Seek knowledge, discover, invent, build tools, explore again. That loop has always had a human in the middle. AI is now working in three of its five stages.
What impact would Artificial Intelligence have on the Knowledge Innovation loop? Read More »
I first used the Web in 1996 on a college computer. Thirty years later, a personal look at what the Internet gave me, what it cost me, and the one finding I can’t argue with.
How the Internet Has Impacted Our Mental Capabilities Read More »
The oldest objection to writing was that it would make us forget. It was right. We made that trade so long ago we stopped noticing, which matters, because AI is offering us another one.
instein could not have written general relativity without reading Newton, 228 years after Newton wrote it down. Post 2 of the Writing as a Technology series, on the invention everything else runs on.
The Most Important Invention in Human History Is Writing Read More »
Speaking arrives on its own. Reading has to be taught, every time. Post 1 of the Writing as a Technology series asks why that difference matters, and why writing was invented by accountants.
The final post in my Exponential Age series: what you can actually control when it comes to protecting your cognitive abilities as AI accelerates around you.
How to Protect Your Cognitive Abilities in the AI Age Read More »
I’m 55, I got online in 1996, and my working memory still hasn’t upgraded since. A personal look at what three decades of internet, and now AI, have done to how I think.
AI and Information Overload: Why Our Minds Can’t Keep Up Read More »
Wages are stagnating while productivity soars and a handful of tech giants dominate. Here is a look at who really wins (and loses) in the exponential age.
Economics of the Exponential Age: Who Wins, Who Loses Read More »
From a single trillion-dollar fortune to outdated legislation, the gap between technology and society is real – and growing. Part 2 of my series on why technology is outpacing society.
Technology Outpacing Society: Who Gets Left Behind Read More »
This is the first post in our new series exploring why technology is outpacing society. We start with the basics: what is exponential technology and what’s driving it?
What Is the Exponential Age? Technology Explained Read More »
