Prompt Engineering for Humans

Prompt Engineering for Humans

Readers of this blog — and pretty much every other platform on the internet — are hearing a lot these days about the rise of artificial intelligence and what it’s teaching us about the contemporary workplace. One thread of this field I’ve found...
The Human Part is the Best Part

The Human Part is the Best Part

“What I will say is that AI is not making work a happier place for anyone. It is making it more productive, it is making it more efficient. But you will see people churning at a much higher rate now than before. Because to have a connection to place, you need to have...
The Unmistakable Texture of Human Flailing

The Unmistakable Texture of Human Flailing

This past weekend I attended the wedding of two close friends. Both of these individuals work in the arts at a high level; both have achieved tremendous success in their respective fields. As such, they’ve accumulated a ton of colleagues and collaborators — in...
Human Connection: Our Project Hail Mary

Human Connection: Our Project Hail Mary

I’ve never been a sci-fi guy. I mean, I enjoy the classic Star Wars films — even tried to rewatch them in story-order during lockdown. (I didn’t get far.) I’ve only ever seen one episode of Firefly, and none of Star Trek. But there’s a particular story moment in many...