NYTimes: “The number of mobile apps available on Apple’s App Store was up 30 percent last year, according to one estimate. But downloads were up only 3 percent. It isn’t just apps. Software in general — everything made of code — is suddenly available in huge, heaping quantities. Thanks to artificial intelligence, you can now, in plain language, tell a computer to write code, in plain language, and it will often do an excellent job. These capabilities get better nearly every week. But when was the last time you ended up marveling at a new app or game on your phone? Whither the applications like Slack that take industries by storm, or games like Candy Crush that dominate our subway commutes? Is it just all app slop from here on? Did A.I. kill the “killer app”?”
Caroline Webb: “Leadership intelligence relates to how leaders can make the most of all the intelligence on their teams, including human and artificial intelligence. When it comes to the human dimension, it’s about knowing exactly how to help your people think better, perform better, and cope better with the ups and downs of working life—understanding what works and why it works. We need intelligent leaders now more than ever. By that, I mean cognitively intelligent and emotionally intelligent. We need leaders who can think about complex issues without falling into thinking traps, and we need leaders who can bring people on the journey—because it will be one heck of a journey. The leaders who stand out will be those who know how to make the most of human intelligence alongside artificial intelligence.”
Ben Moll: “Double-digit growth in the next 10-15 years would require machines to do most of the economy’s work by 2035, people to keep spending on whatever gets automated, buyers and investors who absorb the new output, AI that never destroys value or slows its own deployment, and an R&D loop for which there is no evidence thus far. Each of these assumptions may fail in the real world. Whatever the exact number, a much more likely outcome is a large increase in the level of GDP spread over a decade or two, which is what (say) 4-5% growth is.”
NYTimes: “If you’re tempted to ghost someone, try a “connected goodbye” instead…First, recognize the end of the relationship openly and truthfully, Parker said. “Ambivalence saps everyone’s energy,” [Priya Parker] writes. “Drawing a finish line, counter-intuitively, pulls people forward.” But in order to have a true connected goodbye, calling it quits needs to be a mutual act, Parker said. “Certain endings are too painful or raw, or one person’s not up for it, or there’s a power imbalance,” she added.”
