We bumped into someone at a party last weekend who was all hyped up on smart devices. His watch buzzes when he’s slouching. His phone dings if anyone walks past his house. His fridge says things like, “You’re low on celery.”

We told him we had none of those things, which stunned him, as if we had just admitted to living without water. The only word he could muster in his shock was, “Why?”

Because we know the difference between living intelligently and living smartly, we wanted to say.

The George Carlin AI Standup Is Worse Than You Can Imagine

Fail faster. And fail harder. This is advice you hear given by creative directors. It means that to get to a great idea, you must first expect to come up with a bunch of bad ideas. So you might as well do it swiftly and boldly. We kind of feel like we’re in that phase with AI-generated works. Failing hard and failing fast.

Why Whiskey as an Asset Class

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The 7 Most Important AI Gadgets You Need to Know About

CES was last week. “The Most Powerful Tech Event in the World,” as their website so humbly puts it. We only bring this up as a warning. Avoid anyone with “digital” or “strategist” in their title for at least the next 90 days. They’ll pummel you with all the buzzy talking points they glommed onto from the event. Here are the only gadgets you actually need to know about. And even these, you only need to be vaguely aware of.

Can ChatGPT Train Me for the Boston Marathon?

We know only one personal trainer. He goes by the name “Wolf.” Met him up in the Rocky Mountains on a boys trip a year or so ago. We asked about his job, questioning if discipline and willpower (the two things we associate with working out) can actually be taught? His reply has stuck with us. “Ya know, some people just need to be witnessed when they do hard things. And for that, I’m happy to be employed.” Anyway, this AI training program made us think of him.

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Sh*t’s About to Get Real Weird

Why everyone’s going crazy about the Rabbit AI Assistant. The AI study that claims human fingerprints aren’t actually unique. The architect using AI to envision contemporary hotels nestled in a Swedish valley. These AI-generated Ben & Jerry’s flavors. How to use ChatGPT from your mobile device. An AI quiz to predict how your 2024 will go.

Unreal

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