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Overall, it's pretty clear that in the modern economy, measuring output in terms of "product units" is very often Voodoo. In some cases it can be done simply, like how many bathroom mirrors of a given side are produced. But in the cases of medical care, cars, TVs or phones, where the product itself is ever changing and evolving, there is no simple ... See more

That's an entirely plausible path by which people might use AI to excel in the visual arts, but there is an alternative scenario where the AI ends up being more like an iPad that you just use it to keep busy.

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From 2007, the gaming industry, excluding China, has doubled and 80% of that growth has been in mobile

Like mass media and mass commerce, the average university is on the brink of collapse. Its structure is a rotting legacy of the Industrial Age. For years, anybody who wanted to learn on their own lacked the means to do so. Now, anybody with an internet connection has access to information. Harvard and Stanford will be okay, but dark days are ahead ... See more

But in the 21st Century, the biggest challenge is not how to get things done more efficiently; instead, the challenge is figuring out what to do. And the relationship between economic inputs and outputs is no longer linear.

I’m both lazy and really focused on being present, so I think taking notes on a book is the same as taking photos when you’re on a trip – all it’s doing is taking you out of the moment

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