"You can’t advertise people out of reacting to their own experiences"
Nilay Patel argues AI doesn't have a marketing problem, because people experience it every day. An important read for anyone working in tech.
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"Applying sound methods to stupid projects"
Adam Mastroianni separates objective intelligence from subjective intelligence and argues AI only has the first.
"The failures are the curriculum"
Minas Karamanis on how AI lets students produce work they can't explain. Expertise comes from failing, though AI can shorten the time between tries.
"This is how societies get dumber"
Shreya Shankar on how AI wears down our ability to verify what we read. When nobody can tell good from plausible, taste and trust go with it.
"Atlas is a browser, but it is not a web browser"
Anil Dash calls OpenAI's Atlas an anti-web browser that turns you into ChatGPT's agent. From a security and privacy angle, that's the scariest part.
"Capitalism is the machine that will do whatever it takes to prevent us from turning it off"
Two years on, I still think about Ted Chiang asking whether AI will become the new McKinsey. So far, his version of the future seems to be winning.
"I walk slowly on the race track, but I can climb a ladder"
Collin Lysford starts with baking and ends up asking whether intelligence comes from other minds or from environments. My highlights on AI and humility.
Sharing art with artificial intelligence
My music and writing are probably being ground into training data. Why I blame the companies, not the machines, and what sharing art with AI might mean.
My stance on artificial intelligence
Five short commitments that shape how I approach AI, from seeking the good in it to opposing its use to manipulate honest people.