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Parallax Academy # 13 - O.G. Rose - AI, Kids, and The Owl of Minerva

May 29, 2023

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Michelle Garner

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Daniel Garner

Daniel Garner, a philosopher passionate about AI and education, and Michelle Garner, a homeschooling advocate and artist, dive into a captivating discussion about raising children in the era of AI. They explore the vital role of intrinsic motivation over extrinsic rewards and the tactile joy of learning. The conversation touches on AI's potential to revolutionize education, foster creativity, and support deeper intellectual pursuits. They balance optimism with caution, considering the impact of technology on childhood and the importance of setting boundaries.

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ANECDOTE

Kids Embrace Tools As Empowerment

Daniel describes his children excitedly using computers to create games and learn coding.
He notes kids often embrace tools as empowering rather than threatening.

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Motivation Trumps Abstract Meaning

Prioritize motivation over abstract 'meaning' to sustain action.
Daniel Garner says intrinsic motivation typically produces lived meaning better than abstract meaning alone.

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AI's Power Could Trigger Pushback

The power of AI may itself prompt behavioral changes like returning to simpler phones.
Daniel Garner notes seen power can create its own limiting reactions.

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Why discuss AI through children and education

01:03 • 4min

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Machine vs. human intelligence and theological worry

05:03 • 1min

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Illich, deschooling and individual education systems

06:14 • 2min

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Homeschooling to cultivate intrinsic motivation

08:16 • 3min

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Adults' resentment vs. children's excitement about AI

10:56 • 4min

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AI makes industrial-age tasks obsolete

15:21 • 4min

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Intrinsic motivation as primary human meaning

19:29 • 2min

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Agency, responsibility and setting boundaries

21:44 • 2min

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Encountering the real: trauma, therapy and relationships

23:58 • 3min

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Renewed interest in deep intellectual pursuits

27:02 • 3min

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Platform affordances expand participatory culture

29:55 • 9min

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Citation culture, thinking for yourself, and AI

38:38 • 5min

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Childlike curiosity, tactile pleasure and learning

43:54 • 8min

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Will AI make humans lumber or wine?

51:39 • 9min

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Positive narratives, regulation and alignment concerns

01:00:17 • 11min

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Gestation, solitude and creative process changes

01:11:25 • 11min

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Ideas over craft: AI shifts artistic emphasis

01:22:15 • 10min

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Moloch, non-rationality and overcoming game-theory traps

01:32:10 • 11min

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AI opens unimaginable forms and horizons

01:43:18 • 8min

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A delightful and weirdly optimistic conversation with Daniel and Michelle Garner about the AI revolution, raising kids, and the importance of intrinsic as opposed to extrinsic motivation.

A finalist for the UNO Press Lab Prize and Pushcart Nominee, O.G. Rose’s creative works appear at The Write Launch, Allegory Ridge, Ponder Review, Iowa Review online, The William and Mary Review, Assure Press, Toho Journal online, O:JA&L, West Trade Review, Broken Pencil, Burningword, and Poydras Review. While at the University of Virginia, O.G. Rose worked collaboratively with other artists at Eunoia, a creative community Rose helped develop. Rose now lives on a farm with three children, manages a venue named Mead Lake Lodge, and teaches piano using visuals from the DLG Pattern Method. Their published books include The Conflict of Mind (2021), Thoughts (2022), and Belonging Again: Part 1 (2023).

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