Issue 319: AI makes building cheaper. It makes research more important.
Kristen Welker asked Bill Gates last weekend on “Meet the Press” whether artificial intelligence could lead to the end of humanity. Mr. Gates replied that if weaponized, AI is powerful enough to “drive events that cause a billion deaths.” “It’s pretty hard to get to 100%,” he said, almost comfortingly. Relying on AI companies to […]
Issue 318: Understanding the conditions for you to be effective
Much was said and reported this week about artificial intelligence, and we’ll begin where history will, with President Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly. Mr. Trump declared that while AI brings challenges, those who warn of its dangers are conspiracists and fear mongers, “the very same people who said we’ll all be dead […]
Issue 317: When the graph is the model, your personal app becomes the view
I believe artificial intelligence has become a dominating subject in America because Americans by nature have imaginations. The average American has a lot of untapped, unfocused creativity, and can imagine exactly what it would look like if things went sideways—the grid down, the water system hacked—fast. This tendency will be encouraged by almost daily reports […]
This summer Colorado is under drought restriction, and we’re working with an arborist and landscaper doing our best to keep our 50+ year old trees alive and our Xeriscaped garden alive.
a metaphor I live by
I’m making myself write in public because taking the Seinfeld approach “don’t break the chain” has worked for me in the past when it comes to getting out of creative ruts, and I’m feeling like the time has come to invent something new and take some new risks and start a new chapter.