SenseMaking from the Web is a curated list of recent articles I’ve read and thought worth sharing with my subscribers. I’ve automated this but the curation, which is a discerning process, is all human. I’ve added some commentary.

Which business tasks can AI take on? And which can it not?

Posted on July 20.How many businesses currently use AI? Taking the UK as an example, about 15 per cent of all businesses — roughly 432,000 — had adopted at least one form of artificial intelligence technology by January 2022, according to a government survey. It found that the businesses most open to using AI were …

Why You Are the Sky and Everything Else Is Just the Weather

Posted on July 19.You are not your emotions, thoughts or bodily sensations. You are the one observing them.“You are the sky. Everything else — it’s just the weather.” …

Maximize These Human Traits to Work in Harmony With AI

Posted on July 18.Well before ChatGPT gained widespread recognition and became a well-known entity, I shared the stage with Nicholas Thompson, then editor-in-chief of Wired. During his presentation, Thompson stated that he believes AI will replace 20% of all occupations by 2030. At the time, this declaration seemed …

Social Media Is Dead. Welcome to the Swipe Era

Posted on July 18.AI-driven media is already upon us—brands and agencies must adapt to the algorithm or be consigned to history. Eras used to span millions of years, …

ChatGPT can match the top 1% of creative human thinkers, says new study

Posted on July 17.ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, can match the top 1% of human thinkers, according to a new study by the University of …

AI Improves Employee Productivity by 66%

Posted on July 16.Summary: Using generative AI (like ChatGPT) in business improves users’ performance by 66%, averaged across 3 case studies. More complex tasks have …

Inflection A.I.’s Reid Hoffman: A.I. is the new industrial revolution, the ‘cognitive revolution’

Posted on July 13.CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman in Sun Valley, Idaho to talk his A.I. investments, the future of the A.I. space …

Does ChatGPT Pass the Creativity Test?

Posted on July 12.What is creativity? Where does it come from? Why are some things humans do considered creative, while other things mundane? Can AI be creative? To …

SaaS Metrics 2.0: The Case For Next Era Metrics Playbook

Posted on July 11.We’ve grown accustomed to the traditional set of SaaS metrics as just part of how to operate a SaaS business. It’s hard to conceive of what to do …

These 40-year-old ideas could help the $73 billion advertising industry survive the rise of AI

Posted on July 9.Four lessons that show the enduring value of David Ogilvy’s advertising wisdom. Why the industry should re-embrace the legend’s insights to guide it through an uncertain future. Strolling around the south of France a few weeks ago—populated with execs from the best, brightest, and richest brands, ad …

Public web unravels in AI-driven storm

Posted on July 5.The old web is coming apart at the seams faster than efforts to shape a new one can fill the gap. Driving the news: Over the long holiday weekend, …

New Studies Prove the Brain Is Still a Mystery

Posted on July 4.There’s still a lot we don’t know about how the brain works. I write on developments in neuroscience frequently, and it’s easy to get carried away …