Category: Opinions/Editorials
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AI Is Not Better Than Us
I’m a big proponent of artificial intelligence. I use it regularly. I teach others how to use it. I believe it has enormous potential to change the way we work, learn, create, and solve problems. But I don’t want to call it “Super Intelligence.” The president recently announced his preference for replacing “artificial intelligence” with…
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We Assume AI Replacing Workers Is Inevitable
We spend a lot of time worrying that artificial intelligence is going to take our jobs. But AI can’t fire anyone. People can. That distinction seems strangely absent from much of the conversation surrounding AI and employment. We talk about automation as though it is a force of nature, something that will simply happen to…
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AI Is Why We Need Journalism
I’m a big proponent of artificial intelligence. I use it regularly, I talk about it often, and I believe it has enormous potential to make our lives better. But I have to admit something about AI that increasingly bothers me: I don’t know what’s real anymore. Audio can be faked. Photographs can be faked. Video…
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An Interesting Idea From Co-Intelligence
I’m currently reading Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick, and one idea has really stuck with me: “Always invite AI to the table.” Mollick isn’t suggesting that AI should do everything for us or that we should automatically trust or use what it produces. Instead, he presents the idea as a way…
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Remembering Jane
Those of you who follow this site or my books probably noticed Dr. Jane Thomas commented often, wrote many reviews of my work, and generally served as one of my biggest cheerleaders. I’m heartbroken to share that Jane has passed away. I never met Jane in person, but for years and years, she was among…
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Darksiders Video Games
Recently discovered the Darksiders video games. As always, very late to the party. Also in keeping with my character, I started with Darksiders III and then played Darksiders II. Hope to play the original soon. The first three games focus on a specific Horseman of the Apocalypse battling angels, demons, and everything in-between. I love…
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TASK On HBO
I highly recommend TASK on HBO. Ruffalo and Pelphrey are fantastic as imperfect men, the story is captivating, the family sagas are heartbreaking, and the pacing is perfect. One of the best shows I’ve seen in awhile.
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First Thoughts On Pluribus
Watched the first two episodes of Pluribus on AppleTV. Not quite as impressed as the critics, but will definitely continue watching. Production is ambitious, to be sure. I just need to reserve judgement on the concept until I see more.
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& Juliet – A Review
I’ll be honest, my daughter started telling us she wanted to see & Juliet quite a while ago. I’d never heard of it, and despite her trying to explain it to me, I did not quite understand the premise. It then happened that & Juliet came to Chicago for a very limited duration (I believe…
