by John Macdonald | May 8, 2023 | AI, The250
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. I worked on the road crew for my local township for two summers while in college. I learned a lot of skills during those two summers — driving a 12-speed dump truck, laying asphalt, operating all kinds of... by John Macdonald | May 7, 2023 | AI, The250
What gives you purpose? I hope that’s a complex and nuanced topic, but you likely find purpose in one or more of the following aspects of your life: work or contribution family, friends, connection or service to others philosophy or religion I also suspect that... by John Macdonald | May 6, 2023 | AI, The250
AI is coming for your work. Much of our work is utility. The things we do to keep life on this planet moving forward. Work is tilling the ground, fixing the roof, and hauling goods. It’s also filing taxes, developing software, and diagnosing... by John Macdonald | May 5, 2023 | AI, The250
I love the discussion about whether art is creation or discovery. Artists use both mechanisms to describe their process, how a particular piece came together, or how the arc of a character’s story played out. They’ll use words like find, seek, imagination,... by John Macdonald | May 4, 2023 | AI, The250
Will AI machines think freely? Well, do humans think freely? If someone asks you to describe a chair, how would you do it? You and I might describe it differently, but we’d know what each was talking about. AI can also describe a chair, and it does a... by John Macdonald | May 3, 2023 | AI, The250
Your dishwasher doesn’t know how to wash dishes. Even if you have a smart dishwasher, it still knows nothing about washing dishes. All your dishwasher knows how to do is blast heated water and soap around the inside of its box and then drain it at all...