One Man's notebook this week.
Everything we’ve learnt about technology is upended by AI: we’re used to digital technology being frustratingly literal — but AIs make shit up. They’re guessing machines, and until we learn that, we’ll keep making mistakes.
It’s time to escape the AI trap.
Just found a cache of old videos on my Dropbox, while hunting for something for a friend. Here's some moments from a trip to Helsinki in the early morning, when I was doing some work with Nokia (!)
Started reading: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams 📚
This explains a lot about Facebook:
Javi's my favourite of the coworkers here tonight; Javier Olivan, in charge of "growth" at Facebook, which means he's the person responsible for getting the billions who still aren't on the platform to sign up. Javi's a laid-back Spaniard and one of the few people in top management with a sense of humour.
From Careless People: A story of where I used to work by Sarah Wynn-Williams 📚
But most days, working on policy at Facebook was way less like enacting a chapter from Machiavelli and way more like watching a bunch of four-teen-year-olds who've been given superpowers and an ungodly amount of money, as they jet around the world to figure out what power has bought and brought them.
From Careless People: A story of where I used to work by Sarah Wynn-Williams 📚
Started reading: Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow 📚