Measured AI

Gina Trapani has a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be a technologist working in this era of AI hype .

So what does it look like to be neither an extreme AI cheerleader or a total doomsayer in practice? Your mileage may vary, but here’s what measured AI looks like for me. I expect my concerns and opinions will change over time, and maybe I’ll revisit this post in the future as my thinking evolves. To keep me honest, here’s where I am right now.

“Computers should work so that people can think” is such a smart rubric to start any conversation about when to include AI, whether it’s in a team workflow or new feature.

The entire post is clear-eyed without being overly strident.