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Kaila Colbin

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New Zealand

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Past articles by Kaila:

The One Essential Skill You Need In The AI Era 03/10/2023

That skill, essential to a functioning democracy, is fact-checking. We also need critical thinking and being open to changing information. → Read More

AI May Not Be Sentient, But It Doesn't Matter 02/24/2023

Most of the commentators on AI take great pains to say they know it isn't a thinking, feeling creature talking to them. But that response misses some key points. → Read More

Ambition Plus Empathy: A New Definition Of Success 02/10/2023

It is absolutely possible to have a culture of empathy and courage that holds people to account for standards of behavior and performance. → Read More

Proof Of Human 01/27/2023

Look at the current crop of generative AI. Imagine the next generation. And ask yourself: How can we prove an entity is human? → Read More

Where Truth Goes To Die 01/16/2023

Deepfakes did not overwhelm the Web last year, or during the four years before that. I'm not so sure what will happen in 2023. → Read More

What We Get Wrong About Forgiveness 12/30/2022

It's NOT: You do something wrong, I get mad at you, and then, through my infinite capacity for compassion and love, I forgive you. → Read More

Educating For The Future 12/16/2022

The hand-wringing surrounding ChatGPT continues, with some complaining that the college essay is dead. → Read More

The Secret Principle To Delight Any Audience 12/02/2022

A combination of inevitability with discovery is at the heart of great music -- as well as good art, design and advertising. → Read More

Social Media And The Dragon 11/18/2022

Statista expects a bright future for social media ad spend: a compound annual growth rate of 11.24% through 2027. I find those numbers curious, → Read More

What Scott Galloway, Mark Zuckerberg, And That Twitter Guy Have In Common 11/04/2022

It is very possible to understand people like us -- while being utterly perplexed by people who are NOT like us. → Read More

In AI World, Pattern Disruption Trumps Pattern Matching 10/21/2022

AI-enabled (or even fully generated) copywriting is becoming more and more common. Some of it is shockingly good; all of it will only get better. → Read More

The Future Of Online Education 10/07/2022

What to do when engagement rates drop off a cliff for on-demand courses? If you can participate anytime, anywhere, why would you participate now? → Read More

2 Steps To Change The World 09/23/2022

Step one: We have to change the playing field. Playing an existing game doesn't change the world. → Read More

How To Build A Culture Of Accountability 08/26/2022

It starts with a profound understanding of what the process looks like when we screw up. → Read More

I Wrote About Extraordinary Communication. I Was Wrong. 08/12/2022

When I tried to put my 2 rules for communication into practice, I realized I was missing something profound: how to deal with feelings. → Read More

3 Simple Ways To Make Twitter A Better Place 07/29/2022

For instance, before sending a tweet, ask ourselves "Who is this for? Does it need more context? What am I trying to achieve?" → Read More

You Don't Have To Be An Asshole To Succeed 07/15/2022

Not every big tech company treats people like crap. Here's some examples of those who don't, with market caps ranging from $8 billion to $47 billion. → Read More

The Dream Of Democratization Is An Illusion 07/01/2022

When everyone CAN upload their content to Spotify, YouTube and TikTok, everyone DOES. And then it becomes way harder to be discovered. → Read More

What Crypto Gets Wrong About Trust 06/17/2022

It's not uncommon at all for major issues in crypto to require human intervention -- to require human trust. → Read More

Time For A Little Perspective 06/03/2022

When the world is full of sound and fury, I come back to the James Webb Space Telescope, which will enable us to lift our gazes higher and see further. → Read More