dougbright
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Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
The question I’m wrestling with is will anybody care about MCP? I’m working on my own MCP proxy to manage security, auditing, and server management and the more I think deeply about the actual use cases the more I wonder if I’m wasting my time.
Can anyone think of a world where MCP is relevant if generic chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude Desktop) don’t become the primary human-AI interface? If LLMs are still wrapped in application wrappers, isn’t ̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶r̶o̶a̶c̶h̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶L̶a̶n̶g̶C̶h̶a̶i̶n̶ a more traditional agentic approach going to make more sense?
Comment · 9 years ago
The author raises good points which are hard to disagree with. I'm troubled by the decision to choose the odd and seemingly arbitrary "95-20 ratio" though, instead of a more typical 80-20.
Does anybody know what these graphs look like at 80-20?
Comment · 11 years ago
I've got a side project on Google Play called Airboss that does exactly this using WebRTC.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airboss.ai...
It's far from perfect and has some obvious shortcomings but it works reasonably well with low latency.
Comment · 11 years ago
If you're interested in getting a similar experience to Adam check out the FAA seminar "Operation Rain Check". These scheduled events occur around the country and typically include a tour of ARTCC, TRACON, and/or tower facilities. You need to be a pilot or a guest of one but it's a tremendously interesting experience if you can swing it.
Here's a description of a seminar from a couple of years ago in NY: http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=43755
Sadly, the FAA doesn't have a great way to find out about these things unless you're signed up for email notifications but if this is the sort of thing you're interested in you're probably industrious enough to figure it out.
Comment · 12 years ago
It's also worth keeping in mind that a good chunk of MBAs come from engineering and other technical backgrounds. In fact, they comprise a full 40% of the latest HBS class (according to http://www.hbs.edu/about/facts-and-figures/Pages/mba-statist...).
Comment · 12 years ago
This is simply awesome news for startup/small business UAS operators in the US in the short term. I do have some concern, though, that this could cause the FAA to now rush the rule-making process which could result in half baked, ham fisted regulations. This is especially possible if we see several high profile accidents during this new free-for-all period.
Cheap plug: if you want to play with aerial photography but are more of a software guy than a hardware guy, check out my embarrassingly buggy side project at http://airboss.io. It's an app that lets you use an old Android phone mounted on a drone as a photography/video platform with real-time first person view streaming using WebRTC.
Comment · 13 years ago
Am I the only one who thought London?
Comment · 13 years ago
Ha, wish I had seen this link first. My Nexus 4 arrived last Thursday so I was well within the 15 day window. I just called their customer service (https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3053039) and they processed a refund for the difference. They're a bit swamped right now so you may have to hang on for 10-15 minutes before you can talk to someone.
For the foreseeable future, especially in a business context, isn’t it more likely that users will still interact with structured software applications, and the applications will call the LLM? In that case, where does MCP fit into that flow?