Ricardo Matos
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Ricardo Matos
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water. Elevato... See more
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water. Elevato... See more
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
I’ve come to think about AI’s role in my work in six parts, which correspond to the six parts of my workflow:
- As a “second brain”
- As a thought partner
- As a first draft factory
- As a first set of “eyes”
- As a content multiplier
- As a product manager
Katie Parrott • AI Turned Me Into a Content Agency of One
I don't want to manage knowledge. I want to live it.
Joan Westenberg • I deleted everything. | Joan Westenberg
Creativity is the practice of combining or rearranging two or more unlikely things in new and useful ways. That’s it, though this simple definition has hidden depth.
Chase Jarvis • Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
The best art makes your head spin with questions. Perhaps this is the fundamental distinction between pure art and pure design. While great art makes you wonder, great design makes things clear.
John Maeda • The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
