Would the development of autonomous, powerful super-intelligent AIs (ASI) automatically lead to disaster for humans – or to unprecedented wisdom – or to something else? In an increasingly unpredictable world, what might help make life-serving outcomes from ASI more likely? | Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
School district budgets are crunched, and with the school year approaching, not every family can outfit their kids as well as they'd like with a full set of school supplies. Enter back-to-school supply drives and backpack programs that give the community an opportunity to help. [...]| 14850.com
The first annual Sea Lion Calling Contest held Thursday night in downtown Astoria was both weird and wildly entertaining. It was also unrehearsed, since few of the 20-plus impressionists felt any need to practice. The post SEA LION CALLING, NO PRACTICE NEEDED appeared first on Astoria Beer Zone.| Astoria Beer Zone
There won’t be a Pacific Northwest Brew Cup in Astoria this year. The post DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION CANCELS BREW CUP appeared first on Astoria Beer Zone.| Astoria Beer Zone
Can you bark like a large, whiskered marine mammal? How are your growls and roars?| Astoria Beer Zone
Fear of the unknown is one of the strongest emotions known to mankind. We’re creatures of comfort who settle into habitual routines that provide a level of comfort. Anything that threatens our immediate environment is often rejected, so you can imagine how change is often received on an organizational level. It can become a disruptive... The post The Importance of Change Management Training appeared first on Training Station.| Training Station
The Pacific Northwest Brew Cup is set to take over a chunk of downtown Astoria on Friday and Saturday, featuring nearly 25 breweries and a half-dozen bands.| Astoria Beer Zone
This is the fourth of six posts seeking to describe what it means to practice co-intelligence. (You can read the first post here, the second here and the third here.) In this post I share ten questions to ask ourselves and each other as we try to practice co-intelligence. Questions like these can be used to guide our learning from and with each other in and out of a co-intelligence community of practice. How do they seem to you? How would it feel to be part of an activity that take...| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
In simple terms, a feature usually describes what a product or service does. A feature explains why a product or service is valuable to the user. Feature Example A smartphone with a 6.7-inch OLED display, 5G connectivity, and a long-lasting battery. Benefit Example The 6.7-inch OLED display offers an immersive […] The post Feature to benefit convertor appeared first on David Hodder.| David Hodder