https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/technology/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-universities.html I had to wear the costume and silly hat. Graduation is really for the parents isn’t it? The photos before and after – the silly group ones and the more formal one for Gran. If I am honest I was a bit proud too – mainly of getting a job. We’d worked as a … [Read more…]
https://www.wired.com/story/migration-climate-environment-refugees/ It had been a long journey. Long. Many things I don’t want to talk about. But I am here. I’d not set out to be here, just not there. We were divided up: men and women. By age. And then, when they knew our professions and backgrounds, by class too. The interviews were all … [Read more…]
https://hbr.org/2023/01/managers-stop-distracting-your-employees We were all pleased when they got rid of the “nag bands” as we used to call them. Supposedly a wellness thing – don’t get me started on those PRA discussions! – but really about gentle reminders and encouraging aphorisms. I wasn’t the only one that taped over the screen. There was a lull … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/43becfbb-8e18-4fe7-a459-fac715e8a578 It’s not Big Brother. It’s not… wrong. It’s a matter of openness. We’re a family. We’re built on trust and communication. We talk to each other over the dinner table, about our days. This is just an extension of that. I’m interested in them because I love them. Knowing where they are and what … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/cnet-gets-caught-playing-ai-mad-libs-with-its-financial-news-coverage-001026432.html Alright, it’s a cliché. Writing the great novel. Go on, laugh. Tell me to get back to my day job, do what I’m here to do. Know my place. But what’s wrong with having a dream? It’s what makes us who we are surely. I’m good at my job. Not everyone can take complex … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/opinion/activist-advertising-how-brands-and-agencies-can-work-positive-change/2461951 It had been great. They didn’t know what hit them. We were so many steps ahead. None of their systems were safe from us. We went where we wanted, did what we wanted. Yes, sometimes it was on the edge of legal but… Heh. Some of us were doing it just because we could. … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/marketing-briefing-how-marketers-are-finding-ways-to-use-the-latest-buzzy-ai-tool-chatgbt/ I have to say, things have improved. We cut them some slack over the pandemic – heh we were all over the place too. But after, we really needed them to be on the ball, particularly in terms of communications. We’re not a demanding client I’m sure. Yes we do want changes and sometimes … [Read more…]
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/technology/digital-cameras-olympus-canon.html It’s the blur for me. Not completely indecipherable or impossible to understand, just slightly… out. It fits with the way I see things. Nothing’s clear any more. I look at the world, politics, my future, my identity. Nothing is black and white. It’s all a bit fuzzy. I’m OK with that. I’m not going … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/chatgpt-openai-new-york-city-public-schools-ban-192608080.html?guccounter=1 It was only a matter of time. We all knew that. They’re not completely stupid they just needed the tools. With their reputations (and brands) as guardian of academic standards to protect and therefore so much money on the line, they threw money at developers and got their own machine learning systems. The perfection … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/23541557/sony-manchester-city-metaverse-playstation Desolate. That’s the best word for it. It reminds me of the first lockdown, eerily quiet, post apocalyptic meets zombie. Anyone you saw seemed dazed, semi-detached. It’s like that. There aren’t smoking ruins but there might as well be. You can see what it all used to be like. Bustling, vibrant, alive. But now… … [Read more…]