Thoughts about AI
Things I want to remember when pondering AI
Thoughts about AI
Casual cruelty
Is it okay to dress your cat in a ridiculous costume?
What about giving a poodle a haircut that subjects him to ridicule?
The cat and the dog probably don’t know or care, but we think less of their person if it happens.
At Disney, the costumed characters need security guards. Kids (and more often) adults would bother or even pinch the... See more
Is it okay to dress your cat in a ridiculous costume?
What about giving a poodle a haircut that subjects him to ridicule?
The cat and the dog probably don’t know or care, but we think less of their person if it happens.
At Disney, the costumed characters need security guards. Kids (and more often) adults would bother or even pinch the... See more
Seth Godin • Casual Cruelty
Productivity, AI and pushback
Typesetters did not like the laser printer. Wedding photographers still hate the iphone. And some musicians are outraged that AI is now making mediocre pop music.
One group of esteemed authors is demanding that book publishers refuse to use AI in designing book covers, recording audiobooks or a range of other tasks.
As... See more
Typesetters did not like the laser printer. Wedding photographers still hate the iphone. And some musicians are outraged that AI is now making mediocre pop music.
One group of esteemed authors is demanding that book publishers refuse to use AI in designing book covers, recording audiobooks or a range of other tasks.
As... See more
Seth's Blog • Productivity, AI and Pushback
Trusting AI
For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are controlled. But computers aren’t the same as the LLMs that run on them.
Claude.ai is my favorite LLM, but even Claude makes errors. Should we wait... See more
For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are controlled. But computers aren’t the same as the LLMs that run on them.
Claude.ai is my favorite LLM, but even Claude makes errors. Should we wait... See more
Seth Godin • Trusting AI
Why AI won’t take your job
Levie is outspoken in his support for AI, but he doesn’t believe it spells the end of human jobs. According to him, AI excels at automating “tasks,” but “jobs” encompass a lot more than that. They’re a “collection of tasks” that require judgment, collaboration, and context. And while AI agents expand what we might call a... See more
Levie is outspoken in his support for AI, but he doesn’t believe it spells the end of human jobs. According to him, AI excels at automating “tasks,” but “jobs” encompass a lot more than that. They’re a “collection of tasks” that require judgment, collaboration, and context. And while AI agents expand what we might call a... See more
🎧 How Box Is Building an AI-first Company—Without Cutting Jobs
This is a key way to answer the “AI is taking jobs” worry. It might happen, but it doesn’t NEED to happen.
Create a document, several pages long, that explains who you are. What sort of learner are you? Do you have degrees or expertise? What sort of change are you making, who works with you, what are your standards? How do you want to engage?
Periodically, upload the doc to the chat you’re having with an LLM. Let it know you’re offering a reminder of how... See more
Periodically, upload the doc to the chat you’re having with an LLM. Let it know you’re offering a reminder of how... See more