AI & Society: The Case For Optimism

AI & Society: The Case For Optimism

AI & Society A series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime 1 Overview 2 The Case For Optimism 3 The Case For Pessimism 4 The Failure Of Federal Governance 5 Governance Alternatives 6 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Productivity!...
AI’s Impact On Society

AI’s Impact On Society

AI & Society A series of articles about the most significant technology shift of our lifetime  1 Overview 2 The Case For Optimism 3 The Case For Pessimism 4 The Failure Of Federal Governance 5 Governance Alternatives 6 Messy, Complicated & Uneven Our world is...
Libby, Libraries, And The Shocking Cost Of Ebook Licenses

Libby, Libraries, And The Shocking Cost Of Ebook Licenses

You can read almost any book in print for free, new or old, using an app named Libby. It’s legal! In fact, it’s encouraged. Maybe I’m not telling you anything new. Lots of people use Libby. If you know, you know. But if you aren’t familiar with Libby, this might rock...
Emus And Piracy: The Story Behind The Lord Of The Rings

Emus And Piracy: The Story Behind The Lord Of The Rings

The painting on the cover of the first US paperback edition of The Hobbit has a lion, a fruit tree, and a pair of emus. There are no lions in The Hobbit. There are no fruit trees or emus. J.R.R. Tolkien was baffled. He wrote to the publisher, “Where is this place? Why...
AI And The Future Of The Internet

AI And The Future Of The Internet

The internet is splintering into pieces. This will seem like an unhappy story because I have to explain what’s happening and why and it’s kind of sad. But there’s a happy ending! I have a dream about the way a curated web will emerge. There are products coming to make...