Andrew Wicklander - "When Digital Technology Empowers" · J. Brown Yoga Talks · Radar

Jay’s Reflections on AI and Agency1:48:55 – 1:54:27

1:48:55

And there you have it.

1:48:58

I know, I know.

1:48:59

I said I wasn't going to talk about marketing and yoga and stuff.

1:49:03

But my hope is that there was more to it than that for you.

1:49:07

There certainly was for me.

1:49:10

I very much appreciated...

1:49:13

Andrew's more optimistic perspective.

1:49:16

Specifically this notion at the end where he was talking about optimism as an advantage.

1:49:23

I think that's a pretty wise idea that having a mindset of looking toward positive possibilities that are in the direction of the future rather than banging your head against the past.

1:49:40

I agree.

1:49:41

That's definitely a smart, smart idea.

1:49:46

I do think I still am not as optimistic as Andrew when it comes to like AI and what he sees is sort of like the possibility of like evening the play field again.

1:50:01

Like we talked about the internet at this early time when as an independent creator, it definitely felt like it leveled the playing field.

1:50:09

Like Andrew said, he's able to compete with like much bigger companies.

1:50:13

So was I, I was able to compete with like, bigger businesses, just as like an independent guy with my laptop, because now we had all these like web apps that we never had access to in the past.

1:50:24

Even like if you're a musician and the way like everybody can record in their house now, you used to have to pay to go to a studio and record to tape.

1:50:32

I'm sure some of you remember that.

1:50:35

So we certainly were initially empowered and it definitely felt like a leveling of the playing field, you know? But that changed as we discussed.

1:50:46

Things got more predatory.

1:50:48

They figured out a way to take control of the internet in many ways.

1:50:54

And so this notion that like AI is now going to be like another leveling of the playing field.

1:50:59

I don't know.

1:51:01

I'm not really seeing that, Andrew.

1:51:02

I mean, maybe from your software perspective, I could see how certain jobs or certain applications that people are using this for could really be empowering him.

1:51:13

Like he even gave us examples where, you know, that AI does as good a job as a secretary would preparing him for those calls, right? But still, that's maybe not good.

Jay’s Reflections on AI and Agency1:48:55 – 1:54:27

1:48:55

And there you have it.

1:48:58

I know, I know.

1:48:59

I said I wasn't going to talk about marketing and yoga and stuff.

1:49:03

But my hope is that there was more to it than that for you.

1:49:07

There certainly was for me.

1:49:10

I very much appreciated...

1:49:13

Andrew's more optimistic perspective.

1:49:16

Specifically this notion at the end where he was talking about optimism as an advantage.

1:49:23

I think that's a pretty wise idea that having a mindset of looking toward positive possibilities that are in the direction of the future rather than banging your head against the past.

1:49:40

I agree.

1:49:41

That's definitely a smart, smart idea.

1:49:46

I do think I still am not as optimistic as Andrew when it comes to like AI and what he sees is sort of like the possibility of like evening the play field again.

1:50:01

Like we talked about the internet at this early time when as an independent creator, it definitely felt like it leveled the playing field.

1:50:09

Like Andrew said, he's able to compete with like much bigger companies.

1:50:13

So was I, I was able to compete with like, bigger businesses, just as like an independent guy with my laptop, because now we had all these like web apps that we never had access to in the past.

1:50:24

Even like if you're a musician and the way like everybody can record in their house now, you used to have to pay to go to a studio and record to tape.

1:50:32

I'm sure some of you remember that.

1:50:35

So we certainly were initially empowered and it definitely felt like a leveling of the playing field, you know? But that changed as we discussed.

1:50:46

Things got more predatory.

1:50:48

They figured out a way to take control of the internet in many ways.

1:50:54

And so this notion that like AI is now going to be like another leveling of the playing field.

1:50:59

I don't know.

1:51:01

I'm not really seeing that, Andrew.

1:51:02

I mean, maybe from your software perspective, I could see how certain jobs or certain applications that people are using this for could really be empowering him.

1:51:13

Like he even gave us examples where, you know, that AI does as good a job as a secretary would preparing him for those calls, right? But still, that's maybe not good.