AI and the “Accursed Flower”
If AI ever gets too big for its algorithmic boots, God might ‘Tower-of-Babel’ it.Whatever the AI pros and cons for or against human flourishing, never forget that the universe has a moral order.
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Scott Galloway: Get Men Off the Screens
The conversation revolved around one big question: What happened to men?Galloway also resists the notion that one needs to “find their passion” to lead a fulfilling life: Those who say that to young people are “already rich.”
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AI Adoption is Slowing Amidst the “Biggest Gamble in Business History”
Workers and companies aren't buying the AI hypeIn the case of AI, knowledge workers are trying to tell us something. They don’t like AI as much the top managers do, and their excitement is falling.
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Is AI’s Future Open or Closed?
Watch Archana Vemulapalli, Head of Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, discuss developments in artificial intelligenceWatch Archana Vemulapalli, Head of Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, discuss developments in artificial intelligence with Bryan Mistele, CEO of transportation analytics provider, INRIX – especially ways in which AI can be employed to make people more productive and efficient, and in the end, make the world a better place. You can watch this video and many more from the most recent COSM conference, which featured leading thinkers and pioneers in the fields of tech, artificial intelligence, and computing.
Remote Work: Liberation or a Major Step Back?
Feeling disconnected or undervalued can lead to quiet quitting, data showsArticles and studies abound on the viability of remote work, particularly following the mass transformation of the white-collar workplace after 2020. While millennials and Gen-Z workers, fresh out of college, fled metro areas and moved online, whole office spaces found themselves empty. Office real estate workers continue to struggle leasing out their spaces to businesses, since so many employers now have a remote or hybrid work schedule. It is difficult to reach a conclusive stance on the pros and cons of remote work by reading the dozens of articles on the topic. Opinions vary so widely. Some praise the new shift towards remote work as a revolutionary step in the workforce. Others note that remote work is actually a step Read More ›
U.S. Drops in Happiness Poll
A year ago the U.S. was 15th in the world. Now it's 23rd. What happened?Increases in loneliness tell part of the story, also overall decline in social cohesion and for Gen Z, meteoric increases in internet and social media use.
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Full-Time: Why We Need More Creative Productivity, Not Less
A new book shows how we lost the meaning of work and the ways we can get back on track.Bahnsen subscribes to the classical view of economics that prizes production over consumption.
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Cal Newport: Overstimulation Is Ruining Your Life
Turns out the solution is simple: don't use things that overstimulate you.“Don’t use things that cause overstimulation,” Newport says. “The dopamine system is powerful, so don’t give it the targets it’s going to fire up for.”
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OpenAI CEO: Yes, AI Will Take Jobs Away
Technology has historically replaced human workers only to add new jobs. Is AI any different?Sam Altman, the CEO of the AI company OpenAI, which was responsible for developing the Large Language Model ChatGPT, said in an interview with The Atlantic that AI will definitely be taking some jobs away, striking a blow to some AI optimists who claim that this won’t be the case. According to Business Insider, “A lot of people working on AI pretend that it’s only going to be good; it’s only going to be a supplement; no one is ever going to be replaced,” he said. “Jobs are definitely going to go away, full stop.” –ChatGPT Creator Sam Altman Says ‘Jobs Are Definitely Going to Go Away’ (businessinsider.com) While certain jobs might go the wayside, it’s possible AI could introduce Read More ›
Work: The New Path to Self-Actualization
With layoffs plaguing Big Tech companies, how should employees start viewing their work?The pandemic changed the way we work, with more people opting for online or “hybrid” schedules, office buildings emptying, and boundaries between work and other aspects of life starting to get blurred. But what is the general attitude towards work in the United States? According to Simone Stolzoff, author of the forthcoming The Good Enough Job, Americans are turning to their careers like people used to turn to religion: for meaning and a sense of self-worth. This new secular religion is called “workism.” In an interview with Wired, Stolzoff said, [Workism] is treating work akin to a religious identity. It’s looking to work not just for a paycheck but also for a community, a sense of identity and purpose and Read More ›
STEM EDUCATION 1. Pursuing Nerd Quality Over Nerd Quantity
Reducing math and science to practice is what engineers do. Scientists didn’t put a man on the moon. Engineers did.Overall, computer applications will impact our society and culture as much as electricity did. And we’re living smack in the middle of the transformation.
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Is AI Creating the Conditions for Marxist Revolution?
An analyst looks at the conditions then and nowLast summer, we noted Karl Marx’s eerie AI prediction; he felt that capitalism would fall when machines replaced human labor. While today’s market economy doesn’t seem in a hurry to fulfill either prediction, some see artificial intelligence as enabling a comeback of his theories.
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Is the Future of Work Relentlessly Urban?
Amazon’s new combined New York and Washington headquarters may provide an unintended testThe idea of two different locations would likely be unworkable apart from the internet. But some wonder if Amazon has grasped all the implications of the internet.
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