In this issue, we dig into the question of how AI affects expertise and skills: how AI affects mastering a complex field like coding, preserving human expertise in the age of AI, and a conversation with Matt Beane about his book, The Skill Code.
AI's impact on skill development: Balancing productivity gains with long-term expertise. Explore how AI changes apprenticeships, challenges traditional learning, and affects industries. Learn strategies to integrate AI while preserving crucial human skills and mentorship.
A conversation with UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor Matt Beane about his book "The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines."
OpenAI and Google Usher in The Intimacy Economy, Reasons You'll Need an AI Assistant—Even if You Don't Want One, Is AI The Cure for Male Loneliness, and more!
While considering the potential risks and implications of OpenAI releasing an AI voice that appears designed to draw people in, I found an interesting r/artificialinteligence Reddit thread of people sharing their preference for talking with AI over other humans.
Join the conversation as we discuss the significance of Google's new Gemini, Project Astra, TPUs, and the implications across security and education.
Join the conversation as we explore the implications of ChatGPT4o's new features, data gathering, emotionally engaging interactions, and the potential risks associated with emotional recognition technology.
Apple's iPad Ad Disaster, AI Agents Webinar, Improving Your Prompts with Iterative Reasoning Techniques, AI & Accountability, and more!
This month's topic is Agentic AI aka AI Agents, a relatively new type of AI system that can pursue complex goals using capabilities to perceive, reason, and act.
An AI the Knows Absolutely Everything, Co-Agency and the Paradox of Autonomy, Google DeepMind on AI Assistants, State of AI Report, Omri Allouche from Gong, and more.
What is complexity science? Why is it so interesting? What can we learn from it?
What’s happening in the world of generative AI and what you can do about it. Our report covers current confusion, status, anxiety, and AI in the wild. And we include a self-assessment for organizational benchmarking.
An interview with Omri Allouche, the VP of Research at Gong, an AI-driven revenue intelligence platform for B2B sales teams.
Why the world feels more complex—and why that feels hard. Why more problems are complex problems. Why organizations struggle with complexity.
A Skeptic's Guide to How Cognitive Biases and Reasoning Errors Fuel AI Hype, Social Learning, The Hidden Cost of ChatGPT is the Erosion of the Digital Commons, and more.
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
