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Beyond “Correct”: Cultivating Exceptional Talent in a Standardized World
Talents can be divided into two categories: one is called “correct talents” and the other is called “excellent talents.” Correct talents focus on how to do things “right”, while excellent talents focus on how to do things “well”. Yes, there are standards; yes, there are no standards. For example, if you want to learn writing, you might go to a writing training class, and you might buy some books that teach writing. But have you ever thought about this question: What kind of writing are you learning? The correct type of writing is to write “right”. You can buy a copy of Steven Pinker’s A Sense of Style: A Guide…
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Embracing Uncertainty: How AI is Rekindling Creativity in the Age of ChatGPT
”Certainty meets people’s basic needs,” this is what ChatGPT told me. As always, it fails to give a basis for this statement. However, since this is consistent with our feelings in daily life, we will not study it in detail. As a person who creates things, I don’t really like certainty. At least that’s the theory. Only with uncertainty can we innovate, have opportunities, and be free. Once everything is settled, it becomes lifeless. Therefore, when I said that I would buy a house in a school district for my children in 2020, I felt very contradictory. The selling point of that house is that it not only guarantees that…
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Robots in Our Daily Lives: From Smart Libraries to Sweeping Robots
I discovered by chance that the library has a new smart library. This is a novel thing. You can select and borrow books anytime and anywhere through a mobile app. The books will then be sorted by machines and delivered to designated lending cabinets, eliminating the need for borrowers to search for needles in a haystack in the library. Although I have not experienced it personally, I can basically imagine that this is a typical application scenario of intelligent robots. I couldn’t help but express my regrets to my wife: “You originally wanted to find a job in the library when you have free time so that you can borrow…
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The Real Threat of AI: How Generative Models Are Destroying the Middle Class
I read two articles recently, which are really frightening. One is the ChatGPT replacement employment report made by the National Development Institute of Peking University and Zhaopin Recruitment. The conclusion of the report is that the large language model headed by ChatGPT will replace most white-collar and knowledge-based jobs. Another article is an article published by the data emperor Chen Qin in Caixin. He analyzed 1,639 occupations in China and found that the occupation with the highest replacement rate by generative AI is translation, followed by insurance underwriters and playwrights. More than 90% of the work content of this profession can be replaced by AI. Secondly, occupations related to art,…
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Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Programmers?
Controversial Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque recently threw out another surprising statement: In the next 2 years, software outsourcing engineers in India will disappear, because the development of artificial intelligence will replace the market’s human demand for these jobs. He further explained that if your job is just to sit in front of a computer and not need to deal with people, then AI will have a huge impact on you. Because of the large language model of Code Copilot on Github, its ability is comparable to that of experienced programmers who have been in the industry for many years. And as a fresh graduate, you still need a long…
