My thoughts on life, especially technology and society. ...
Hours, minutes and seconds, you can’t go too long without them taking over your every thought, desire and eventually autonomy. Your body gets hot with desire as you reach for your lighter and open your pack, taking that first drag and earning the surge of relief your brain had been clawing for. This is a snapshot of what being very addicted to cigarettes is like. After countless tries, I finally…
When I feel like writing and don’t know what to say, I force my fingers to keep moving despite my empty thoughts. Trying to force the flow if that makes any sense? I ramble and ramble and ramble to no avail. Maybe I stumble upon something that makes sense and maybe it continues to dribble out like drool at dawn. My heart is racing and for some reason seeing words appear on the screen brings me…
I waited in line, shuffling forwards with my basket in hand as they directed the people in front of me where to go. I was sent to register number fifteen. I placed my basket down and tried to quell my subtle panic that always seems to bubble up in these brief encounters. The small talk looming, each sentence hobbling out of my face and reaching for the ears of my friendly cashier. The conversation…
Many people in the field of journalism have been trying to speculate whether or not AI will “take” their job. I don’t think so. I believe that AI-generated images will have their place in the news media but they’ll serve a different purpose than the traditional images captured by camera. Recently there were AI generated images that went viral in the wake of Hurricane Helene and the response was…
The World Wide Web flipped society on its head. Very few predicted the impact that it ultimately had. The information ecosystem continues to evolve, fueling globalization at faster and faster speeds and ushering society into this new era whether it’s ready or not. Could AI be the next technology of this magnitude? Could it flip us back on our head just as we’re beginning to grasp the implications…