The bad tarot reader
I love astrology and tarot as a mirror for one's internal world. I find observing how I interpret a reading to be a truly playful, useful tool, one I can use to unpack what I believe and what matters to me.
Lia Napolitano
Make me believe you
The new lethargy we have to fight is this: "I don't believe you."
Repetition, variation, and invention
Artificial intelligence discourse has felt existential lately: whether large language models represent a form of consciousness, whether artificial general intelligence will represent a pinnacle of capability exceeding human talent and value, and whether that intelligence deserves to extinguish human voice.
Large language models are trained on a vast historical set
Board meetings and bathhouses
When I interned at Apple in 2009, my friends in corporate housing and I would regularly call "board meetings" — which is to say, someone over 21 would buy a jug of Carlo Rossi sangria, we'd wait until night fell and the yard fell quiet, and scurry out laughing to meet at the complex hot tub.
Product design is organizational health on display
Lately I'm experimenting with this thing they call "business development," where you intentionally reach out to people and companies who may have a need for your services and let them know you exist.
Journeying to the Happiest Place On Earth is a Road to Hell
If AI were so great, it would solve climate change, cure cancer, and lead to a world where the human spirit is so valued that the arts are treasured and war is over. We've been told that's going to take thousands more data centers, however, so in the meantime—maybe it could plan a Disney trip?
Welcome to Artist Manufacturer
When I was six, I decided I wanted to be an Artist, and then I decided I didn't.