Read my Computerworld column debunking hyperbolic rumors about OpenAI's Q* and setting the context for the actual slow pace of change in the AI field. 

"Coffee badging" is the practice of hybrid workers to show up to the office just to show their face and "make an appearance" to create the false impression that they're spending more time in the office than they really are. Some 58% of hybrid workers admit to "coffee badging," according to a June survey by Owl Labs. 

Some see it as a passive-aggressive protest against back-to-office mandates. But "Coffee badging" may be driving high levels of employee engagement. But it could reveal other cultural problems within the organization. 

They do a different one every year, but this year's is pretty great. 

(Spotted in Mexico City.) 

This is a tlacoyo filled with fava beans and topped with cactus and other veggies. We made this during The Mexico City Experience. 

My daughter-in-law, Nadia, is the extremely talented ceramicist that owns Habibi Ceramics. Her work for Oakland's Mr. Espresso coffee shop is a finalist in the Sprudge Design Awards, and the finals are determined by public vote. 

If you love these cups as much as I do, go here and vote for "Mr. Espresso" in the "Outstanding Design Achievement, Vessels Finalists" category!!

Wish you were here. 

Video and mezcal picture taken via Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

I love the fact that someone is trying a whole new wearable platform concept in the market. The innovation is real and the design impressive. And many of the elements of the AI Pin are appealing. For example, the idea of having access to AI, and to some elements of a smartphone, without an addictive and anti-social smartphone screen — or without anything covering your eyes or ears — is a wonderful idea.

Unfortunately, it doesn't stand a chance. 

But that’s Puerto Escondido for you. 

We’re going there for the weekend to attend the wedding of our friend’s daughter. 

(Picture taken with Ray-Ban Meta glasses.)

On our way to a Day of the Dead party with friends, the road was closed for a local carnival-market type festival. You'll see all the flowers for sale, most of which will be taken to the cemetery. Here's the video from my Ray Ban Meta glasses -- a glimpse of the real Oaxaca during Day of the Dead. 

I looked it up. Here's the trailer. Here's the IMDB page. 

(In related news, "influencer" in Spanish is: "influencer.")

Around the historic center of Mexico City, there are thousands of retail stores, each grouped by neighborhood according to what they sell. There are blocks and blocks of nothing but tire stores, for example, or lighting fixtures. 

Hilariously, the sound system section of the city features stores trying to draw attention over the others by blasting music. They're ALL blasting music. And so walking down the street is an extremely noisy experience, according to my Apple Watch's sound level warning feature. 

(Video taken via Ray-Ban Meta glasses.) 

Here's that segment of the show. 

Here's the video I took through the glasses.

Watch host Leo Laporte and guests Christina Warren, Shoshana Weissmann and me on TWiT 952: "A Gathering of the Protons."

On the show, we talk about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, Elon Musk's XAI concept GROK AI, Twitter, Biden's AI executive order, Epic's antitrust lawsuit against Google, Jeff Bezos' move to Miami and much more!!

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The word of the year should be “complementarity.” Whoever best combines their existing skillset with AI knowledge wins. Read my opinion column on the Computerworld website.

And the sad part is that people are believing the falsehoods and sharing them broadly on social media. 

The picture above, for example, which appears to show a man carrying his children out of the rubble. The Chinese embassy in France claimed on Xitter that "This image will symbolize the West for decades to come. They will not forgive and will not forget and those children (if they survive) will grow up angry, very angry."

Except those children don't exist. The picture is generated by AI. And not even good AI. The children have the wrong number of toes, clothing blends together and it has other telltale problems. 

AFP has a good fact-check page chronicling some of the disinformation. AP is doing a pretty good job as well. FactCheck.org is doing a great job. And DW has a nice "how to spot fake content" explainer. 

That's fried cheese on top. So good.