Constancy of Change
Behind the scenes, things are improving.
Perspective
Maybe, instead of asking “What jobs will AI replace?” we should ask “What jobs will AI improve?”
Workplaces
I’ve written a few times about borrowing from manual/industrial jobs to inform knowledge work. But there are also key differences.
Specialization
Yesterday, I listened to a podcast where the hosts discussed specialization.
Levels
How much detail do you need to adequately describe something to someone?
The Model Sets the Message
Is AI is going to take your job? It depends on what AI is good at.
Leading or Lagging
Some of the most important pieces of feedback you receive as an academic are lagging indicators.
Efficiencies
Technological development is great for increasing efficiency. There are pros and cons to this.
Expert Apprenticeship
GPT-2 was released in 2019. So at most, the best expert in LLMs has 5 years experience. Less if you think the LLM age didn’t start in earnest until GPT-3, 3.5, or 4. And each iteration brings changes in best practices for how to extract information from them.