The industrial revolution required completely rethinking the way we work. And the AI revolution will as well. Much of the way we work today comes from the Industrial Revolution. Back then the majority of employees executed standardized work… In standardized jobs… For standardized pay. Assembly line work required everyone working
“The Nature of the Firm” is a famous paper written by Nobel economist Ronald Coase. It explains why companies exist. It also allows us to see why AI is killing the traditional company. And what’s next. Why companies exist "The main reason why it is profitable to establish
AI is already automating jobs. We used to need a person to translate…Now AI can do it: We used to need a person to drive a cab …Now AI can do it. We used to need a person to provide customer service…Now AI can do it. We used
There’s a war being fought for our digital brains — the AI systems that leverage our personal data and knowledge. It’s the open source community vs. closed source providers like ChatGPT. Currently, closed-source, corporate-owned digital brains like ChatGPT are winning. But the battle is far from over. History shows
There is a war being fought for our digital brains. To win, we need to make it easy for everyone to own, control, and benefit from their own digital brain. So we can stop using corporate owned digital brains like ChatGPT. And start using our own digital brain instead. Several
Building My Digital Brain
This is part 5 of my series on building my own digital brain. Today I'm providing a walkthrough of the digital brain I built for myself using Open WebUI. I'm also providing step-by-step instructions for how I set it up. The setup is 100% free, and
Building My Digital Brain
This is part 4 in my series on building my own AI powered digital brain. Today we’re exploring Open WebUI, the tool I am using to create, control, and benefit from my own digital brain. So I can stop using Big Tech digital brains like OpenAI’s ChatGPT… And
Mark Zuckerberg is both ally and enemy in the war for our digital brains. He’s an ally because he’s open sourced Meta’s AI models. Meta's AI models are now freely available for anyone to download, use, and modify. This allows us to own and control
Building My Digital Brain
This is part 3 in my series on building my own digital brain. In this post I outline the requirements I have for my digital brain: Requirement 1: Digital Brain Ownership and Control Corporate owned digital brains like ChatGPT meet all my requirements except 1: Ownership and control. When using
Building My Digital Brain
This is the second installment in my series on building my own digital brain. In this post, I'll cover: 1. Why digital brain ownership and control matter 2. Options for owning and controlling my digital brain 3. Why I'm starting with a hybrid approach The Importance
Building My Digital Brain
This is the first in a series where I share my journey towards building my own digital brain. In this article, I'll cover: 1. What a digital brain is 2. Why I want to own my digital brain 3. How I plan to use it 4. The components
An AI Driven chatbot or what I refer to as a Digital Brain, is running for Parliament in the UK. I asked "AI-Steve" what he thought about my concern that centralized AI may take over politics. Here's what he told me: What do you think? Dave