This week we are leaning into multiple metaphors: AI as a mirror, UX design as a window or room, and life as information. Plus: read about Michael Levin's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit, Helen's Book of the Week, and our upcoming events.
It’s easy to fall prey to the design illusion that because LLMs look sleek, they must be well-designed. But aesthetics alone do not equal design. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”
It’s curious that these two papers, tackling such similar ideas, came out at the same time. Is this coincidence, or does it tell us something about where the study of life and intelligence is heading?
Our recommendation is to follow a five-step playbook: Diversify, Dream, Design, Develop, and Defend.
Generative AI is perhaps the biggest advance in technology—ever. The world is rushing to find answers and for good reasons. We need to create good outcomes, not bad ones. In the rush, however, remember that Generative AI is way bigger than ChatGPT and the path ahead will be longer than the current rush implies.
Our recommendation is to follow a five-step playbook:
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The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
