HI Arturo... Powerful. I appreciated every paragraph.
Regarding: "Research has become a carousel of incremental questions. Even inspiration has been domesticated by productivity. And for many, that cycle leads to exhaustion....."
I have experienced this only slightly myself (why only slightly is another story), but I do recognize what Mike Cohen and you are saying. Is some of the exhaustion... aging?! And an expected consequence of doing the same things for years, so that the excitement that comes from novelty has worn off? And/or the feeling of achievement that comes from the initial stages of, dare we say, mastery?
I really appreciate how you bring in AI. "When machines can generate limitless text, quantity loses its meaning..." As you say, the quality of thought becomes valuable.
This mirrors the Industrial Revolution. Muscular strength stopped mattering when mechanical pumps, pulleys, and rotors could lift and turn heavy objects. Then, computers automated office tasks like drafting, typing, and bookkeeping. But some people say AGI is already superior to some aspects of human insight and innovation.
Excellent and eloquent post, Arturo.
Your post and Mike’s should be assigned in tandem to grad students ❤️
I would love a post about how you use AI to slow down. Your previous post on how it helps you in your writing process resonated with how I use it.
Great idea! Thanks!
HI Arturo... Powerful. I appreciated every paragraph.
Regarding: "Research has become a carousel of incremental questions. Even inspiration has been domesticated by productivity. And for many, that cycle leads to exhaustion....."
I have experienced this only slightly myself (why only slightly is another story), but I do recognize what Mike Cohen and you are saying. Is some of the exhaustion... aging?! And an expected consequence of doing the same things for years, so that the excitement that comes from novelty has worn off? And/or the feeling of achievement that comes from the initial stages of, dare we say, mastery?
I really appreciate how you bring in AI. "When machines can generate limitless text, quantity loses its meaning..." As you say, the quality of thought becomes valuable.
This mirrors the Industrial Revolution. Muscular strength stopped mattering when mechanical pumps, pulleys, and rotors could lift and turn heavy objects. Then, computers automated office tasks like drafting, typing, and bookkeeping. But some people say AGI is already superior to some aspects of human insight and innovation.