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Human Centric

A collection of 7 issues

A Smarter Rubber Duck: The Duck Talks Back

The classic "rubber duck debugging" technique asks developers to explain code problems to an unresponsive toy duck, but AI transforms this into an interactive dialogue where the duck can actually respond with meaningful insights and suggestions.

What if a Computer Was a Walk in the Woods? Why Should an AI Computer Be Like a Desktop Computer? And More on Mark Weiser.

Recent advances in AI have given rise to "power users" who push the boundaries of human-computer interaction. Moving beyond simple prompts, they develop personalized workflows that treat AI as a cognitive partner. Their practices hint at a future where we question what a computer even is.

Well Being: Human Centric Artificial Intelligence

While the temptation to simply automate away humans is strong, disruptive technologies like GenAI present a unique opportunity to re-imagine work itself. Rather than simply replacing humans, we need to explore how AI can make the stock market go up AND improve human well-being.

Where Is the Machine Usefulness? The Faster Horse

Whatever you think of AI, it certainly has the potential to replace jobs. Recent advances have allowed LLMs, strange programs, to use a GUI based computer. Isn't that just a faster horse?

Programming for People Who Don't Program Good

Most software companies need to solve problems of a certain size in order to find the right return on investment. But what about all the other smaller problems we deal with? The thousands of paper cuts we endure daily? Can GenAI help MORE people solve SMALLER problems with software?

We Will Remember It For You At Wholesale Token Prices

You make an appointment to meet with a specialist who will help you recreate lost memories. Are you in a sci-fi movie...or is this happening in real life?

Is "Good Taste" Valuable in Technology?

As we continue to improve our use of computers—how we work with them, how we write code, how we remove the tension between the "social" and the "technical"—we will find that we have more opportunities to use our good taste, to build on it, and to create something wonderful.