10 Things I’m Learning Beyond AI to Become More Technologically Fluent
In the process, we sometimes forget that AI is only one piece of a much larger technology landscape. Many of these may become highly relevant in the months or years to come while some may never achieve mainstream adoption. Regardless, they're expanding how I think about technology, systems, data, and the future of work.To make this easier to consume, I've organized these concepts into a few key intellectual domains and will share them across two sections below to avoid information overload.
- ▪In the process, we sometimes forget that AI is only one piece of a much larger technology landscape.
- ▪Many of these may become highly relevant in the months or years to come while some may never achieve mainstream adoption.
- ▪Regardless, they're expanding how I think about technology, systems, data, and the future of work.To make this easier to consume, I've organized these concepts into a few key intellectual domains and will share them across two sections belo
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Technology10 Things I’m Learning Beyond AI to Become More Technologically FluentPart 1: Understanding the technologies shaping our futureRashi DesaiSeptember 25, 202611 min readImage created by the authorEveryone (myself included) seems obsessed with what AI can and cannot do, and where we should draw the line between using our own brains and delegating work to machines. In the process, we sometimes forget that AI is only one piece of a much larger technology landscape. If you aspire to become a technologically sophisticated professional in the workforce, there is more work to be done.A few months ago, I found myself wondering: When was the last time I had an original thought, not prompted by AI?I do not pay for ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro and yet, I noticed how quickly I was turning to AI…
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