Zero to 1: What it Means that Humans & AI Speak the Same Language
Understanding the Nature of 'Information'
3 INSIGHTS
I.
Humans and AI now speak the same language.
II.
Humans can now directly give AI instructions and essentially turn their words into magical spells that produce actions in the Real World.
III.
Conversely, AI can provide humans with Information that influences their perceptions, thinking, and beliefs and leads to their actions.
3 QUOTES
I.
"AI is probably the most important thing humanity has ever worked on. I think of it as something more profound than electricity or fire." Sundar Pichai
Google’s CEO puts the power of AI into perspective. AI has the power to turn each of us into a sorcerer.
II.
"Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, we will have multiplied the intelligence, the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization a billion-fold." Ray Kurzweil
Soon, we will live in a very smart world. Intelligent systems will automatically collect real-time data and optimize and automate much of our lives.
III.
"We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." Marshall McLuhan
Our tools not only extend our capacities but also shape the cultural and value landscapes in which we operate.
PONDER
Electricity brought the power of machines to the household. AI is bringing the power of computation to your pocket. Soon, you will be able to speak programs into existence, and like magic, AI will turn your words into realities.
Ponder what the world will look like in 5, 10 and 20 years.