[LI] The poor & professionals in urban planning; responsibility & power in complex systems

Two quick takes on hierarchies of knowledge and power, posted to LinkedIn during February 2020. "What if the poor were part of city planning?" by Smruti Jukur Johari, TEDWomen 2019, December 2019 (posted February 2020) Interesting TED talk by Smruti Jukur Johari about involving poor city dwellers in urban planning. Appreciate her noting 2 myths …

[LI] Power, brain damage, incompetence & the “cult of the tech founder”

Three items posted to LinkedIn on power and its dysfunctions. "Power Causes Brain Damage," by Jerry Useem, The Atlantic, July/August 2019 (posted July 2019) Another cautionary about concentrating too much power in the hands of individual people. "How leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise" Reply to post …

[LI] AI & power; AI & BS

AI - artificial intelligence - is discussed as an areal of technology with immense potential as well as some risks. AI, is also a term that is used popularly in various ways. I posted two items to LinkedIn highlighting these two aspects - specifically the way AI research is being dominated by a few tech …

[LI] Power, productivity, & wealth (2 items)

Two items posted to LinkedIn, which highlight incongruities in wealth and income, and their relative relationships to power and productivity. "While your salary stays the same, CEOs keep getting raises," by Eillie Anzilotti, Fast Company, 16 Aug 2018 (posted August 2018) Hmmm... "CEO compensation rose by 979 percent" - "far faster than stock prices or …