The $1 Trillion Question, Mortality in the Age of Generative Ghosts, Your Mind and AI, How to Design AI Tutors for Learning, The Imagining Summit Preview: Adam Cutler, and Helen's Book of the Week.
Magritte's "Son of Man" metaphor explores digital obscurity of reality. AI model collapse mirrors human isolation effects. Minds struggle without diverse input. Balancing AI benefits and genuine human connection crucial. Develop metacognitive skills to navigate this new landscape.
Generative AI promises personalized learning at scale but risks creating dependency. Complementary cognitive artifacts enhance skills; competitive ones replace them. Effective AI tutors balance engagement and autonomy, expanding human cognition without diminishing critical abilities.
A bumper issue including privacy, safety, barriers, and opportunities.
This week’s Artificiality is a bumper issue. There’s so much going on and so much changing. Here’s a quick take on what’s in this week’s newsletter:
The US health system is about to be stress-tested like never before. Underneath the physical infrastructure and network of people lies an information infrastructure and a human-machine decision system. Is this system ready? How will it fail? What will it reveal about opportunities and barriers to effective AI in health?
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
