In this MAKEWELL episode #9, I spoke with CoffeeVectors about how AI is evolving our perception of attention, creativity, and what it means to be human. Some key insights:
- CoffeeVectors sees attention as constantly evolving rather than fixed, much like art forms that didn't exist centuries ago. AI is the next undulation in the ether of communication.
- He views jumping into new AI tools as the fastest way to expose yourself to problems and context needed for learning. Stepping back to best practices comes after tangible obstacles.
- For him, vision and process are two phases of the same flow when merged together by AI. Pre-production could reach the quality of finished work, blending the distinction.
- CoffeeVectors believes today's "humans" are a narrow slice of possibility. Technology has always changed what being human means, from fire to agriculture to literacy.
- He sees AI as allowing us to customize information to fit our attention span rather than one size fits all communication. Cartoon voices teaching complex topics are one example.
- CoffeeVectors thinks transformative tech like AI forces us to rethink existing narratives of what concepts like art are. The constants are change and mutation.
- He aims to use AI inspirationally, creating compelling visions of the future people opt into rather than combative call-outs. Outrage may drive clicks but not hearts.
- For CoffeeVectors, AI offers "status free communication" to explore aspects of self freed from societal constraints. Judgement dissolves.
- He advocates following curiosity and intrinsic rewards when learning AI rather than just utilitarian pressures. Curiosity indicates readiness to absorb.
