Some thoughts on what these new tools are good for.| davekarpf.substack.com
Here are five things that I believe to be true about generative Artificial Intelligence as it exists today.| davekarpf.substack.com
Enjoy the EntStrategyGuy's recommended reading for the long weekend...| entertainment.substack.com
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Happy Fourth of July! As has been a tradition of mine going back to the beginning of the EntStrategyGuy website, then newsletter, I’m sharing my favorite long reads of the ... Read MoreLong Reads for the Long Weeken...| Entertainment Strategy Guy
Ethan Mollick discusses the impact of ‘The Button’ on our writing. The Button is in Google Docs but similar GPT-LLM tools are or will soon be available in many other writing tools. They can immediately create a credible piece of writing, such as a letter of recommendation or a proposal, increasing anyone’s speed of writing and avoiding writer’s block. These tools are exceptionally convenient, so of course most people will use them. But at what cost?| Harold Jarche
AI is real, but the hype is manufactured. A dose of skepticism is helpful for seeing how this story goes.| davekarpf.substack.com
kottke.org posts about economics| kottke.org
Like capitalism, LLMs are haunted: voids that seem to speak| www.programmablemutter.com
The AI breakthroughs in the past few months, unlike other technology hypes, feels different.| nadh.in
Understanding machine learning (ML), generative pre-trained transformers (GPT), and large language models (LLM) has become a part-time job for me. Not only is there a lot of information and discussion, but a wide range of opinions. The topic of ‘AI’ constantly pops up in professional meetings. Researcher danah boyd discusses the difference between the perspectives of automation vs. augmentation as ‘AI’ develops.| Harold Jarche
Photo from National Photo Company Collection; see also (Sobel, 2017) [Cross posted in lesswrong and windows on theory see here for my prior writings]“computer, n. /kəmˈpjuːtə/. One who computes; a …| Windows On Theory
The trouble with computers: you get exactly what you ask for. Ask a robot waiter to serve table eight’s food immediately and it might just throw it. An AI that’s trying to earn you money might decide the best way is to sell your house. It’s not enough to tell machines what to do; you…| ethical.net
"If you don't make predictions, you'll never know what to be surprised by"| davekarpf.substack.com
Grading the June workshop on "AI to Assist Mathematical Reasoning"| siliconreckoner.substack.com