This Is Fine

There are many reasons to be watchful of AI. Some are concerned by its environmental impact, others by the ethical quandaries we’ll be faced with because of it, or the economic effects of mass job displacement. Others still feel above the fray, convinced that whichever way the cards fall, it will somehow benefit them (and their privileges).This newsletter is rarely a space for that kind of nuanced discussion, because I feel disproportionately positively affected by these technologies, so I can rarely speak from a place of negative impact. If you are self-employed, working in technology and knowledge products, and working in public, you have the most to gain from what these tools are already unlocking. Most people are not, and thus have much less to celebrate when it comes to measuring the effect AI might have on their lives.Finding reasons to be hopeful was practically a requirement ahead of starting this weekly writing journey. I try to learn from the best practitioners out there,…