I fact-check the cliché: “AI won't replace you, but someone who knows how to use AI will". I argue that AI is not just coming for your job, it’s here already. Exploring how AI is replacing the organizational pyramid, I observe how fresh graduates are at most risk at the moment. But it won’t stop here.
Has GenAI killed the college essay?
I explore if GenAI has killed the college essay. Why are students required to write essays? It’s to assess their ability to think through things, and communicate their perspective in a clear, compelling and organized fashion. I argue that GenAI, by removing the creative struggle from the writing, is capable of deeply affecting how we think.
Is GenAI a threat to content writers?
I talk about how GenAI has changed the content game. Last few weeks, I have been tinkering with GenAI tools, particularly ChatGPT and Perplexity. And, it’s been a revelation! Based on this brief experience, I explore whether GenAI is a threat to content writers.
AI and Emotion: Do machines feel?
I explore if AI has emotions and whether it can do emotional work. Writers and artists are fond of reiterating that since AI cannot feel emotions, its output will not feel human too. But how true is this claim? Are machines really breaching the final frontier of human cognition?
How is AI impacting journalism?
I track how various news organizations are creating guidelines for AI’s use in newsrooms.
5 Public Policy problems in an Intangible Economy
I talk about the 5 public policy problems that will arise in an Intangible economy.
Why GenAI will not replace Human Writers
I argue why GenAI cannot replace human writers. GenAI is not magic, it’s a probabilistic sequence predictor. It is trained on data to predict what is most likely to follow a set of words (prompt). In contrast, human writing is thinking on paper.
How AI impacts Copyright Laws
AI is coming for us. It has already come for celebrities and institutions. Consider these three instances. Case #1: In May 2024, ChatGPT launched an AI voice assistant that sounded like a human. It ended up upsetting actress Scarlett Johansson. Why? The voice sounded eerily similar to her own. In defense, OpenAI claimed it was... Continue Reading →
Can AI replace artists?
Commercial considerations aside, what do artists have against AI?
Has ChatGPT made writers redundant?
So ask people stunned by ChatGPT’s ability to provide well-written, coherent answers. Since people with even modest writing skills can use ChatGPT to come up with fairly well-structured, error-free communications, they infer that writing will no longer be a prized skill. Let us step back and look at this another way. When typewriters were in... Continue Reading →
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