Humans In The Loop
What it means to be human in an AI-built world
Britt Gage and
Humans In The Loop
For a long time, it was “you’re welcome.” This indicates that you put in some effort and you’re willing to do it again on request.
Recently “no problem” has become more common. This implies that the effort could have been a huge hassle, but this time, it was okay.
For people who are choosing to do the work of hospitality and connection, though, the... See more
Recently “no problem” has become more common. This implies that the effort could have been a huge hassle, but this time, it was okay.
For people who are choosing to do the work of hospitality and connection, though, the... See more
The Simple Word Replacement for Connection
What else has been hidden by summary? What thoughts must we resist abridging? Those giant sequoias echo a reminder to ask ourselves, what are the unseen things today that could be growing?
Simon Sarris • Long Distance Thinking
If AI is the ultimate summarizer, and we transition our human processes to include AI to strip away context, what will we be missing?
The important training is not STEM, coding or how AI works. (The market will take care of that.) It’s about how people work—and how businesses so often make money by manipulating people to buy things they might not need. Instead, people can learn how to manipulate themselves .
Rather than compete with computers, people need to learn how to use and... See more
Rather than compete with computers, people need to learn how to use and... See more
Esther Dyson • Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids
#6 — Automated Delegation
In order to delegate something today you need to describe the project, or your goals, to your assistants. There are different ways to do this:
But what if AI could automatically identify tasks that were able to be delegated to your... See more
In order to delegate something today you need to describe the project, or your goals, to your assistants. There are different ways to do this:
- Text/typing → Slowest
- Voice → Fastest/easiest
- Loom videos → Adds the most context
But what if AI could automatically identify tasks that were able to be delegated to your... See more
Michael Houck • World Class Delegation (from a Unicorn Founder)
Jonathan Swanson of Athena on delegation
The first step is to understand the fundamental difference between humans and AIs. We are analog, chemical beings, with emotions and feelings. Compared with machines, we think slowly—and we act too fast, failing to consider the long-term consequences of our behavior (which AI can help predict). So we should not compete with AI; we should use it. At... See more
Esther Dyson • Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids
Agreeableness is not the same as agreeing. In fact, they have little in common. Finding someone who’s only job is to agree with everything that is said is easy. On the other hand, agreeableness is the skill of having a contrary position and being pleasant about it. It’s the hard work of bringing professional work to people who expected something... See more
429 Too Many Requests
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100 Simple Truths
The Imperfectionist: Doing things is what counts
ckarchive.com“Here’s what I mean: everyone seems to yearn for the productivity technique or life philosophy or set of personal rules that will cause them to do more writing, launch a business, be a better listener, or finally start meditating. But nothing beats actually doing a bit of the thing to reinforce to yourself that you’re capable of making progress on it. The best way to convince a five-year-old that enjoyable leisure doesn’t require addictive technology is to spend a few hours demonstrating that it doesn’t; and the best way to prove to yourself that you can add words to the manuscript of your novel is to add a few.”