Sparks 👁️
I have long been a subscriber to the idea that any intelligence needs to be embodied and situated. The very first problems a baby has to solve are, How do I move my body? How do I move around in the world? Those tasks are entirely missing from existing large language models. And, as many people noted, the phrase “large language model” is a... See more
Alison Gopnik • Developing AI Like Raising Kids
According to another global study from a few years ago, and the largest one on the topic so far, over two-thirds (68%) of the public would like more rest.
If Money Was Not an Issue, What Would You Do?
The rules had been constructed long before I was born, and I did not know yet I was allowed to break them or redefine them or ignore them entirely.
— Jami Attenberg, I Came All This Way to Meet You
The Satisfaction of Practice in an Achievement-Oriented World
My house plants became healthier and died less often once I stopped tracking their watering, stopped trying to use moisture meters or other tools, and learned to pick up on their vibes instead.
Many such cases.
Nat Eliasonx.com
We might not be able to escape the sociopolitical systems that structure the world at large, but by knowing they exist, we can be more intentional about how we move through and beyond them.
Leaving the Cult of Never Enough
Work, in fact, is interfering with my work,
and I want to work less so that I can have more time to work.
I need another word.
— Eula Biss, Having and Being Had
and I want to work less so that I can have more time to work.
I need another word.
— Eula Biss, Having and Being Had
Always Be Optimizing
