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I have the sensation that I will be forced to always use the strongest, frontier model. The DSM X will need a large class of categories for AI ailments like mine. As long as I reach for the smartest LLM available, I tell myself I am making the best decisions. Every prompt, every half-formed thought, Continue reading Laplace s Mandate and Routing Anxiety
No matter your training and role in knowledge work, most of us will now publicly acknowledge we are confronted with a choice: augment or be replaced. We have an identity around our training, our actions, and our title. Augmentation, to survive, is more than doing your job the way you did it before, but faster . Continue reading We must all be CEOs.
To create a survivable business, the metaphor of the defensible moat will be outdated as the land shifts beneath us. The water is rising. Your company doesn t need a moat, it needs a boat. The forces of the ocean will be much stronger than most businesses in traditional knowledge work and SaaS will be able Continue reading Boat, not moat.
Vibe coding is not a the right phrasing for me. I find myself quite productive these days. My shortcomings may be glossed over by AI, allowing me to be unblocked in situations where I am otherwise mired in complexity and emotion. For me this isn t a vibe shift, it s an acceleration into mind expanding realms. Continue reading It s not a vibe, it s a trip
In an era where the marvels of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) had redefined the boundaries of possibility, there lived two mice, each a testament to the divergent paths of fortune and fancy. The City Mouse resided in a domain where technology and opulence melded into a dazzling tableau, while the Country Mouse dwelled in the Continue reading GPT Mouse
We now face the danger, which in the past has been the most destructive to the humans: Success, plenty, comfort, and ever-increasing leisure. No dynamic people has ever survived these dangers John Steinbeck Social networks and other internet communication has complex and distorted incentives. To use a term from political philosophy, consumer internet creates Continue reading What is Social Health?
I am not a computer scientist. But I am in love with the edge of what is knowable and possible. I am not an engineer. But I can build intricate things, trace small details, and I know the materials. I am not a software architect. But I think in the systems that move information through Continue reading THE SOFTWARE ARTIST
In the climactic scene of the movie Contact, a vastly advanced alien species communicates with humanity in an ingenious and relatable manner. To ensure that the momentous news of our not being alone in the universe is both understandable and emotionally resonant, the extraterrestrial intelligence presents itself as the protagonist s father. This creative choice highlights Continue reading Masks…
OpenAI and other AI companies will unlock a transition and the reorganization of nearly everything. Long term positive impact will be an increasing challenge, as we try to manage unintended consequences. Short term safety issues are urgent, but clear as we work to manage malicious actors. There are broader international challenges, including with China. While short Continue reading Where to start…
How many calculations do I consume per day (or per second), compared to a person with less access to a smartphone or the Internet?