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Innovations, gadgets, and the evolving digital landscape πŸ’»πŸŒ

We lost the virtues of the scribal tradition when we adopted the printing press. We got over the loss.

We lost the virtues of manual calculation when we adopted the calculator. We got over the loss.

We lost the virtues of mixing and mingling when we adopted online dating. We got over the loss.

We will get over losing whatever we will lose by adopting AI.
I've been working on meaningmaking β€” making subjective decisions about what's valuable β€” for nearly 2 years. More convinced than ever that it's an essential lens for understanding how to use AI.

Gathered the articles together here: https://vaughntan.org/meaningmakingai
AI makes life easier.

Crypto makes life fairer.
Tried the Meta Quest googles last night... uncanny! Ready Player One is officially here.
This cast inspired me to ask, which phone generation are you?
Better they get it right I suppose πŸ₯²
"Tinney watch is a wonderful visual explanation of why
human beings–most of us, anyhow–aren’t very good at predicting the
future of technology. We tend to think that new products will be a lot like
the ones we know. We shoehorn existing concepts where they don’t belong.
Oftentimes, we don’t dream big enough"

https://tinney.net/article-this-1981-computer-magazine-cover-explains-why-were-so-bad-at-tech-predictions
I'm impressed by the robot's communication skills 😯 it's the first time I've seen such advanced tech πŸ€–
Aura the robot can interact with guests, answer complex questions about engineering, tech, the origin of Earth and any other random ones, recognize images, recognize and mimic human facial expressions.. There…
who are we firing now with gpt4o?
tutors?
Bezos was building Amazon at the same time kids were building anime fan pages on Geocities.

The presence of frivolous ephemera on any technological frontier does not negate the presence of potentially important projects on that frontier.
This applies to more than just the gaming industry. Feels like we're currently witnessing these leaps simultaneously on a few fronts (ai, vr, Farcaster).
First iOS emergency alert for me. Jackpot vibes. Start slow, with a squall