This week we are leaning into multiple metaphors: AI as a mirror, UX design as a window or room, and life as information. Plus: read about Michael Levin's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit, Helen's Book of the Week, and our upcoming events.
It’s easy to fall prey to the design illusion that because LLMs look sleek, they must be well-designed. But aesthetics alone do not equal design. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”
It’s curious that these two papers, tackling such similar ideas, came out at the same time. Is this coincidence, or does it tell us something about where the study of life and intelligence is heading?
Higher ed grapples with AI: Student learning and job impact top concerns, but confidence and preparedness vary. Proactive dialogue on AI needed.
An interview with Chris Summerfield about his book Natural General Intelligence.
Artificiality Co-founders, Helen and Dave Edwards, gave a keynote presentation at Lane Community College on AI & Higher Education.
An interview with Michael Bungay Stanier about his book How to Work with (Almost Anyone).
This 10-part series explores how Generative AI is transforming the future of work, from automation and augmentation to impacts on productivity, skills, emerging talents, and established leaders.
How might we conceptualize the design of AGI? Rather than machines synthesizing outside human systems, we should create machines that enhance our holistic, social right-brained capacities, fostering collective wisdom.
An exploration of how we might conceptualize the design of AGI within the context of human left and right brains.
A research review of The Master and His Emissary:The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Ian McGilchrist.
We extend our Mind for our Minds series with an exploration of the relationship between creativity and generative AI. We wonder how AI can enhance human creativity and dig into different types of creativity.
A conversation with Jonathan Coulton about generative AI, songwriting, and creativity.
Discover how to prioritize exploration and exploitation in your analysis for optimal results.
Artificiality Co-founders, Helen and Dave Edwards, provided a presentation on AI & Higher Education for a gathering of senior executives from Oregon's higher education institutions.
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
