Showing posts tagged "society"

There Shouldn't be an AI Race

We will also see progress as AI tools are developed and deployed at scale. It is all inspiring, but who does it help in the long run if a certain nation wins this "race"?

There's art in creating software that doesn't scale

You create software that is local, fun, private, and free of commercial exploitation. Software can be like "a home-cooked meal" and something inherently personal.

Less Noise

What I envision for good digital spaces are ones that allow users to curate their experience and are not entirely run by algorithms. Creators should also strive to widen the signal-noise gap.

Goodhart's Law and Designing Good Systems

There's a saying that 'the purpose of a system is what it does.' While many people might agree with that statement, there are certain cases where we have desired outcomes, and it would be unwise to settle for emergent properties that are observed.

Lessons from Ajegunle-style music in the 90’s

Although their songs had different lyrics, they mostly told a similar Nigerian story, which is also similar to what Fela narrated in his song

Should we optimize for enjoyment?

Everything we see now is a result of constant iteration. Creations in science, technology, and art have always relied on an iterative process to make them better. The very fact that I can click a button or tap my screen and get a desirable response is because people have worked on these things for.

What is Enjoyment?

Enjoyment is such an ambiguous word. For someone, it could mean eating a delicious cake, while for another person that might be the norm, like eating breakfast cereal.

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