They Know a Collapse Is ComingThe CIO of Goldman Sachs has said that in the next year, companies at the forefront will begin to use AI agents as if they were employees —…1h ago11h ago1
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Empowerment, Not Self-OrganizationHave you heard people say something to the effect of, “Self organization is not really entirely self organization”?Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 2024
AGI Is Upon Us At Last — and What That Will MeanA lot of people underestimate AI. Not everyone though. It depends on how you think. If your thought processes use what Whole Foods founder…Nov 24, 20234Nov 24, 20234
The Great Dumbing DownToday I read an article in Medium, Why a Black Hole is a Laughable Idea. The author, whose bio only says that he is a “Structural…Jun 25, 2023100Jun 25, 2023100
The False Dichotomy of Space Exploration versus Making the World a Better PlaceThis past week novelist Francine Prose wrote, “Every time a SpaceX rocket explodes, I wonder if we should tax the rich more”.Apr 27, 20231Apr 27, 20231
Artemis — YawnThe hoopla around the recent launch of Artemis to the Moon has me conflicted.Nov 23, 20221Nov 23, 20221
Scrum Was Unethical From the StartIn 2001 an ad hoc group of men (yes — all men unfortunately) gathered for a weekend to devise some shared ideas about how to fix the…Aug 12, 202232Aug 12, 202232