girl i would have thought you had like 30k subscribers. you should, because your insights are well-founded relevant and written in a concise yet highly informative manner. keep slaying.
Great insights Ines! The big takeaway for me is focusing on developing cross-domain skills. AI is good at specialized tasks within a single domain, but cant do cross-domain synthesis. The thing is, the more I do this, the more value I get out of AI.
Love this! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.
One of the most interesting writers I've found on Substack.
Only one question: shouldn't we looking into work beyond productivity and being employable?
"If you can learn to find that prospect more exciting than frightening, you probably already have a T-shaped mindset."
There are those of us who find the current situation both exciting and frightening. Shouldn't we take advantage of AI disruption as an opportunity to rethink work. We can start asking questions like:
- If AI reaches unprecedented levels of productivity through automation and autonomization, does it make sense to organize societies through the institution of human work?
- What does it mean to make a living if we can all work less?
- Shouldn't we make the discussion about figuring out how we can reach the right balance between labor and work (Hannah Arendt)?
I'm a generalist who's excited about what's happening because we have a unique chance to consider these questions and change the way we live. What frightens me is leaving these questions to be answered by the Sam Altmans of the world. Nothing against him, but today we need philosophy, not entrepreneurship.
Thanks Ramiro! These are some awesome questions - which I haven’t explored at all! In particular, love the question about the implication about work vs leisure. Curious to hear your view!
Hi Ines! I’ve been writing on these issues for a bit more than a year now, so my mental and philosophical frameworks are still very much under construction.
I did write a post about how we should evaluate the use of AI and it’s impact on society:
This is very well articulated, you managed to crystallize the issue with a resolution that feels more tangible and complete than my own earlier attempt.
If of any interest, I had written a piece (as a guest post) during a time when these questions were very present in my thinking—less conclusive, but perhaps resonant in spirit =)
Thank you. I knew there was a reason none of my Black friends are worried and find the “AI panic” funny and even irrational: resilience. We have definitely outlived worse.
girl i would have thought you had like 30k subscribers. you should, because your insights are well-founded relevant and written in a concise yet highly informative manner. keep slaying.
Gosh, this means a lot. Thank you so much xx
Great insights Ines! The big takeaway for me is focusing on developing cross-domain skills. AI is good at specialized tasks within a single domain, but cant do cross-domain synthesis. The thing is, the more I do this, the more value I get out of AI.
Thanks Sam! That’s great to hear!
this is really really good, thanks Ines this one is definitely going to stick with me
Thanks so much, Tintin!
Love this! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.
check us out:
https://thesecretingredient.substack.com
Ooo love the Substack, Harrison! Have saved your lemon almond bday cake recipe to try this week!
One of the most interesting writers I've found on Substack.
Only one question: shouldn't we looking into work beyond productivity and being employable?
"If you can learn to find that prospect more exciting than frightening, you probably already have a T-shaped mindset."
There are those of us who find the current situation both exciting and frightening. Shouldn't we take advantage of AI disruption as an opportunity to rethink work. We can start asking questions like:
- If AI reaches unprecedented levels of productivity through automation and autonomization, does it make sense to organize societies through the institution of human work?
- What does it mean to make a living if we can all work less?
- Shouldn't we make the discussion about figuring out how we can reach the right balance between labor and work (Hannah Arendt)?
I'm a generalist who's excited about what's happening because we have a unique chance to consider these questions and change the way we live. What frightens me is leaving these questions to be answered by the Sam Altmans of the world. Nothing against him, but today we need philosophy, not entrepreneurship.
Another great article. Keep it up!
Thanks Ramiro! These are some awesome questions - which I haven’t explored at all! In particular, love the question about the implication about work vs leisure. Curious to hear your view!
Hi Ines! I’ve been writing on these issues for a bit more than a year now, so my mental and philosophical frameworks are still very much under construction.
I did write a post about how we should evaluate the use of AI and it’s impact on society:
https://open.substack.com/pub/writerbytechnicality/p/do-it-for-the-machines?r=3anz55&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
I’d love to hear your opinion!
A year ago, I also posted an article about what the labor movement in today’s world should be fighting for:
https://open.substack.com/pub/writerbytechnicality/p/may-what?r=3anz55&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I think in the mix of both articles, you can read my view on how we should consider technology and work in the future.
Looking forward to your next post!
Interesting! Very much enjoyed reading! Thanks for introducing me to Daniel Innerarity - haven’t come across him before.
This is very well articulated, you managed to crystallize the issue with a resolution that feels more tangible and complete than my own earlier attempt.
If of any interest, I had written a piece (as a guest post) during a time when these questions were very present in my thinking—less conclusive, but perhaps resonant in spirit =)
https://substack.com/@thefinancialpen/note/c-113164555
Thanks for reading and thanks for sharing - I'm looking forward to reading your piece!
This is so well written!
Thank you, Samuel!
Superb article. I would also add a deep human component (besides the so call soft skills) like in here https://www.pablomusumeci.com/p/the-hidden-risk-of-playing-it-safe
Thanks Pablo! And thanks for sharing your piece - you really captured the spirit of this chef.
Great Read!
Thank you, Rohit!
Time to gather up my stacks (to be full)...
Also curious how you go about thinking of your T-skills for yourself! Will ask you the next time we chat 😬
Yes, let’s chat about it!
Thank you. I knew there was a reason none of my Black friends are worried and find the “AI panic” funny and even irrational: resilience. We have definitely outlived worse.
Oxford PhD economist turned career experimenter
Oh, so part of the problem?