In This Issue: * Bubbles. Are We? Aren't We? Read more below for my current take... * On Unpredictability and
We act in the parts of reality AI can’t predict because they don’t yet exist.
Three Things Thing One: Summit 2026 Tickets for the Artificiality Summit 2026 are now available! Same place (Bend, Oregon) and
Our invite-only gathering in Bend Oregon is quickly approaching and there are only a few spots still available.
In this issue, we dig into the question of how AI affects expertise and skills: how AI affects mastering a complex field like coding, preserving human expertise in the age of AI, and a conversation with Matt Beane about his book, The Skill Code.
AI's impact on skill development: Balancing productivity gains with long-term expertise. Explore how AI changes apprenticeships, challenges traditional learning, and affects industries. Learn strategies to integrate AI while preserving crucial human skills and mentorship.
A conversation with UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor Matt Beane about his book "The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines."
The fever pitch of AI expectations has far exceeded the realities of today's generative AI products.
A conversation with Emily M. Bender, professor of computational linguistics at the University of Washington.
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.
The Intimacy Surface, How to Use Generative AI, Part 9: Reflect, John Havens: Heartificial Intelligence, Improve Your Prompts with Many-Shot In-Context Learning, The Imagining Summit Preview: Jamer Hunt, Helen's Book of the Week, and Facts & Figures about AI & Complex Change.
Reflect by sharpening cognitive skills and metacognitive self-awareness. Part 9 in our How to Use Generative AI series.
A conversation with John Havens, author of Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines.
