What an interesting framework - I like it - although I don't understand why you think the advent of AI will create this division. Why didn't the information revolution up until now not create this already?
Well we're talking about knowledge workers in this post, and so they were all using the internet. But now we're about to find out what happens when we give everyone an 'easy button'
Well done! This was terrific, perspicacious even. I’ve been engaged with your content for at least a decade & this piece is a clear highlight. Years ago I commented on another thoughtful post (fading memory but reckon it likely was something to do with metaphysics, religious faith & human flourishing) & I got deleted…hope not this time!
Thx for comment - won't delete, sorry if there was a glitch. The old WP site was existentially broken but Substack code is better so we won't have those issues any more, promise
I love this mental model but I think it might assume more agency on the part of the participants than may be warranted. I'm not sure knowledge workers will have a ton of choice here, especially as (potentially) increasing numbers of professionals (e.g., certain marketers, accountants, lawyers, physicians, etc.) become entirely "outsourced" to AI agents. This model assumes that everyone is going to stay working, leveraging different approaches to work; I think a different future could be one where human labor is structurally and technologically obviated.
Love this analogy, and The Time Machine is one of my favorite movies too. I’ve been writing over on my Substack about the intersection of longevity and AI / robotics. I’d love to read your thoughts on some of the big questions that humanity is about to face. The next article in the series drops this coming Tuesday morning. Steven
Long live the Morlock
What an interesting framework - I like it - although I don't understand why you think the advent of AI will create this division. Why didn't the information revolution up until now not create this already?
Well we're talking about knowledge workers in this post, and so they were all using the internet. But now we're about to find out what happens when we give everyone an 'easy button'
I’d say Social Media is a more apt comparison. Those who continue to live their lives vs those who watch others live.
Morlocks Together Strong
Well done! This was terrific, perspicacious even. I’ve been engaged with your content for at least a decade & this piece is a clear highlight. Years ago I commented on another thoughtful post (fading memory but reckon it likely was something to do with metaphysics, religious faith & human flourishing) & I got deleted…hope not this time!
Thx for comment - won't delete, sorry if there was a glitch. The old WP site was existentially broken but Substack code is better so we won't have those issues any more, promise
I love this mental model but I think it might assume more agency on the part of the participants than may be warranted. I'm not sure knowledge workers will have a ton of choice here, especially as (potentially) increasing numbers of professionals (e.g., certain marketers, accountants, lawyers, physicians, etc.) become entirely "outsourced" to AI agents. This model assumes that everyone is going to stay working, leveraging different approaches to work; I think a different future could be one where human labor is structurally and technologically obviated.
Love this, can't help but think that this might be representative of the split between AI and Crypto currently
Eloi today: do you take Apple Pay?
Morlock: can I hold your phone?
Love this analogy, and The Time Machine is one of my favorite movies too. I’ve been writing over on my Substack about the intersection of longevity and AI / robotics. I’d love to read your thoughts on some of the big questions that humanity is about to face. The next article in the series drops this coming Tuesday morning. Steven
Which one am I?
I'm the time traveller, my friend.
What about Team Roko’s Basilisk? I’ll join them.
not a real possibility
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