gk1

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Former naval architect, turned marketing consultant in 2013, then VP Marketing at Pinecone 2020–2024 where I created the "vector database" category, then back to (positioning & messaging) consulting.

Occasionally commenting about chess and travel.

https://www.gkogan.co

Best email: greg[at]gkogan.co

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Comment · 1 day ago
> Super Intelligence

I think that was the joke.

Comment · 5 days ago
I thought that's what lockout periods were for?
Comment · 5 days ago
Those are just standard disclaimers.
Comment · 16 days ago
They’re upfront about their decisions and intentions. All of which make perfect sense. What gives it shady vibes for you?

Eg: Longer context has long been known to reduce response accuracy, so it makes perfect sense why they’d limit it especially at launch. Personal evals are in fact more useful than public benchmarks so it makes sense (and is refreshing) that they’re cautioning against them…

Comment · 22 days ago
Comms can mean outward communication even if it’s not done or filtered by a comms team. In the case of Oxide it almost certainly means that.
Comment · 1 month ago
Vector databases were always more about retrieval than either vectors or data storage. But the term stuck all too well and companies held on to it a tad too long. Sorry :)

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