by Andrew Maynard | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog
23 years ago, the Sun Microsystems co-founder raised serious concerns about out-of-control technology innovation. As we grapple with the latest wave of AI, it’s time to revisit his article. In April 2000, Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy shook the world of...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog
We need new thinking, research, ideas, and strategies, for ensuring advanced technologies are harnessed to ensure a better future for as many people as possible. And we need them fast! This is, by any measure, a procrastination post. I’m supposed to be writing a...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
Given how all over the place conversations are on safe, responsible and beneficial AI development at the moment, I thought it worth posting this chapter from the 2018 book Films from the Future In 2018 I wrote about thinking in broad, creative, and deeply...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog
Like many of my colleagues, I’ve been grappling with how ChatGPT and other Large Language Models (LLMs) are impacting teaching and education — especially at the undergraduate level. To help navigate this brave new world, a number of us started a set of Frequently...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 8, 2023 | Blog
In an age of on-demand printing and generative AI, why stick with boring business cards? I only occasionally give out business cards these days, and then it’s usually just to save someone the trouble of remembering my email address. And so when it came to...
