Stuff we're thinking about
The secret is not to chase butterflies, but to take care of the garden so they'll come to you
The point of these lines is clear. In the old days, craftsmen did not cut corners. They worked carefully, and they took care with every aspect of their work. Every part of the product was considered, and each was designed and made to be exactly as it should be. These craftsmen did not relax their thoughtful self-discipline even with respect to feat... See more
Harry Frankfurt • On Bullshit
do we make you smarter? wiser? more creative?
AI will take all that digital garbage and multiply it by a thousand. Or ten thousand. Or maybe more.
Let's Just Admit it: The Algorithms Are Broken
Things are not quite real until they acquire names and can be classified in some way. Curiosity about places is part of a general curiosity about things, part of the need to label experiences so that they have a greater degree of permanence and fit into some conceptual scheme.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery