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.
Finding Happiness in Everyday Monotony
I explore why happiness proves elusive even as you conquer your goals. We expect life to be full of purpose, meaning and passion. What we face is incessant monotony. How can we find purpose, meaning and happiness? I ponder at length.
Why Preparation Beats Planning
I posit that there are 4 broad modes in which you approach life. The mode you operate in makes all the difference. Also, why preparation always beats planning.
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 to make your podcast stand out
I talk about how to make your podcast stand out. Especially when the podcast market is saturated, and your guests are overexposed. How do you overcome podcast fatigue?
The Second Coming
I talk about how persistence separates the great writer from a good one. I talk about how it was a flop movie that catapulted filmmaker Ramgopal Varma to international fame.
3 takeaways from Adolescence (Netflix series)
I talk about ADOLESCENCE, the new rage on Netflix. The series speaks about a critical social issue: the radicalizing influence of social media on children, particularly boys.
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 Social Media Changed Politics
I analyze how social media has changed politics and political campaigns. I argue that while social media has enhanced the freedom of expression, it has also created ideological echo-chambers. I borrow ideas from Jonathan Haidt, Neil Postman and Richard Hanania to build my case.
Musings by Madhav 