Numbers 1: AI & WTF
Grandpa Randy, I am going to ask you to close your eyes…not right now, Grandpa. Finish reading this part. I would like you to visualize the numbers below before reading my missive. Start with one hundred. 100. Here’s one thousand 1000. Look at one million 1 000 000. Try to fit all those zeroes when […]
Legacy: What Next? A sobering look at career prospects for the next generation
Legacy What Next? Last week I spent some time with my grandchildren and, typical of most adults when chatting with their grandchildren, I asked them what they hoped to do once they had grown up. Before I tell you what they told me, let me say that just about everyone in their everyday lives […]
Legacy: A reflection on generational wisdom
Legacy Legacy: Perspectives on learning in a rapidly changing world: Questions to ask children As I enter my 70th year in our world, my thoughts turn to those near and dear to me—my children’s children. Our world continues to change, exponentially now, as time and energy slow for me. The Indigenous culture and way is […]
Noise: FOMO and Obligations
Fear of Missing Out Noise, FOMO, and Obligation: Finding focus in the chaotic world of AI innovation Grandfather Michael’s latest comment on noise resonated for me in the midst of my personal transition out of the front-line fire of the world of bureaucracy that my consulting practice existed in. I have spent the last […]
Noise: Turn down the clutter
Noise Noise: Turn down the clutter I was chatting the other day with Grandpa Randy about a book I had just finished and how one of the chapters, which dealt with authenticity in life, explained the views of one philosopher who maintained that it was essential in life to move beyond the clutter, beyond the […]
Setting the Stage
It’s 2035 The year is 2035. More than 6 years ago Artificial General Intelligence was achieved, first by one cyber giant and soon after by several others. These had come not surprisingly from three countries: United States; China; and to the surprise of many, Ukraine, a country never judged to be a leader in the […]