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The possibilities for using language as an intermediate representation are endless. LAIR is a powerful paradigm for transformational tasks that allows us to use language as an intermediate representation to manipulate things in a way that is both accessible and powerful, and that allows us to pick and choose *what* part of semanticity we want to manipulate *versus* what we want to preserve.
LAIR - Language as Intermediate Representation
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A surprising amount of executive time is spent cleaning up messes. Some of these messes are externally motivated, like a competitor launching a new product, but a surprising number are self-inflicted. At least half the self-inflicted messes that I’ve seen executives create are caused by unsympathetic or confusing communication, which you can easily prevent by testing your communication before widely broadcasting.
Internal Comms for Executives.
Irrational Exuberance
AI, with its perceived threat to automate a vast array of jobs, seems like the apotheosis of post-scarcity existence, but in reality it just highlights how the dumb human component of so much work is that work’s essential and enduring quality. For years, it has seemed obvious to me that corporate PowerPoint decks should be the first thing we automate, but there’s one major obstacle: The purpose of a PowerPoint deck is to prove that a human knew enough about a topic to make the deck.
#200: All Tomorrow's Parties
Kneeling Bus
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