I have been keeping an eye on the hype & hope around artificial intelligence (AI), especially: ML — machine learning GPT — generative pre-trained transformers GAI — generative artificial intelligence LLM — large language models “I’ve long been a fan and found value in AI / ML and its capabilities. Learning and finding patterns and… Read more »
Posts By: Harold Jarche
looking in the mirror
In a local op-ed I recently concluded that curriculum change in education is like fixing a plane in mid-flight especially when the first principles of public education are not clear while the curriculum is the same for everyone. Basically, standardized curriculum is the confinement of the human experience. It is a blunt tool that winds… Read more »
pilots and copilots
Simon Terry has a short post on Microsoft’s new Copilot and how we should be careful in fully adopting some of these generative AI tools. LLMs [large language models] are improvements on past tools but are hardly perfect. In a world where the volume of information means many people scan everything, we need to remain… Read more »
capitalism > automation > gpt
In my last post I covered in detail how ideas become ideology. “Ideas lead technology. Technology leads organizations. Organizations lead institutions. Then ideology brings up the rear, lagging all the rest — that’s when things really get set in concrete.”—Charles Green (2009) Today, the underlying ideology is capitalism. It drives the actions of governments, such…
how ideas become ideology
Several times I have referred to this observation about how ideas connect to ideology. “Ideas lead technology. Technology leads organizations. Organizations lead institutions. Then ideology brings up the rear, lagging all the rest — that’s when things really get set in concrete.”—Charles Green (2009) Here are some examples of these shifts. Ideas lead technology Hedy… Read more »
reflecting on a decade past
Looking back on my blog posts from 10 years ago — March 2013 — here are some that remain valid [in my opinion anyway]. perpetual beta is the new reality Work in networks requires different skills than in directed hierarchies. Cooperation is a foundational behaviour for effectively working in networks, and it’s in networks where… Read more »
experience cannot be automated
There is little consensus, based on research, showing exactly how flight simulation should be employed. I know, I started researching flight simulation in the mid-1990’s. This is definitely an area that requires more research by those who purport to be experts in human learning. Just checking-the-box continues to be all too prevalent in training systems…. Read more »
watch the machines
I wrote the next two paragraphs in a blog post last year — we have met the enemy. A long time ago — pre-pandemic and pre-9/11 — I was flying on a commercial passenger aircraft. The flight was over-booked and as I was wearing my Army uniform, I was offered to sit in the jump… Read more »
leadership in broken systems
Over the past year I have given a lot of consideration on the role of leaders in our organizations and how some of the core assumptions about leadership need to change. Surviving in broken systems and moving beyond them Many of our systems and institutions are broken. So how can we survive in these? The… Read more »
misinforming ourselves
On the last Friday of each month I curate some of the observations and insights that were shared on social media. I call these Friday’s Finds. “I set out to write a letter to friends who know Twitter and are Mastodon-curious. As I worked on it, I thought: What if the letter could serve as a… Read more »
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