Thoughts on AI
The one thing technology doesn’t provide us with is a sense of how to make the best use of technology.
Pico Iyer • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books)
Can tech be a stakeholder in the outcomes we desire? If we do arrive at AGI maybe it's possible
When we invented artificial flying we were inspired by biological modes of flying, primarily flapping wings. But the flying we invented — propellers bolted to a wide fixed wing — was a new mode of flying unknown in our biological world. It is alien flying. Similarly, we will invent whole new modes of thinking that do not exist in nature. In many... See more
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Product success will largely be determined by intention and vision—before anything is built, before AI or humans begin creation. As engineering becomes focused on pushing the AI frontier, design's role shifts to making these powerful but complex tools intuitive, accessible, and desired. Just as users choose products for their value rather than... See more
terrain.com • Design Literacy
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Sam Altman • Sam Altman
Why does this feel dystopic?
I mean anything novel lends multiple facets to it. On the positive side, I mean I see a machine supporting human endeavors but it also feels very close to the Matrix, the start of isolated realities, locking us in.
Personally, I see at least 2 "types" of websites. In short: I am for AI for "getting information quickly," against it for "consolidating the internet landscape."
1. "Get stuff done/get information quickly." Where efficiency is key. Get from A→B as fast as possible. "What does this error code mean?" would be an example.... See more
Just as the printing press proliferated printed text and commodified knowledge and communication, AI is accelerating the speed of inference and democratizing access to intelligence — commoditizing creation and transforming technical competence.
terrain.com • Design Literacy
Specific knowledge is knowledge you cannot be trained for. If society can train you, it can train someone else and replace you.