Purpose, Servant Leadership, and the Science of Intrinsic MotivationWhat is servant leadership anyway? What does it have to do with motivation, alignment, and purpose? I’ve been reading and thinking about…Apr 24, 20231Apr 24, 20231
AI’s Next Step: Deep Reality?Hollywood has a classic TV trope that is so common it’s often parodied these days: the Enhance Button. Our intrepid detective looks over…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
On Learning Chinese, Brains, and AILast year I decided to learn a tiny bit of Chinese (中文). I don’t have a good excuse— I’m not planning a trip or anything. It just sounded…Feb 20, 20231Feb 20, 20231
Understanding Is All You NeedThe Transformer model is the basis for GPT-3 and ChatGPT and other systems that have been rocketing AI into mainstream consciousness…Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022
Don’t Look At The HandOur first dog was a border collie. Border collies are canine Einsteins. She usually knew what I was going to do before I did. All I had to…Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
The Habit MythI read a lot of books and articles about habits. I know I should stop, but sometimes I just find myself reading them without thinking…Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
The Cure for Writer’s BlockGet yourself a notebook, a pencil, some strange green coffee, and a hand model.May 12, 2018May 12, 2018