’s influence in consumer search: “Search History: The Rise of Semantic Comprehension,” https://t.co/VPGjqxVFyX where I trace search's 30-year evolution. Each generation of researchers and engineers helped bring us closer to understanding what users actually mean, not just what they type.

43% of Gen Z and millennials say AI raises the bar on digital experiences, and 72% expect it in every brand interaction—table stakes today. This article, paired with Part 1 “The Search for Meaning: AI Unlocks Semantic Awareness in Consumer Apps,” https://t.co/3U3W8KLDf6 provides a roadmap that consumer software teams can learn from.

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

Consumer search is getting stale. We are all misunderstood by the great cloud vending machines that serve our shopping needs. It’s time to reinvent search. My latest article "The Search for Meaning: AI Unlocks Semantic Awareness in Consumer Apps"

Part 1: https://t.co/3U3W8KLDf6

Part 2 (coming soon): Search History: The Rise of Semantic Comprehension

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

Lowering the Floor and Raising the Ceiling: Building With AI
https://t.co/L9IuGVoAEJ
What it takes to be a builder has evolved. What it means to be a builder hasn’t. Is the craft defined by the journey or the destination?

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

How do your team's software development principles stand the test of time?

https://t.co/z7LzhmpOQj

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@AdamMGrant Thinking Fast and Slow by Kahneman. Game changer.

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@KillerMike Big respect for your Atlanta speech. And then RTJ4. Powerful work. Thanks to you and @therealelp. You are appreciated, in so many ways.

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@danjlevy Solution: pinch the business end between your fingers and blow against it until it opens up. Badda. Bing. Poop.

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@Tesla Dave's Batmobile

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@AOC Polvos or Tacodeli. Can't go wrong. 🌮🌮❤️

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

4 questions to test your intellectual humility:
- Do I think more like a soldier or a scout? (Soldiers defend, scouts explore.)
- Do I want to understand or just be right?
- Do I seek opposing views?
- Do I enjoy the pleasant surprise of discovering I’m wrong?
(via @GlimmerGuy)

[Google for Education @GoogleForEdu]

“This makes computer science less intimidating and more obtainable for both our teachers and students.” — Elementary school teacher, California. No computer science experience is needed to teach Google’s CS First curriculum.

[Jeff Flake @JeffFlake]

Decency Wins

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

When will it end? A ‘Generationally Perpetuated’ Pattern: Daughters Do More Chores https://t.co/WSnzELUx2a

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Is it better to solve problems in isolation or by collaborating with others?

Harvard research says . . . neither.

The best solutions come from "intermittent collaboration" -- group work punctuated by breaks to think & work by ourselves.

https://t.co/hekSLI536Y

[David Thomas @davecthomas]

@elonmusk @ariannahuff Delegate. Tesla needs a COO. @elonmusk focuses on vision, COO on execution.

[Jeff Blankenburg @jeffblankenburg]

My daughter started 9th grade yesterday. Her first class of the day was Computer Science. A class of 19 boys and her.

The teacher thought she was lost, and asked which room she was looking for.

And we wonder why this industry has a diversity problem.