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Can an AI be bored?
Emotion is a human cognitive function, and it would, therefore, be very difficult to simulate in an AI or AI-controlled robot; boredom may probably be the most difficult emotion to simulate at all. It may become possible to implement “happy” or “sad” emotions in silico, by making an AI or robot learn from happy and sad examples.... See more
Emotion is a human cognitive function, and it would, therefore, be very difficult to simulate in an AI or AI-controlled robot; boredom may probably be the most difficult emotion to simulate at all. It may become possible to implement “happy” or “sad” emotions in silico, by making an AI or robot learn from happy and sad examples.... See more
Izumi Uehara • The meaning of boredom: Properly managing childhood boredom could lead to more fulfilling lives
because popularity often has nothing to do with quality.
Opinion | Personalization Has Failed Us
We have turned competition into connection because it’s the only way we’ve learned that we can get attention — and when you see a continuous decline in relationships outside of your phone because spaces continue to disappear, you’ll cling to whatever you can to feel like you belong to a larger world. That’s without taking into account how the... See more
Julia Alexander • Here's What the Fight for Your Attention Really Looks Like
Any damn fool can make it complex. It takes a genius to make it simple
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Second, play is an antidote to stress, and this is key because stress, in addition to being an enemy of productivity, can actually shut down the creative, inquisitive, exploratory parts of our brain.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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