The potential of Humans + AI, lucid dreaming, concept maps, future of financial advice, and more

We most definitely live in interesting times. I believe we will look back at these years as ones of transition into a distinct and new phase of human history.

This goes to one of the defining differences between humans and our tools: Intention. AI does not and should not have intention.

In 2024 our intention and resulting actions - individually and collectively - will shape this next phase of humanity. Among all the challenges lies immense positive potential. Let us hone and put into practice our positive intent.

Ross

• How Humans + AI structures will transform financial advice

• AI for lucid dtreaming

• Prompting engineering is programming

• The potential of Humans + AI with Jerry Michalski, Toby Walsh, Anne-Laure LeCunff, Jeremiah Owyang, and Dave Snowden

• Using concept maps to propose the World Wide Web

The next phase: Humans + AI Financial Advice

The financial advice and wealth management industries are being rapidly transformed by AI. Yet if the industry transitions effectively to Humans + AI Financial Advice approaches, financial advisors will not only prosper but also create far more value at far greater scale for their clients than ever before.

AI-induced lucid dreaming?

There has been a lot of buzz about the launch of Prophetic AI’s Halo device, a “ non-invasive neural device to stabilize and induce lucid dreaming.” It is a head-band that uses machine learning models of EEG and fMRI data to detect dream states and help people be aware in those states. The science seems to be very sketchy, but for $2000 plus a subscription you can try it!

Prophetic AI Halo device

Tyler Cowen predicts a Humans + AI work future

In an interview with Dan Shipper, economist Tyler Cowen says that those who are best able to leverage AI to complement or augment their skills will do the best in the future, potentially leading in the long-term to greater inequality

Economist Tyler Cowen on How ChatGPT Is Changing Your Job 

Prompt engineering is programming says Balaji

Tech entrepreneur and commentator Balaji Srinivasan says “prompt engineeing is just a subset of software engineering” and is here to stay.

Prompts are tiny programs

Podcast main points

Another compilation episode, this time looking at the potential of Humans plus AI. You will hear insights in brief excerpts from the current season of the podcast from Jerry Michalski – Episode 2, Toby Walsh – Episode 14, Anne-Laure LeCunff – Episode 5, Jeremiah Owyang – Episode 9, and Dave Snowden – Episode 24

• Becoming better cyborgs, navigating AI, creativity, collaboration, and ethics

• Navigating the controversy of AI-generated patents and the synergistic relationship between human inventors and AI assistants

• Unleashing AI as a thinking partner for enhanced creative endeavors

• Amplifying humanity, navigating the collaboration of humans and AI

• Navigating the intersection of human cognition and AI, dangers, opportunities, and abductive reasoning

Concept maps in action: proposing the World Wide Web

Chapter 2 of Thriving on Overload delves into usual visual frameworks to literally frame information, clarify thinking, and develop knowledge. It references the example of how Tim Berners-Lee used a concept map to propose the central ideas of the World Wide Web. The rest is history.

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