On automation bias

If ChatGPT has made anything clear to me, it's that automation is coming for us. And, with that automation—whatever form it may take—will come automation bias. I'm assuming, of course, that AI marketing bots won't be able to work entirely on their own. (At least not for a few years!) In the interim, an AI … Continue reading On automation bias →

On how the value of trivial knowledge has an expiration date

When I started my first A/E/C marketing job several years ago, the colleague who onboarded me presented a challenge on my first day. “Twenty photos of 20 of our most important projects—I’ll quiz you on these at the end of the week.” When I got 19/20 correct come Friday, he was surprised—but I wasn’t. I … Continue reading On how the value of trivial knowledge has an expiration date →

On 7 things from last week (5/15/23)

Rain. The amount of rain we got last week was astounding for the Front Range. Our home weather station recorded 3" in two days, which is a shocking amount for out here. (The Denver region is in a "semi-arid" climate zone.) Tilling. Getting ready to xeriscape another section of our lawn involved 20 minutes of … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (5/15/23) →

On using ChatGPT to fight generic content

As we get deeper and deeper into a life with generative AI, I’m finding it increasingly hard to keep up. For instance, there’s the apparent whiplash happening with college professors: At first fearful that ChatGPT spelled the “end of the essay” (which it still may), professors have realized that ChatGPT can help them with their … Continue reading On using ChatGPT to fight generic content →

On 7 things from last week (4/10/17)

Draft No. 4 by John McPhee. I've already written about this, but I really enjoyed this book of meta-journalism. Textbook Amy Krause Rosenthal by Amy Krause Rosenthal. A lovely, whimsical book of jokes, observations, and oddities underlined by the sadness of the author's dying too early at only age 51. Running with Our Eyes Closed. … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (4/10/17) →

On using ChatGPT for A/E/C marketing, Part 2

Yesterday, I wrote about an important AI-related skill knowledge workers like me will need to develop in the next few years. Today, I’m writing not so much about a skill as a revelation. A big news story about ChatGPT has been the reaction of Google, with CEO Sundar Pinchai declaring a “code red” in response … Continue reading On using ChatGPT for A/E/C marketing, Part 2 →

On using ChatGPT for A/E/C marketing, Part 1

I recently wrote about needing to embrace ChapGPT (and/or its future competitors) as part of our future workplace. So I gave it a shot. And while the results weren't great, they were decent enough to confirm that there's an essential skill A/E/C marketers—and many other knowledge workers—will need to develop in the next few years: … Continue reading On using ChatGPT for A/E/C marketing, Part 1 →

On ChatGPT as part of our future workplace

Over the past months, it's hard to think about the future of education and not consider how AI fits into it. K-12 teachers have fretted over whether homework is dead. College professors are worried the essay as assignment is a turn-of-the-century relic. ChatGPT (and its improved future versions and competitors) will generate essays, answers to … Continue reading On ChatGPT as part of our future workplace →