One of the most interesting (and also frightening) things about AI is how difficult it is to predict what will happen. My kids ask me what's going to happen, and all I can say is that there will be huge changes, and I can't predict what they'll be.
“Fun” is a pleasure category that our mind generates to make play bearable. The purpose of play is the production of training data. The purpose of school is to decouple learning from playing: school teaches us how to ignore our intrinsic curiosity, and give up control of our time
New: Last year, demographers realized that, after US fertility had fallen to all-time lows, Americans were having more babies.
Nobody knew for sure why.
A new report from @ModeledBehavior and @lymanstoneky finds a surprising factor: Remote work.
https://t.co/H70Sdh5F3j
I’m continuously amazed by how many people have to ask permission to buy a $50 book, yet are empowered to call a meeting that costs tens of thousands of dollars.
Once or twice a week, I drop this legendary gif into a slack chat to make a point about latency. Usually when talking about UX, network services, or feedback cycle time in people systems.
"Und dann seid ihr da jedesmal stundenlang durch die Gegend gefahren?"
"Manchmal auch geflogen."
"Um euch eure PowerPoint-Folien zu zeigen?"
"Joa."
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