I think every technological advance makes us think we're losing something critical and essential in the trade. I've heard plenty of people saying their ability to navigate spaces has atrophied since GPS became available on mobile devices and that it's made them worse at exploring new cities and even finding their way back to the lobby of a museum. But the friction didn't actually go away - expectation increased. It's no longer acceptable to receive an address and ask what's the best way to get there. You're expected to leverage technology to determine whether subway, bus, car or taxi is best. Gen AI is similarly shifting the goalposts further. Expectations will rise to meet our new capabilities.
Thank you for sharing this intriguing learning experience you had with the Soviet film professor, and thank you for introducing me to Soviet filmmaker, Dziga Vertov. You conveyed the stress from that initially grumpy professor so well that I felt I was right there with you. What was the film you had to write about? Thanks to your introduction, I just started watching Vertov’s “ Enthusiasm” and wondered if that was the film you had to dissect. Was your professor an ex-Soviet and was he the one who took the group to Russia?
I knew you’d like this particular story :) It was honestly hard to tell what the film was really about — part of its challenge. My professor was a Brit! He didn’t accompany us to Russia (probably for the best…)
I think every technological advance makes us think we're losing something critical and essential in the trade. I've heard plenty of people saying their ability to navigate spaces has atrophied since GPS became available on mobile devices and that it's made them worse at exploring new cities and even finding their way back to the lobby of a museum. But the friction didn't actually go away - expectation increased. It's no longer acceptable to receive an address and ask what's the best way to get there. You're expected to leverage technology to determine whether subway, bus, car or taxi is best. Gen AI is similarly shifting the goalposts further. Expectations will rise to meet our new capabilities.
Love reading what you share, always so thoughtful and I appreciate your writing
Thanks Mary :)
Thank you for sharing this intriguing learning experience you had with the Soviet film professor, and thank you for introducing me to Soviet filmmaker, Dziga Vertov. You conveyed the stress from that initially grumpy professor so well that I felt I was right there with you. What was the film you had to write about? Thanks to your introduction, I just started watching Vertov’s “ Enthusiasm” and wondered if that was the film you had to dissect. Was your professor an ex-Soviet and was he the one who took the group to Russia?
I knew you’d like this particular story :) It was honestly hard to tell what the film was really about — part of its challenge. My professor was a Brit! He didn’t accompany us to Russia (probably for the best…)