I love using metaphors that point to the way we experience life, and if you've watched any of these videos of mine, you'll know I'm always banging on about ‘the computer-mind’.
Why are metaphors so powerful? Because they give us a fresh perspective on how something is working, which means we can:
- not be freaked out by it, and
- work with it, instead of fighting against it.
In this 7 minute clip, you'll hear me digging into the computer-mind metaphor a little deeper, using examples from a recent TV programme I watched (with a helpful robot), and also the seemingly omnipresent notion of ‘artificial intelligence’.
Both metaphors are so spot on for the outputs of the left brain, I couldn't resist sharing them.
It's a longer clip, that you're going to want to properly settle into.
It's one to remember, next time you're conversing with some form of AI. You're a natural – you've been doing it since you learned to talk!
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Giles