"For thousands of years humans believed that authority came from the gods. Then, during the modern era, humanism gradually shifted authority from deities to people.
Humanist thinkers such as Rousseau convinced us that our own feelings and desires were the ultimate source of meaning, and that our free will was, therefore, the highest authority of all. Now, a fresh shift is taking place. Just as divine authority was legitimized by religious mythologies, and human authority was legitimized by humanist ideologies, so high-tech gurus and Silicon Valley prophets are creating a new universal narrative that legitimizes the authority of algorithms and Big Data."
Thank you for brightening our Sunday by sharing this inspirational advice: "Reinvention is the only strategy. The only way forward is to be flexible, upgrade one’s mind and skills and continuously reinvent. Adaptation requires courage, an optimistic mindset, help from others and a sense of compassion."
1. He’s wrong to use the word “understand” when talking about what ChatGPT does. It doesn’t understand, it simulates understanding. That’s very different, and important to remember.
2. If feminism was or is such a powerful movement, why do women still make less money than men for the same work? Men love to talk about the equality of women until it comes time to pay them. Yes, the Us gave women the right to vote 103 years ago, but they still make only 82 cents on the dollar.
Admirations for a thought provoking post. Context is in front of us. Now what are we going to do with it?
I loved these two pragraphs :
"For thousands of years humans believed that authority came from the gods. Then, during the modern era, humanism gradually shifted authority from deities to people.
Humanist thinkers such as Rousseau convinced us that our own feelings and desires were the ultimate source of meaning, and that our free will was, therefore, the highest authority of all. Now, a fresh shift is taking place. Just as divine authority was legitimized by religious mythologies, and human authority was legitimized by humanist ideologies, so high-tech gurus and Silicon Valley prophets are creating a new universal narrative that legitimizes the authority of algorithms and Big Data."
Thank you for brightening our Sunday by sharing this inspirational advice: "Reinvention is the only strategy. The only way forward is to be flexible, upgrade one’s mind and skills and continuously reinvent. Adaptation requires courage, an optimistic mindset, help from others and a sense of compassion."
Two things:
1. He’s wrong to use the word “understand” when talking about what ChatGPT does. It doesn’t understand, it simulates understanding. That’s very different, and important to remember.
2. If feminism was or is such a powerful movement, why do women still make less money than men for the same work? Men love to talk about the equality of women until it comes time to pay them. Yes, the Us gave women the right to vote 103 years ago, but they still make only 82 cents on the dollar.