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Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of b
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It’s becoming increasingly clear that the vast majority of useful AI is not about creating an artificial human personality. It is about creating tools that are endowed with intelligence, and capable of performing far more complex tasks than before.
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A quick example from my life: Twitter didn’t replace Facebook. The iPad didn’t replace my phone. My phone didn’t replace my TV. Now, I watch YouTube on my iPad, toss the video up to my TV, while checking Twitter and Facebook on my phone. It’s a little constellation of technology. But I keep asking myself: how many more things can I juggle? And for ... See more
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Growing Up: NAVIGATING GEN AI’S EARLY YEARS.
Explores the current state of generative AI adoption in enterprises, investment trends, departmental usage, and evolving perceptions, providing insights and recommendations for navigating its early years effectively.
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Personal Machines and Portable Worlds - Christopher Butler ☼
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Let me present a very simple personal software need that shows how ridiculous the state of the ecosystem is:
My grandma barely knows how to use messaging apps- I tell her I sent her some pictures, she doesn’t know how to open it / doesn’t want to read or look at other messages. Phone app is too much. She just wants a button to FaceTime me. So let’... See more