“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.”
In Lauren Oyler’s essay about anxiety last week, she referenced a late 19th century diagnosis known as Americanitis , which described “the high-strung, nervous, active temperament of the American people.” Whether incited by advances in technology (causing loss of sleep, excessive worry) or capitalism (causing long work days, fast pace of life), the... See more
Being fine with periods of solitude, working alone, pushing things forward without others cheering you on...that's a superpower.
The ability to run your own race, despite what the world is doing, initially looks behind - but puts you out front.
Buzzfeed recently published a now deleted article on what AI thinks Barbies would look like from different countries around the world.
The results contained extreme forms of representational bias - including colourist and racist depictions, which is something that AI image generators are often prone to... See more
Buzzfeed recently published a now deleted article on what AI thinks Barbies would look like from different countries around the world.
The results contained extreme forms of representational bias - including colourist and racist depictions, which is something that AI image generators are often prone to doing.
With AI image generators like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and Dall-E gaining huge popularity, it’s important that we are vigilant about the forms of bias that these technologies can fuel.
Full video coming soon on ‘How AI Image Generators Make Bias Worse’ on The London Interdisciplinary School Youtube Channel.
on the importance of a singular vision and good judgment (Sari)
Embrace the mess if you want to do better knowledge work - McGee's Musings
Almost every popular idea, no matter how dumb, has at least one paper claiming it’s true, one scientist promoting it, or one expert willing to be paid to defend it.
Yet, experts ARE important, and science truly IS one of the most powerful tools ever created for discovering the truth.
Being able to point to just one paper, one scientist, or one... See more