What is the point of making intelligent agents?

It’s possible that algorithms will one day be superior to humans at both of these functions, but I’m skeptical: the critical recognition of context and creativity are the two arenas where computers consistently underperform humans.

The more I use AI, the more I realize ignoring its creative potential is like dismissing the ‘90s internet as a porn delivery system.

At first, I saw using AI as a binary choice between soulless efficiency or becoming a luddite and preserving your authentic human creativity.

Over the last few months, Claude has become my dream creative partner, and I... See more

I say no. I’m no expert on machine learning, so please do correct me here if I’m grossly misinterpreting, but, as I understand it, diffusion—the kind of model Midjourney and other image generators like it use—works by understanding the relationship between an image and the text used to describe it, at scale. So, if it finds millions of images that ... See more

• Predictive algorithms: Allow a computer to predict within a range of confidence variable outcomes based on a set of givens, and act according to its confidence in a particular outcome happening. • Machine learning: Enables a computer to identify patterns in data, as well as improve its performance of a task to be more effective toward a goal. • T

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I believe there are two plausible scenarios for the future of knowledge work. There’s one in which as machines become more human-like in their capabilities, we paradoxically become more machine-like in our pursuit of productivity, focused on efficiency and keeping busy above all else. But there’s another where we lean into ways of working that are ... See more