Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
the strange evolution of airlines into quasi-banks reflects how badly deregulation has gone. Regulation carefully set the terms under which airlines could do business. It was designed to ensure that they remained a stable business and a reliable mode of transportation. Deregulation, in turn, allowed the airlines to pursue profits in whatever way
... See moreGanesh Sitaraman • Airlines Are Just Banks Now
As we introduce media forms with higher fidelity—written accounts, images, videos—we not only come to expect them but to equate them with reality itself.
Media by Order of Fidelity
1. Video
2. Images
3. Audio recording
4. Written account
5. First-hand account
6. Second-hand account
7. Hearsay
Media by Order of Fidelity
1. Video
2. Images
3. Audio recording
4. Written account
5. First-hand account
6. Second-hand account
7. Hearsay
JUSTICE THELOT • Everything is default fake — 13101401 Inc.
Ponder for a moment the ways people interact differently in today’s workplace when compared to historical norms. Remote and flexible work arrangements have become commonplace. Emails and text messages often replace real-time conversations — sometimes with the person visible across the room! The gig economy has normalized temporary, impersonal work
... See moreDonna Wiggs • Daniel Goleman: Why Emotional Intelligence May Be the Number One Indicator of Organizational Success
Hunting has two main modes: searching and chasing. With searching you look for something to chase. With chasing, in contrast, you have a focus of attention that drives your actions. You may find something else worth chasing along the way, and then switch your focus to a new chase, but you’ll still maintain a focus.
Robin Hanson • Chase Your Reading
I once had to figure out how much data storage my office could save by erasing old news articles. Users told me that they did not want anything erased, in case they needed it in the future. But when I checked the usage data, I found that 80% of articles accessed were from the last 3 months. and only 6 articles older than 12 months had been
... See moreEnsley Tan • How to use Obsidian or any note-taking app for work (aka don’t fall for PKM candy)
Esta é uma observação fantástica em termos de 5S Digital. A primeira coisa que nos vem à mente quando alguém fala em apagar nossos arquivos, documentos, plantinhas, fotos, etc é que “vamos precisar disso um dia, então é melhor manter just in case”. Mas na prática, a teoria é outra.
To understand AI algorithms, Vallor argues we should not regard them as minds. “We’ve been trained over a century by science fiction and cultural visions of AI to expect that when it arrives, it’s going to be a machine mind,” she tells me. “But what we have is something quite different in nature, structure, and function.”
Rather, we should imagine... See more
Rather, we should imagine... See more
Philip Ball • AI Is the Black Mirror
A successful talk is a little miracle—people see the world differently afterward.
Harvard Business Review • Frame Your Story
The year 1980 was a turning point for the philosophy of artificial intelligence, even while AI itself was still finding its feet. Philosopher John Searle introduced his now-famous Chinese Room thought experiment, arguing that machines could produce impressive results without a shred of genuine understanding.