That darn book I mentioned keeps reverberating in my brain as I read about Mythos… I'm still happily working away with AI, creating fun agents and generally being amazed and mostly in a good way. But clearly my glasses are a bit rose coloured. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to just slow down a bit? But, that won't happen the way things are currently constructed… the argument "well, somebody will do it, so might as well be us" is too hard to fight against. Let's just all be careful what we wish for.

Just finished reading "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies". Perhaps not the most optimistic read I've ever enjoyed but it sure is interesting… alarming and disturbing but interesting! I'm not going to to try and summarize the book here but, it's not a long read, nor is it technical. It IS well worth reading…

I've used my AI to help create a simulation for one of my project management classes. The simulation will run over six weeks and students will be provided with new information every week. It occurs to me that this might be a valuable idea or process for project managers looking to experiencer AI… rather than learn about it, let's just use it and see what happens. Increasingly it seems to me that playing with AI is a much better learning tool than learning about it…

Hmmm, just finished reading an article about PM and AI and what the future holds. Apparently AI is a panacea for all ills and life is about to get better for everyone… should be about another 20 minutes or so and then we reach nirvana. I don't want to be a naysayer but maybe, just maybe, the author of that article is a tad optimistic. My take is that AI is like a very sharp sword - it will absolutely cut both ways. I think we're already seeing both positive and negative impacts and both will likely become more significant over time. So, is stuff going happen? It already is. Will all of that stuff be good? Not a chance. But, there will be good and that's the opportunity!

So much talking, reading, more talking and fourth hand story telling… I had a minor epiphany the other day - all my reading and thinking about AI isn't actually accomplishing much, other than scratching some sort of Calvinistic itch. I seem to learn more about AI by actually using it! Everything from content building and strategy review to menus for dinner parties. So, a new resolution (timely I know); less reading and more doing.