Category: Human Error
Do You Know How to Make Glass?
Glass wasn’t always ordinary. In ancient Egypt, it was as precious as gems. Making it required the right mix of rare materials, extreme heat, and years of apprenticeship. Everyone knew it was hard, and that is why it had value. Today, you flip a factory switch and glass appears. Cheap. Uniform. Abundant. So abundant that…
“On the One Hand…”
The Perils and Possibilities of AI President Truman used to joke about how his economic advisors were always telling him, “on the one hand this… but on the other hand that.” What I need, he said, “is a one-handed economist.” It’s a good line. But he knew some issues are too complex, too uncertain, and…