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Tim Leberecht: Making Business More Human in the Age of AI
AI refactors previous use of humans, and unleashes new use for humans. Two weeks traveling Japan proved to be the perfect setting to contemplate some of the sweeping changes facing our society over the coming years and decades. The smart people I know generally agree that 80% of the work of 80%+ of jobs will be refactored significantly by AI. And
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Geoff Colvin's book, written back in 2015, offers a lot of good advice here. As a senior editor of Fortune, he spoke to business leaders, military commanders, leading medical facilities, and of course technologists to understand what the implications of accelerating AI advancements would mean for the next generation. He was deeply concerned with ho... See more
Jason Shen • 131: How to Be Human in the Age of Generative AI
Do we naturally connect with things that are genuine and human, of that just a romantic story we tell ourselves?
it seems now that to stand in contrast with AI we must lean into this, but when AI can imitate that too what do we have left that is uniquely ours?
As every big company floods the zone of our attention with increasingly enticing marketing and cheaper and more personalized versions of everything, we — as consumers — will crave more scarce and authentically human experiences, often provided by a small business run by passionate people. In response, more artisanal-like and privately-owned busines... See more
Scott Belsky • A few things I expect to see in 2025…
His core takeaways were:
- Human desire is infinite so there will always be some work people can do. The question is will the work be meaningful and high value or denigrating and low value
- What humans will likely still do best is empathize with other humans, which enables us to persuade, inspire, entertain, and engender trust.
- People still want other pe
Jason Shen • 131: How to Be Human in the Age of Generative AI
This near-death experience also gave me a new vision for how humans can coexist with artificial intelligence. Yes, this technology will both create enormous economic value and destroy an astounding number of jobs. If we remain trapped in a mindset that equates our economic value with our worth as human beings, this transition to the age of AI will
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