Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
Experts have already seen and documented more than 60 smaller-scale examples of AI systems trying to do something other than what their designer wants (for example, getting the high score in a video game, not by playing fairly or learning
game skills but by hacking the scoring system).
The case for slowing down AI
Very few issues worthy of debate are black and white. That’s why we need to grapple with the gray areas of life, of which there are many. It’s always tempting to reduce issues to binary choices between right and wrong, good and evil, beneficial and destructive. But it’s ultimately self-defeating; binary thinking discourages complex reasoning while... See more
Yonason Goldson • Mastering the art of arguing productively
Knowledge Work and
I realized the benefits to be gained from a formal list of mental model heuristics drawn from the decades of published research on the subject. So, I revisited the literature and sketched a list of eight heuristics for designing to support mental models.
Caleb Furlough • 8 mental model design heuristics
Adopting a hacker’s mindset can help create a culture of pragmatism, valuing experimental and incomplete approaches.
Why Managers Should Think More Like Hackers
Creating pedestrian plazas like the one in Times Square is prevalent in many European and Asian cities like Amsterdam and Tokyo. They prioritize public transportation and cycling infrastructure while U.S. cities often favor cars.
Why urban streets around the world are going car-free
It’s not enough for leaders to give people permission to dissent; they must demand it of people.
Into all problem-solving, a little dissent must fall
A lot of people believe meaningful work is only for people in helping professions, nonprofits, or social impact work. While it’s true that some jobs are engineered for meaning, any job can be meaningful—even (especially) those that our culture might deem “mundane.”