Humans In The Loop
from Superhuman
Britt Gage added 3mo ago
- But us humans, we’re scared too. Which makes us defensive and write think-pieces like "Will AI replace the artist? Wait dang it I wrote that one nvm.
The more we talk about how we are not AI, the more robotic we become.
"Trust us, we're human and here's why," we keep saying — that nobody can deny!
The truth hides in the subtext and makes me wonder, ... See morefrom Are We Human? Then Let's Be Dancers by Sari Azout
Britt Gage added 4mo ago
- Back in the old days of ‘slow traditional culture’ there were plenty of conversations, music in the parlor and even daydreams about dating. But we didn’t count those. The real stuff was the solid stuff, the informal didn’t truly matter.
And now we live in a time where the previously informal is easy to measure.
But just because it’s measured doesn’t ... See morefrom The defensive arrogance of TL;DR
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- To be lost is to be human
Feeling lost is a fundamental part of the human experience, a feeling that traces back to the dawn of history.from The Journey Through Lostness: From Disorientation to Discovery by Steven Schlafman
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- Humanity is waking up to the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence, but we don’t yet understand our role. People talk about unexplainable AI when they should be more concerned about the unexplainable humans running the companies that develop the AI. (Hiya, Sam!) People worried about AI taking their jobs and taking control are comp... See more
from Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids by Esther Dyson
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- When someone responds in a way you didn’t expect, ask them, “What did you hear me say?” Most of the time, the other person heard something incorrect. Follow up with “I’m glad I asked; let me try that again.”
from Superhuman
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- Every. Single. One. of the startups that I've worked with have some
co-founder (or early team) dynamic that implicitly shapes their lasting culture.
These practices may be well-known and honored, or they may be hard-coded yet unspoken (like the pie in my story above). Either way, they are a part of the company’s DNA — its nature.
As an Ops Leader, s... See morefrom Find the sacred pie by Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- “ resisting the pull to work endless hours is as much about keeping ourselves able to sustainably do the work [...] as it is about leaving space in life for other sources of fulfillment.”
Guardrails on the work day — on the work week! — make it possible for you to do the work for longer . Not longer hours, but, like, longer in life . It makes passi... See morefrom When Your Profession is On Fire by Anne Helen Petersen
Britt Gage added 5mo ago
- While frameworks can offer valuable perspectives and guide decision-making, rigid adherence to them can lead to tunnel vision and unhelpful outcomes. Successful decision-making often requires a blend of framework-guided analysis and intuitive judgment, where the needs of both the business and the customer are carefully considered.
from Twitter’s former Head of Product opens up: being fired, meeting Elon, changing stagnant culture, building consumer product, more | Kayvon Beykpour by Lenny Rachitsky
Britt Gage added 5mo ago