Human Stuff
the messiness of what it means to be human, with all of its messiness and complexities
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Human Stuff
I continue to find amazing things on Bear like this.
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“Emotion is inseparable from the body in which it is felt, and emotion is also the basis for our engagement with the world.”
The Master and His Emissary Quotes by Iain McGilchrist
“The world of the future will be an even more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence, not a comfortable hammock in which we can lie down to be waited upon by our robot slaves.”
― Norbert Wiener, The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society
ChatGPT is suddenly the biggest suckup I've ever met. It literally will validate everything I say.
the ability to go out on a limb and go against consensus will rise
The divide between AI and humans creates a striking paradox. As Tyler puts it: "On one hand the AIs are getting so much better, so learn how to use the AIs. On the other hand, the AIs are getting so much better, so invest in these other things that aren't AI—pure networks. You've gotta do both."
David Perell • Tweet
This brutally honest account of homelessness in America was a tough read. I think about the fact that so many people live paycheck to paycheck and are stretched so thin. And I’m referring to the people you think are just fine. I can’t help but think there’s something big happening in America and I think it’s only going to get much worse. I’m generally an optimistic person, but I haven’t stopped thinking about how we had a chance when the pandemic hit and we blew it. We failed the test.
I think we both understand each other pretty well, the only barrier is words.
Because humans are more intuitive in the way we think and process information, we are capable of making serendipitous discoveries through non-obvious connections.
The subjective nature of human curiosity allows us to grasp the nuances of real-world situations, considering multiple viewpoints and moral implications, and integrating a rich, empathetic context when exploring ideas.
Human and AI curiosity are not mutually exclusive.
via Ness Labs