Insight? I think looking at history makes understanding the present easier.
https://www.ft.com/content/c5f7909f-0bac-40fa-b5a8-ff34c38b89a9
What the birth of the spreadsheet can teach us about generative AI
… When Frankston presented their product, “VisiCalc”, at the National Computer Conference in 1979, the audience consisted almost entirely of friends and associates. Frankston counted only two strangers in the audience, both of whom left before the end.
… Watching those two strangers walk out of his presentation in 1979, Bob Frankston could hardly have dared to hope that, three years later, Apple II computers were being sold as “VisiCalc accessories” — the $2,000 entry fee to get access to the spreadsheet, a $100 miracle.
Unsurprisingly, it was the accountants who caught on first and drove demand. Bricklin recalled in a 1989 interview with Byte magazine, “if you showed it to a person who had to do financial work with real spreadsheets, he’d start shaking and say, ‘I spent all week doing that.’ Then he’d shove his charge cards in your face.”
There is one very clear parallel between the digital spreadsheet and generative AI: both are computer apps that collapse time.
Oh goodie! Now all we need do is detect them, trace the authors, arrest them, convict them and demand compensation. Piece of cake.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fcc-declares-robocalls-illegal/
FCC declares AI-generated voices in robocalls are illegal
Perspective. No new insights, but a collection like this might be useful.
How Generative AI Will Change The Jobs Of Teachers
… With generative AI poised to transform every profession, understanding the impact it will have on our day-to-day working lives, the opportunities it creates for innovation and improvement, and, of course, the potential risks is critical for everyone.
So, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a series of quick guides to how different jobs and professions will likely change, starting with teaching.
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