Why Conceptual Investigation?
Kunihiro Tada / Mindware Research Institute A Methodology for Thinking in the Age of Innovation We are living in the midst of a profound wave of innovation.Technological advances—especially in AI—are transforming not only industries, but the very structure of reality…
ChatGPT
- Agent , Generative AI , LM
- March 16, 2026
- 23811 views
GPT-5.4 and the March 2026 ChatGPT Upgrade Cycle: Official Release, Media Narratives, and Real-World Reactions
Introduction On March 5, 2026 (US time), OpenAI released GPT-5.4 across three surfaces at once: ChatGPT (as “GPT-5.4 Thinking”), the OpenAI API (as gpt-5.4), and Codex. In the same rollout, OpenAI also introduced a higher-end variant, GPT-5.4 Pro (gpt-5.4-pro), positioned for maximum performance…
AI Agent Startups Trends 2023–2026
Executive Summary Across January 2023 through February 2026, “AI agents” shifted from experimental LLM wrappers into a distinct product and investment category characterized by (a) tool-using autonomy, (b) workflow-native integration (CRM, ticketing, IDEs, finance/HR back office), and (c) a rapidly emerging governance and security…
tada@aicritique.org
- Academic , Agent , Generative AI , LM
- February 1, 2026
- 725 views
Will OpenAI Prism accelerate scientific research?
1) Official announcements (what OpenAI says Prism is) What it is Launch details & availability Stated goals Capabilities OpenAI highlights (feature-level)From OpenAI’s launch post and product page, Prism is presented as supporting: Integration with other OpenAI products 2) Media coverage…
Editor
- Agent , Creativity , Data Science , LM , Main , R&D
- October 21, 2025
- 733 views
KJ Method Resurfaces in AI Workslop Problem
To solve the AI Workslop problem, an information organization technique invented in Japan in the 1960s may be effective. Kunihiro Tada, founder of the Mindware Research Institute, says that by reconstructing data mining technology in line with the KJ method,…
- Agent , Generative AI , LM
- October 14, 2025
- 1008 views
AI Work Slop and the Productivity Paradox in Business
Introduction: Modern AI tools promise to supercharge productivity, automating tasks and generating content at an unprecedented scale. Yet many business professionals are noticing a curious problem: an overabundance of low-quality, AI-generated work that adds noise and overhead instead of value.…
Agent-Based Personal AI on Edge Devices (2025)
A structured, source-backed report on trends, capabilities, risks, and what to build next. Executive summary (high-level) 1) Technical foundations 1.1 Hardware platforms (edge-ready, 2024–2025) 1.2 Software stacks & toolchains 1.3 Architectural trend: hybrid (local + cloud) 2) Evolution of personal…
Ambient AI and Ambient Intelligence: Current Trends and Future Outlook
1. Definition and Conceptual Clarity Ambient Intelligence (AmI) refers to digital environments embedded with sensors, IoT devices, and AI that are context-aware, adaptive, and responsive to people’s presence and needsen.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org. In an AmI environment, computing “weaves itself into the fabric…
ChatGPT Agent (Agent Mode) – Capabilities, Performance, and Security
Introduction and Context OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Mode – often called just ChatGPT Agent – is a newly launched feature that turns ChatGPT from a simple Q&A chatbot into a semi-autonomous digital assistant. When activated (by selecting “Agent” from the tools…
Comparison of Leading AI Agent Systems (May 2025)
Artificial intelligence agent systems have rapidly evolved, enabling software agents to autonomously perform complex tasks by reasoning, planning, and using tools. Below we provide a comprehensive analysis of ten major AI agent systems as of May 2025: AutoGPT, LangChain, Claude…
