Tech and Society
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Tech and Society
I digress but the main point is simple: the drivers of social coherence, such as culture, governance, morality, law, shared stories, and shared values might as well be considered “technologies”. These stories, at least as much as our manipulations of fire, matter, and information, sustain our relationships with one another and with the planet.... See more
Matt Prewitt • Secret Societies, Network States, Burning Man, Zuzalu, and More: Thoughts on New Political Communities
I digress but the main point is simple: the drivers of social coherence, such as culture, governance, morality, law, shared stories, and shared values might as well be considered “technologies”. These stories, at least as much as our manipulations of fire, matter, and information, sustain our relationships with one another and with the planet. Their status registers how well we are doing, at least as meaningfully as the potency of our machines.
In an age of mass production, curation and taste matter more.
AI productivity is now creating a world where everyone can execute, but only a few will figure out what’s worth executing .
AI productivity is now creating a world where everyone can execute, but only a few will figure out what’s worth executing .
The vibe coding paradox
On the Social Media Ideology - Journal #75 September 2016 - e-flux
e-flux.comRight now, people totally misunderstand what AI is. They see it as a tiger. A tiger is dangerous. It might eat me. It’s an adversary. And there’s danger in water, too — you can drown in it — but the danger of a flowing river of water is very different to the danger of a tiger. Water is dangerous, yes, but you can also swim in it, you can make
... See moreThe Verge • “An engine for the imagination”: an interview with David Holz, CEO of AI image generator Midjourney
We can all use Google Earth to virtually travel anywhere in the world—but when we want to see the Colosseum, we still get on plane. We still scream “REPRESENTATIVE” on the phone with Walgreens to be connected to an actual person. We abandoned the Zoom birthday party as soon as we were safely able. Humanity wins every time.
Kate Lindsay • I don’t care what the AI wrote
The companies that win in the context era won’t be the ones with the best algorithms or the most data. They’ll be the ones users actually want to share their lives with – the ones that prove they understand the cultural and personal significance of what they’re being trusted to steward.