Every - essay bits inspo
collecting fragments of inspo for the essay I’m working on with Every
full essay here: https://every.to/thesis/the-end-of-productivity
Every - essay bits inspo
But if the deep roots of boredom are in a lack of meaning, rather than a shortage of stimuli, and if there is a subtle, multilayered process by which information can give rise to meaning, then the constant flow of information to which we are becoming habituated cannot deliver on such a promise. At best, it allows us to distract ourselves with the... See more
The only way to get a project like this to work on that time frame is to be comfortable giving up creative control. Understandably, creative and editing choices by far take up the most time in AI video creation.
We’re far from replacing humans for many tasks now being delegated to large language models. That doesn’t mean LLMs can’t be helpful; it just means they’re being used wrong. The key is applying them to tasks they’re well-suited to, such as analyzing, synthesizing, and manipulating data, and not for making important decisions on behalf of people.
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Reconsidering the Role of AI: Valuing Process Over Output
The answer is not a new tool or technology. The answer is a new spirit. The world does not need more media, it needs New Media.
Yancey Strickler • Formulary for New Media
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Oliver Burkeman sums up my views on AI and creativity pretty well:
To start with, picture this scenario. You’re at home, feeling lonely and sorry for yourself, when the phone rings out of the blue. It’s an old friend, checking in on you. For an hour, you have one of those rare, wonderful, uplifting conversations; by the time you hang up, you’re
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language matters. Describing generative models as "artificial intelligence" simultaneously creates unrealistic expectations _and_ undersells the technology's capabilities.
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“