WSJ on the technology skills every employee should have: “An explosion of analytical, organizational and communication technologies is remaking every aspect of office work. Whether people work in sales, marketing, project management, design or many other fields, employers expect them to manipulate and analyze data, and bundle it into slick presentations. And as remote work has become the norm, people must know the advanced features of online collaboration. “There is no debate as to whether technology is not just an enabler, but is really a driver of disruption, of change, of value, within organizations,” says Columbia Business School dean Costis Maglaras. “And as a result, [there] needs to be some core knowledge that people need to bring with them, even if they’re not going to be technologists themselves.”
WaPo: “Lentils conceal their superpowers with a dowdy exterior. Pound for pound, raw lentils have more protein than steak. While not as protein-dense once cooked, they pack even more iron than meat, in addition to other vitamins and minerals.”
Azeem Azhar: “AI is the real Web 3…I believe large language models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 are the future of the web. Web2 has transitioned from a social web to one ruled by major online aggregators like Facebook. For the past few years, the search for Web3 has been focused on building a data model on the blockchain. Despite its promise, adoption has been slow, and developers in the Web3 space face regulation challenges due to some dubious claims and behaviours. In contrast, AI’s rapid improvement has led to the emergence of large language models (LLMs) and new behavioural interactions across the internet. These models have immense potential to revolutionize how we access and use information online. For example, even though products like ChatGPT and GPT-4 are still in development, they are already being used more than blockchain-based Web3 products for practical day-to-day purposes. I have gotten more done using ChatGPT than I ever did on the Ethereum Virtual Machine.”
Economist: ““Games, even before video games, were a way for people to meet one another and spend time together socially,” says John Hanke, Niantic’s chief executive. “So when you talk about getting people together through some electronic mediation, games are already a natural fit.” As interactions are more electronically mediated, gaming touches all corners of life. “Perhaps one day, we won’t even have the term ‘gamer’,” says Jim Ryan, chief executive of Sony’s gaming division, “because everyone will play in some form or other.”” More: “When video games were just electronic toys, this might not have mattered. But as games expand and spill into other formats, it is becoming clear that whoever dominates gaming is going to wield clout in every form of communication. In every sense, the future of the media is in play.”
