by John Macdonald | Sep 14, 2024 | AI, The250
John the Baptist was the original voice in the wilderness. Then came others AI such as Galileo Galilei, MLK Jr, Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Banksy, Ai Weiwei, and Pussy Riot. AI can do many things. It can help you work, generate new ideas, and tighten up your... by John Macdonald | Sep 10, 2024 | AI, The250
You get tired. AI does not.You have finite time. AI does not.You have limited energy. AI does not. Also… You care. AI does not.You share. AI does not.You create. AI does not. You labor. AI does not. Labor is something only a human can understand, feel, and do. Embrace... by John Macdonald | Sep 8, 2024 | AI, The250
Is the model right? As it turns out, the decision to forgo Boeing’s Starliner return of the stranded astronauts came down to whether they believed the model’s prediction of thruster degradation — will the thrusters have enough helium... by John Macdonald | Aug 30, 2024 | AI, The250
Great read here from Daniel Miessler. Summary: The primary reason we’re seeing all this disruption in the job market is because we’ve been part of a mass delusion about the very nature of work. We told ourselves that millions of... by John Macdonald | Aug 27, 2024 | AI, The250
Scientists have built an inorganic squishy gel brain that can play pong. We’re all doomed. Skynet is coming. Now, it’s just a matter of time before AI-enabled squishy gel brain robots will take your job, make humans obsolete, and then kill... by John Macdonald | Aug 19, 2024 | AI, The250
Moravec’s paradox is the observation that some tasks that are easy for humans are very difficult for AI systems to replicate, while some tasks that are challenging for humans are relatively easy for AI. We also call this the “easy-hard problem for...