Bubbles | On Unpredictability and the Work of being Human | Something Entertaining

In This Issue: * Bubbles. Are We? Aren't We? Read more below for my current take... * On Unpredictability and

Dave Edwards Nov 23, 2025

Ideas

On Unpredictability and the Work of Being Human

We act in the parts of reality AI can’t predict because they don’t yet exist.

Helen Edwards Nov 23, 2025

Three Things from Us | Takeaways from Building a Manifesto for AI with AI | Something Entertaining

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Conversations

Why Does ChatGPT Matter?

A discussion about ChatGPT: Why does it matter, how special is it, and what might be ahead?

Dave Edwards, Helen Edwards Feb 26, 2023

Why does ChatGPT matter?

People always get excited about AI advances and this one is accessible in a way that others weren’t in the past.
People can use natural language to prompt a natural language response.
It’s seductive because it feels like synthesis.
And it can feel serendipitous.

But…

We need to remember that ChatGPT and all other generative AI are tools and they can fail us.
While it may feel serendipitous, that serendipity is more constrained than it may feel.

Some other ideas we cover:

The research at Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Apple gives us some context for evaluating how special ChatGPT actually is and what might be ahead.
The current craze about prompt engineering.

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Dave Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. He previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Apple, CRV, Macromedia, Morgan Stanley, Quartz, and ThinkEquity.

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Helen Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. She previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Meridian Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Quartz, and Transpower.

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