AI & SocietyA series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime1 Overview2 The Case For Optimism3 The Case For Pessimism4 The Failure Of Governance5 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Those darned pessimists. A glorious new era stretches before us, promising unprecedented productivity, economic growth, and improved standards of living. And the pessimists can’t let…
AI & SocietyA series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime1 Overview2 The Case For Optimism3 The Case For Pessimism4 The Failure Of Governance5 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Productivity! Streamlined workflows! New jobs that don’t exist yet! Enhanced quality of life! Massive increases in global GDP! The optimists believe AI is a foundational…
AI & SocietyA series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime 1 Overview2 The Case For Optimism3 The Case For Pessimism4 The Failure Of Federal Governance5 Governance Alternatives6 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Our world is all AI, all the time, sure, obviously. What does that mean? We have the vague idea that big…
The most valuable book in my collection is a copy of Neuromancer published in 1986 by Phantasia Press. Only 375 numbered copies were signed by the author, bound with gold endpapers, in a white cloth slipcase. It’s tough to find but there are two copies on Abebooks right now, one for $6,500, the other for $8,000. The enduring cultural…