One comes in the form of NewNew, a start-up in Los Angeles, that describes its product as creating a “human stock market.” On the app, fans pay to vote in polls to control some of a creator’s day-to-day decisions.
We can do a similar reductio ad absurdum for a micropayments-based web. Imagine if everything you do online required you to decide whether to make a tiny payment. Send an email? Pay a few cents. Read one more paragraph of an article? Pay a few cents. And so on. It would be an utter nightmare.
This speech delivered at the Secular Solstice is a beautiful reminder that despite our flaws, we (humans) have always found a way to thrive:
“You’re only human.”
That’s what someone says when they want you to set your sights a little lower, to make your goals a little less lofty. “Only... See more
In short, DALL-E is a revolutionary addition to virtually any creative professional's toolset – not just a bicycle for the mind, as Steve Jobs often described personal computers, but actually a private jet or even a rocket ship for the mind. That's how much DALL-E can accelerate and amplify human creativity. That's how much it can help professional... See more