We’ve Been Prompting Computers for More Than 40 Years. We Just Didn’t Call It That. I grew up with personal computers. Not smartphones. Not laptops. Computers where you sometimes had to figure out exactly what to type before anything happened. RUN. LOAD. PRINT. One of the first computers I spent real time with was the […]
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Over the past few months, I’ve noticed something interesting. The better AI becomes at creating convincing content, the more interested I become in things that clearly weren’t created by AI. A slightly blurry photograph. A voice that hesitates. Someone searching for the right words. A camera that was actually there. At first, I thought this
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Over the past few months, I’ve started noticing something I wasn’t expecting. Not in technology. In people. The easier technology makes creation, the more people seem to value the act of creating. At first, it seemed like coincidence. Young people in Vietnam carrying dedicated Fujifilm cameras instead of relying on the smartphones already in their
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The Scarcity Has Changed For most of human history, information was difficult to access. Learning a new skill often meant finding the right book, finding the right mentor, or spending years discovering things through trial and error. Today, that has changed. Ask AI almost any question, and within seconds you’ll receive a thoughtful, well-structured explanation.
AI Can Explain the World. It Can’t Experience It. Read More »
When I was younger, I thought wealth was the goal. Over time, I realized that wealth is only valuable because of what it creates. Choice. The ability to say yes. The ability to say no. The ability to leave. I’ve come to believe that the most valuable asset you can build isn’t money itself. It’s
The Most Valuable Asset You Can Build Isn’t Money. It’s Optionality. Read More »