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Jordan Thayer Posts
Hey all, in a few short weeks, I’ll be talking about AI at TechBash. This one is a workshop showcasing the off the shelf tools you can use to build AI systems (that aren’t generative). It’s not that generative systems aren’t cool, they super are, but SAT solvers need some…
This post originally appeared on SEP’s Blog. Large language models are often described as general-purpose problem solvers. That’s fair; given a prompt, they can write SQL queries, summarize academic papers, troubleshoot YAML files, produce a mediocre chili recipe, and draft HR emails, all in the same breath. That breadth of…
Next week I’ll be in Kansas City for KCDC, and if you’re attending too, I hope you’ll come find me. I’ll be giving two talks, one hands-on, one high-concept, and in between I plan to soak up as many interesting sessions (and hallway conversations) as possible. Where You Can Find…
I was asked to come onto our company’s podcast, “Behind The Product” to discuss a recent executive order on AI. You can listen to it here. Abstract A new format for Behind The Product, this episode features Jordan Thayer and Raman Ohri with SEP. Jordan is the AI Practice Lead…
I sit at a really weird saddle point currently. Professionally, I’m obliged to engage with generative AI technologies. I’m an AI technologist. I’ve been doing this for nearly twenty years at this point, and over ten past the doctorate. I can’t just ignore a new technology because it’s built on…
Yesterday, July 24th 2025, was a Thursday, and I just couldn’t find my footing. Now, I know not being able to get the hang of Thursdays puts me in solid company, Arthur Dent seems like a mensch, but it’s not great to struggle your way through a workday. Much like…
I turned 41 earlier this year. That means, by my count, I’ve been playing RPGs for something like 37 years in one form or another. It started with games of pretend, proto-LARPs which ended in a lot of “I hit you!”s and “Nuh-uh!”s. As I got older, my games became…
The inimitable and unbelievably generous David Giard was kind enough to invite me onto his podcast to discuss artificial intelligence.
If you’ve been alive in tech anytime in the past two years, you’ve been told, repeatedly, loudly, often by people who discovered prompt engineering five minutes ago, that large language models are here to revolutionize everything. Your job. Your team. Possibly civilization itself. This is not that article. Instead, I…