Why the world feels more complex—and why that feels hard. Why more problems are complex problems. Why organizations struggle with complexity.
A Skeptic's Guide to How Cognitive Biases and Reasoning Errors Fuel AI Hype, Social Learning, The Hidden Cost of ChatGPT is the Erosion of the Digital Commons, and more.
What is complexity? How do complex problems and opportunities differ from simple & complicated? Where do we find complexity?
OpenAI made a splash on ChatGPT's first birthday with something for everyone to be excited and wary.
OpenAI made a splash this week at its first developer-focused event, announcing a wide range of new capabilities, features, and services. For a first birthday party, it was quite impressive but also awkward. OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman’s presentation had the excitement and clumsiness of the parent of a one year old—celebrating its advances with the lack of surety of a new parent. In some ways, everyone in the OpenAI universe has something to celebrate. But everyone also has something to be wary about and Sam missed the mark explaining some logical inconsistencies in OpenAI’s product announcements and plans.
Let’s walk through four of OpenAI’s announcements that I’ve been chewing on this week.
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
