AI makes it easier than ever to produce things quickly, but it also creates a subtle trap: confusing activity with progress.
More output doesn’t automatically mean better thinking.
👉 https://www.martinkubler.com/the-ai-illusion-1/
#AI #Thinking #Productivity #KnowledgeWork

The AI Illusion (I): The Gap Isn’t Closing. It’s Widening.
AI is often framed as the great equaliser.
Better tools. Lower barriers. Wider access. Anyone can now produce what previously required teams, budgets, and...
The In-Between Space
The AI Illusion (I): The Gap Isn’t Closing. It’s Widening.
AI is often framed as the great equaliser.
Better tools. Lower barriers. Wider access. Anyone can now produce what previously required teams, budgets, and...
The In-Between SpaceThere’s probably a fascinating leadership study hiding in how often insecurity expresses itself through monument-building.
@MostlyHarmless https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless/116558859865420183
Spoiler alert for anyone who doesn't have a passing familiarity with literature, history, or religion, but any leader who erects a gold statue of himself is never the good guy.
TheCanadian.SocialStudents are increasingly being told to adapt to systems they didn’t design, don’t control, and aren’t allowed to question. Eventually people push back.
@wess https://theforkiverse.com/@wess/116565346931200588👏👏👏
https://www.404media.co/ucf-ai-commencement-speaker-booed/
The ForkiverseWe’ve seen this movie before with platforms, marketplaces, and SaaS.
Subsidise adoption first. Normalise dependency second. Monetise lock-in third.
@wdormann https://infosec.exchange/@wdormann/116550589355557119
Remember the early days of Uber and Lyft, when rides were dirt cheap because the companies were operating at a loss in order to capture the minds/wallets of the masses?
The rug pull in the AI/LLM world when the companies adjust pricing to actually make a profit is going to be spectacular. Especially when you consider the numbers of people / orgs that are **addicted to** or **dependent on** such technology.
Infosec ExchangeAI can sound convincing, but that doesn’t make it right. 👉 https://www.martinkubler.com/the-ai-illusion-2/
#AI #Thinking

The AI Illusion (II): The More “Personal” It Gets, The Less It Feels
AI promises better customer experiences.
However, as outlined in part 1, the real divide is not in tool usage - it's in thinking.
Experiences are start...
The In-Between Space
When Hospitality Stops Making Sense
For a long time (especially in the Middle East), hospitality was designed to be seen before it was understood.
Big interiors. Bigger statements. Plates th...
The In-Between Space
The AI Illusion (III): When Everyone Can Create, What Still Matters?
Following on from part 2, where experiences converge, we now see why: the barrier to creation has collapsed. AI allows almost anyone to produce (more or less...
The In-Between Space