Fervent, overly determined techno-optimism has much in common with the ideation of conspiracy theories relating to advanced technologies. In fact, advocates of techno-optimist futures, and the proponents of conspiracy theories such as the supposed causal relationship between 5G and COVID-19, share common cognitive, dispositional and contextual characteristics.
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Week notes: 17 July 2023
It may be wishful thinking to hope that AI will simply slot in to our current toolsets, making us more efficient at work. Even the current beta tools enable an order of magnitude increase in efficiency. Skill in doing a single thing will simply have no value. Instead, we will need skills in ‘multilearning’, or the ability to learn and deploy new knowledge and skills quickly. Very quickly.
Matthew Moran 