Summary: This week, the spotlight is on Stephen R. Bown’s book, Island of the Blue Foxes, which tells the harrowing story of an 18th-century scientific expedition. Other highlights include discussions on AI’s role in education and insights from Jony Ive about creativity and design. Readers are encouraged to explore these exciting topics and more.
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through you — how many you can make your own. A few friends are better than a thousand acquaintances.” (View Highlight)
The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth… rather than act like an opinionated friend, AI would produce a map of the landscape of human knowledge and opinions for you to navigate, one you can use to get somewhere a bit better. (View Highlight)
The ADHD brain struggles to create internal structure. Too little structure (working from home) = chaos. Too much structure (assembly line work) = stultifying (View Highlight)
Mike Caulfield - Stop asking for opinions from ChatGPT, start seeking context (Similar to last week’s article from Utley - don’t use AI as a tool, use it as a companion.