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For this week's POV, we explore how taste and storytelling will become vital creative skills in a "sea of sameness".
To help dissect the topic, we've had a chat with @Squarespace's CCO David Lee. Surrounded by all the fear and concern that generative AI has brought to the creative world over the past year, David's take... See more
instagram.comWe are already stepping into the world imagined by Sam Altman.
But what is his vision of a meaningful life?
What does he believe leads to human flourishing?
But forget about Sam Altman—what do you believe will lead to human flourishing?
But what is his vision of a meaningful life?
What does he believe leads to human flourishing?
But forget about Sam Altman—what do you believe will lead to human flourishing?
Becoming unLLMable
Digital divide and inequality:
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
At Bloomberg’s Tech Conference, Google CEO Sundar Pichai didn’t warn about AI, he welcomed it. For him, AI isn’t a threat to tech professionals, it’s a partner. The challenge isn’t surviving the AI wave; it’s learning how to ride it.
Don’t just use AI tools, rather build them. Learn how LLMs work, not just what they do.
Anchor your value in what AI... See more
Don’t just use AI tools, rather build them. Learn how LLMs work, not just what they do.
Anchor your value in what AI... See more
Scraping the Social: “We are unknown to ourselves—and with good reason.” Friedrich Nietzsche—“Even the retards are starting to figure it out.” (comment)—“In data we trust.” Priceonomics—“The Internet fails to scale gracefully.” Chris Ellis—“I want to be surprised by my own bot”—“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”... See more
Digital tools’ inherent ability to flatten an organization’s hierarchy to allow the best ideas and information to surface is often a positive force for collaboration and innovation. However, in this case, one outcome was not so positive: Peggy, the group’s most senior technician, quit after several months.
Paul Leonardi • The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI
To broaden our view: we must look at image production (and cultural production in general) not just as a specific vocation, but as a novel consumer behavior. The popular Technology Adoption Life Cycle framework proposes that different psychographic consumer segments—early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggard markets—can be... See more
Toby Shorin • Report: The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics
In a world where we can outsource productivity to technology, the people who reap the biggest rewards aren’t those who work the fastest.
They’re the people who make things that are wonderful, original, weird, emotionally resonant, and authentic. As our feeds become flooded with instant, AI-generated content, the most dangerous thing you can do is... See more
They’re the people who make things that are wonderful, original, weird, emotionally resonant, and authentic. As our feeds become flooded with instant, AI-generated content, the most dangerous thing you can do is... See more
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
