AI

I have this framework in my mind that as we go forward on this automation / AI curve, every human skill will either become extinct, art, or sport.

Extinct when machines absorb it. Art when humans still do it because we care about the person, story, or meaning. Sport when we watch humans test their limits — often for its own sake.

As I reported earlier this month, OpenAI’s underwhelming GPT-5 release was a moment of reckoning for both Silicon Valley and Wall Street—an overdue reality check on the feasibility and timeframe for achieving A.G.I. or superintelligence (both terms lack agreed-upon definitions and are basically interchangeable, although the industry has recently... See more

Jevons Paradox applies to circumstances where increased efficiency of a precious resource leads to a rise in the total consumption of that resource. In many situations, including the use and availability of semiconductors and chips for computation, and our own most personal computers (our brains), gains in efficiency do NOT lead to conservation.

But it’s certainly one of the factors driving her interest in A.I. “I think that part of the solution is making the tech go more in the background,” she told me, noting the ir

This moment feels big like religion. I won’t fall limp and complacent, rejecting AI completely and bemoaning the fall of civilization. No, I’m going to use what small agency I have as a craftsperson to shape the cultural narrative around what we should build with this fantastical bizarre machine made of all of human thought through the lens of my... See more