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The Robot in the Room: Admitting AI’s Here to Stay & Using it Ethically
Whether you clicked this email with an open mind, or you’re ready to go toe-to-toe with me, most people are in one camp or the other when it comes to artificial intelligence. And those who are somewhere in the middle either haven’t done enough research or haven’t used it long enough to fully understand the benefits. It’s controversial, I know, but hear me out. I’m not trying to turn you into an AI super-fan or dismiss your concerns. AI isn’t some all-powerful force that will save or destroy us—it’s just a tool we’re all still figuring out. And before you click away or leave a snappy comment about why AI…
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My 4-Day Frustrating Forced Phone Fast: What I Learned in the Silence of Being Unplugged
Day: Saturday morning Location: Apple store Issue: Stripes on screen I stood on the curb at the quaint mall, 20 minutes before they opened, fifth in line. I hid my irritation around the nearby strangers, but inside I felt my nerves starting to get on each other. It’s fine. I’m sure it’ll be fine. It’s just stripes. A few stripes are fine. It’ll be fine, right? Oh my gosh—what if it’s not fine? “Hi. How can I help you?” I turned my phone in the man’s direction. “I have an issue.” “Ohhh, yes.” He tried to hide his best-guess diagnosis, but I knew he knew. My issue consisted of irregular…
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Dumbing Down Our Kids: 11 Rules of Life to Challenge the Teens in Your Life
If an adult called all teens young, dumb and broke, there would most likely be a hormonal backlash with a protest march and a side of attitude. But for some reason when a teen writes a song with the same title, his young followers blare it like their mantra and dance like someone’s watching. When we adults think of our own teen years, most of us probably agree… young, dumb and broke sounds fairly accurate. That’s not our dream for the next generation though. So how do you think the majority of our young people drifted so far from our grandparents’ standards of working hard, saving before you spend, and…
