Technology may give us extraordinary new power. But it may also give our deepest, least understood desires a power of their own.
- Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
If the AI bubble bursts, it could bring down some of the biggest tech companies – but perhaps not its most durable, like Google and Apple.
Sometimes, no one sees a major global shock coming. Risk analysts call these ‘black swan’ events. Other times, we see them coming – we just don’t prepare.
AI is showing some of the hallmarks of another technology’s rapid rise and fall back in the 1920s. These are the lessons we could learn.
Writing before the advent of the smartphone, a French philosopher foresaw a world where computers would shape our behaviour, controlling much of our lives.
Knowledge, for Foucault, is not just what we know. It is who we are. It defines our options, not just intellectually, but in all respects.
Human staff accumulate data as ‘expertise’ instead of giving it to their employers. For profit-chasing retailers, that’s a problem AI can eliminate.
Could Chomsky have foreseen where his contributions would lead us?
AI could kill our creativity by making us think too alike. It also forces us to question what “creativity” is, and the different forms it can take.
Media articles and influencers have helped give the impression that prompt engineering could be a ticket to a six-figure salary. The reality, as always, is a different story.
Twitter ha pasado oficialmente a llamarse X, en un proceso que muchos considerarían caótico. Pero aún podemos intentar darle sentido.
Twitter has been officially rebranded to X, in a process many would deem chaotic. But we can still try to make sense of it.
Going alcohol-free can spare the hangover and save money - unless your new drink of choice is the zero-free version of certain high profile tipples.
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