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Leon Furze Oct 10, 2023

What happens when Generative AI disappears into the woodwork?

As part of my PhD studies, I read and write a lot of stuff that doesn't really fit into my research, but which I find interesting anyway. I'm categorising these "spare parts" on my blog, and if you're interested in following them you'll find them all here. At the moment we’re still in the thick of the Generative AI hype, with social media posts and articles telling us things like “you’re using ChatGPT wrong” and “here’s how you can maximise your profits and automate your […]

https://leonfurze.com/2023/10/11/what-happens-when-generative-ai-disappears-into-the-woodwork/

Sanjay Mohindroo Feb 5

A genuine question for policymakers, leaders, and practitioners:
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #Productivity #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic

AI Isn’t the Next Industrial Revolution — It’s a Break in the Pattern.

AI isn’t another tech cycle. It breaks the historical pattern by automating cognition—reshaping jobs, governments, and the future of work.

Sanjay K Mohindroo Feb 5

A genuine question for policymakers, leaders, and practitioners:
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic

AI Isn’t the Next Industrial Revolution — It’s a Break in the Pattern.

AI isn’t another tech cycle. It breaks the historical pattern by automating cognition—reshaping jobs, governments, and the future of work.

Sanjay Mohindroo Feb 5

A genuine question for policymakers, leaders, and practitioners:
If AI removes the reason many clerical and rule-based jobs existed—not just the tasks—what replaces employment as a source of stability and dignity?
Curious to hear perspectives, especially from those working in government, policy, and large institutions. #AI #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #TechnologyHistory #AutomationImpact #ClericalWork #PublicSector #Governance #Employment #Productivity #AIReality #HumanInTheLoop
https://stayingalive.in/cataloguing-strategic-innov/ai-isnt-the-next-industrial.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-next-industrial-revolution-its-break-pattern-mohindroo--7psic

Hacker News Jan 15

MIT Whirlwind I: A High-Speed Electronic Digital Computer (1951)

https://dome.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.3/40245/MC665_r12_R-209.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

#HackerNews #MIT #Whirlwind #I #DigitalComputer #1951 #TechnologyHistory #ComputingInnovation

Brewminate Jan 7

📞🌍 TODAY IN HISTORY: January 7, 1927 – Oceans of Communication

The first transatlantic commercial telephone service connected New York and London by voice.

Expensive and fragile, it nonetheless collapsed distance and reshaped diplomacy, commerce, journalism, and personal life.

The modern world would be built on instant global connection.

#Brewminate #TodayInHistory #TechnologyHistory

No Context Pictures Dec 2

1978 Vintage Calculator - Early Digital Age

The image shows a vintage calculator, likely from around the late 1970s to early 1980s. The device has an LCD screen that displays red text with white characters, indicating its operational state or current input.

https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/01-January1978-Page-292.png

#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #vintage #calculator #electronicdevice #technologyhistory #oldtech #redLCDscreen