If I ran for President of the United States, I would have a very different platform than we typically see. It would start way upstream from typical political platforms, which usually skip right to policies and slogans. I’d have those, too, but I would start with an idea. An idea that is indisputable. An idea that is believable. And an idea that inspires and, as it does, unifies. Not unlike a “brand idea” for a company, but this idea would be for the country. I have one.
Read MoreI’ve had a fictional story in my mind for thirty years. It’s about a guy in advertising (duh) who makes a connection to a past life. It occurred to me that maybe I could give ChatGPT the key plot points of the story and then let it do the actual writing. I wasn’t quite sure how to approach it, so I figured I’d ask Mr. GPT himself. Here’s how that conversation went down.
Read MoreIt’s time we start asking different questions about AI. The question is no longer when (it’s here), is no longer whether AI will be taking over jobs from humans (it already is), and is no longer even whether it will be able to pass the Turing Test at some point (let’s assume it will). The questions we need to start asking about AI are much more fundamental to our purpose here on earth, and, if you choose to take it there, spiritual.
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