Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, Interesting Bits, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, FWD50, and Scaletechconf; author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (Rebus Foundation, PressBooks, LibriVox) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person “must see.”
Check out these six links that we’re recommending to one another:
- The Hot Blood Leaps Over The Cold Decree – Asimov’s Addendum. “Tim O’Reilly is part of the AI Disclosures Project, and recently published this explanation of our AI risk blind spots. Specifically, he asks what we’re not asking. Structural incentives and perverse outcomes can co-opt AI safety research, and I’m grateful someone with Tim’s knowledge and network is spearheading this sort of program.” (Alistair for Hugh).
- Is Google Training AI On YouTube Videos? – Vlog Brothers – YouTube. “I’m a big Hank Green fan, from his work with SciShow and the Crash Course project that has quite literally helped millions of high school students graduate. He and his brother John got their start as the Vlog Brothers, a delightfully anachronistic name for the ‘video blog’ they created in back-and-forth conversations. And in that role, he’s chronicled the Internet, shared his battle with cancer, and chimed in on a wide range of politics. Someday I hope he’ll run for office. In the meantime: As a YouTuber, he has skin in the AI game. This is a must-watch discussion of how AI is trained, what creators’ legal standing might be, and what that means.” (Alistair for Mitch).
- What Scared Ford’s CEO In China – EV Politics. “It’s been a good long while since the US dominated mindshare in the global auto market, but until recently it has been allies that have owned innovation in cars: Japan, Germany, and more recently South Korea. But this article about Ford Motors CEO visit to China, helps put context on how much the world is changing, and where innovation seems to be happening.” (Hugh for Alistair).
- How America Can Break Its Highway Addiction – David Zipper – Slate. “Speaking of cars, the US has a bit of a highway habit. ‘We don’t have a U.S. Department of Transportation, we have a U.S. Department of Highways’.” (Hugh for Mitch).
- Why Logical Thinking is Illogical – Rory Sutherland – Alex O’Connor – YouTube. “If you have never spent anytime listening to Rory Sutherland ‘go at it’. This will be time well spent. Rory is a legendary advertising executive (he’s spent over at the helm of famed agency, Ogilvy). He wrote an excellent book, Alchemy – The Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense. But – more than that – he is truly an original and pragmatic thinker. So there’s little to do here with marketing and much more conversation around life, how we govern ourselves, philosophy and the world. In this conversation with Alex O’Connor, Rory is a wind-up-and-watch-him-go doll… he just doesn’t let up and this gives us all a fascinating glimpse into what continuous learning and emergent thinking can output. Just watch him go…” (Mitch for Alistair).
- Ethan Mollick Creates A Generative AI Podcast Out Of His Text Content… And It’s Wild – LinkedIn. “Sure, I already shared this on LinkedIn, but it bears repeating. Famed AI expert, Ethan Mollick, was messing around with Google’s NotebookLM. He inputed the entire text of his book along with his blog and it turned some of his content into a podcast. The results… well… listen for yourself. A male and female host discussing his content and all of this is Generative AI. My initial thought: Had someone not told me that these voices were Generative AI, I would have been critical because they sounded ’too professional’… now just think about where this could go if this is where we are. Think about this tech for audiobooks… podcasts… and beyond. The results are truly astounding… and scary…” (Mitch for Hugh).
Feel free to share these links and add your picks on X, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
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