Humans In The Loop
What it means to be human in an AI-built world
Britt Gage and
Humans In The Loop
What if instead of setting quantitative goals, I focused on how I wanted to feel on the other side?
In the case of my OneNote course, I wanted to end each day feeling productive, proud, and confident that I’d covered each lesson extensively.
The change was immediate. Some days, I felt especially creative and filmed ten videos in a row. On other... See more
In the case of my OneNote course, I wanted to end each day feeling productive, proud, and confident that I’d covered each lesson extensively.
The change was immediate. Some days, I felt especially creative and filmed ten videos in a row. On other... See more
Superhuman
Setting human goals can remind us the work we’re actually meant to be doing.
In practice, that meant permission to stop , permission to play ( including to do work that still felt truly fun), and permission to go internal (get back in touch with her internal compass, goals, and sense of self). She was still working, she was just being a whole lot more mindful about where she was directing her energy.
Anne Helen Petersen • The Right Kind of Busy
real self care
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?
Most traditions are solutions to forgotten problems.
100 Simple Truths
With more remote and hybrid work, I think we probably have to be more thoughtful about creating connections — to new people and new ideas. I don’t think it means we can’t do it, but perhaps we can’t rely on water-cooler or photocopier serendipity to the extent we might have in the past.
Perhaps we can use tactics like the “Monday Notes” NASA... See more
Perhaps we can use tactics like the “Monday Notes” NASA... See more
David Epstein • "Communication Really Happens in the Carpool..."
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
Inspiration is a productivity multiplier, but it’s perishable. Act quickly.
100 Simple Truths
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... See more
