Autistic Coach My nervous system reacts to the world in very different ways than other peoples do, and my nervous system needs different things than the standard that has developed in our modern world.
#understanding
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You may have been taught to ignore your needs for much of your life, or you might not have spent a lot of time trying to formulate that into words, but you have years of your actual lived experience doing things, and knowing what works and what doesn’t work for you.
Calling (2025) [3 min] by Kai-Yuanh Huang | #Taiwan
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"Given my experience, I have to respectfully disagree with the idea that AI can 'understand' — despite the growing popularity of this belief."
"... while some computer code can respond to human language in the form of text, it does not come close to capturing what humans — and their brains — accomplish in their understanding."
#AI #tech #criticalthinking #research #understanding
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The ConversationA neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ languageDescribing artificial intelligence as having neural networks and understanding language has implications for how we understand both AI and the human brain.
#ontology is “the structured understanding of what exists in your organization, how those things relate, and why they matter.”
#sensemaking #understanding
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www.linkedin.comIf you're exploring how AI Agents operate at scale in larger… | Kyle ByrdIf you're exploring how AI Agents operate at scale in larger organizations, you'll likely come across the word 'Ontology'. So, what’s Ontology?
Ontology has roots in philosophy, metaphysics, and computer science, but we're starting to see why it's a helpful concept in AI-driven operations.
In this context, our definition of ontology is 'the structured understanding of what exists in your organization, how those things relate, and why they matter.'
It's something humans define as the semantic foundation helping AI agents operate intelligently in a digitally represented context.
Without it, agents tend to be very 'local'. They can answer questions that don't require judgment and perform short-term tasks, but they can't see the big picture.
With it, they have the contextual information to understand what we mean by 'goal', 'strategic intent', or 'dependency', where it exists in space relative to a 'product' or 'business unit', and how it relates to other things in a meaningful way like 'needed by' or 'impacts'.
Humans operate quite well in this environment - maybe with more tacit knowledge than we realize. Agents require more explicit context to be effective.
We built Dotwork around this belief from day one: a graph-native platform that captures the most complex operating models - your teams, goals, work, metrics, whozits, whatzits - how they relate, the properties they have, and how they're used (often in different ways) across the org.
With this foundation, AI isn't operating without critical organizational context, but plugged in to the way your organization is structured - how it plans, how it coordinates, how it decides, and how it's aligned.
“…I am trying to think…at the edge of my own understanding…in the hopes that my own philosophical perspective may help you connect some dots that I'm not even aware of yet. In speaking at the edge of my own thinking, I'm trying to feel into the gaps that may exist in your own thinking. Not because I know something you don't, but because together we might know more.”
—Matthew Segall, Imago Machinae: Made in the Image of Our Machines
https://footnotes2plato.substack.com/p/imago-machinae-made-in-the-image
#thinking #understanding #knowing
—Matthew Segall, Imago Machinae: Made in the Image of Our Machines
https://footnotes2plato.substack.com/p/imago-machinae-made-in-the-image
#thinking #understanding #knowing
Footnotes2Plato · Imago Machinae: Made in the Image of Our Machines
There’s a lot of cultural messaging that says part time work isn’t good enough. And a lot of it really comes down to a narrow focus on productivity, as the only measure for personal worth.
That framework is destructive, inhumane, and inaccurate.
What does it mean (to you) to understand a piece of mathematics?
What does it mean "to know" something? Have you ever thought about it? We tried to make our students think about it in this week's first #ise2025 lecture.
#kit200 #lecture #knowledge #philosophy #knowledgerepresentation #understanding #semweb #knowledgegraph #nlp @fiz_karlsruhe @fizise @enorouzi @sourisnumerique
Compassionate insight integrates heart and mind, www.compassmethods.com. https://youtube.com/@compassionscompass-sb7jo?si=wmxLvmcRBAro6kTK #mentalhealth #love #understanding #compassion #wisdom
Cause information and knowledge are growing exponentially, #schools try to cram facts into the minds of students. The result is that there is less and less room for #understanding, for reflection on the world and the #meaning of life, for an understanding of #nature and #society, for #humanistic #values, for ethics...
Doing so, we are destroying our #culture and #civilization, because culture is nourished by understanding and wisdom, and civilization without understanding becomes uncontrollable.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
-- Marie Skłodowska Curie
#Wisdom #Quotes #MarieSkodowskaCurie #Fear #Life #Understanding
#Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Seashells #Everglades #Florida
Even IF #tariffs "pushed #manufacturing jobs back to America", there's scant #infrastructure to support it. Entire systems have to be built/rebuilt and it takes #years if not #decades to do.
Trump's #understanding of how the world works is at the level of a 4 year old (although my grandson would certainly be insulted by the comparison) .. my grandson is more qualified to be president than #trump
#Republicans are #responsible for all this mess.
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"Bumper sticker explanations of complicated issues are usually wildly inaccurate!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
There are a lot of people with instant insight on everything and yet who are experts at nothing.
Isn't that the way it goes?
If you spend any time talking with anyone today, it would seem that they are suddenly experts on tariffs and their impact on regional, national, and local economies. Everyone is offering up concise statements of what it means, where it will go, and what will happen. I prefer to listen to global trade experts and economists - folks who are trained in this stuff. In the same way, I'd rather listen to a PhD in vaccine medicine than some quack who gets his information off an obscure conspiracy theorist's Website.
That's why ideas like "trickle-down economics will work" statements are always such a false promise. The notion that tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations automatically benefit everyone has been repeatedly challenged by economic research showing limited "trickle-down" effects and increasing wealth inequality. And yet the bumper sticker wisdom lives on.
Why does this happen?
"Bumper sticker" phrases - catchy one-liners about complex issues - sacrifice accuracy for memorability. They fail to address the multiple perspectives, historical context, systemic factors, competing values, and technical details that complex problems involve. They often aren't based on much more than opinions.
The fact is, oversimplifying leads to:
- Overlooking cause-effect complexities
- Creating false either/or scenarios
- Substituting emotion for analysis
- Reinforcing existing beliefs
Good leaders know when simplicity works and when issues demand a deeper explanation. They engage with complexity and guide others through it thoughtfully. They also know that while bumper-sticker wisdom can be popular, it causes more problems than good.
Ironically, my statement about bumper stickers is itself a bumper sticker - though one that points out its limitations!
Perhaps we need simple reminders to look beyond simplicity.
**#Complexity** **#Nuance** **#Understanding** **#Context** **#Depth** **#Oversimplification** **#Analysis** **#Thinking** **#Perspective** **#Knowledge**
Futurist Jim Carroll is willing to admit that perhaps many of his Daily Inspiration posts contain bumper-sticker wisdom. He lives and owns the contradiction.
Autistics are not socially avoidant. People avoid discomfort. And people particularly avoid communication gaps.
"Compassion can outshine the chaos!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Every day, I start with my image and quote, and then write my post. Today, I started with this image and quote:
“Grant me the ability to avoid the stress, rage & anxiety over things I cannot control, the courage to change the things I can, & the wisdom to know the difference!”
Then I noticed that what I wrote about - leadership empathy - had nothing to do with the original quote! So I changed it! I still like this version of the Serenity Prayer though!
Anyways ... to my original point. Have you noticed that a lot of people seem to be asking one another, pretty regularly: "How are you doing with all this stuff?" I need not explain the "stuff" - suffice it to say, there's volatility, upheaval, uncertainty, disruption, polarization, confusion, destabilization, turmoil, chaos - all of which is quite dystopian.
Aside from providing you with a comprehensive list of disquieting nouns, the fact is a lot of people are feeling discomfort, but are also expressing concern about those around them. At least the ones who have a soul left within their inner core.
Look, I'm from the old school that believes that human kindness is an important personal trait - perhaps one of the most important. I also know that in this current male-machismo-driven world of rage and revenge, there are simply some folks who will never understand that. I don't have any expectations that folks like that follow my writings here.
But maybe the rest of us can work on it a bit more. After all, it matters. Lots of folks might have been having a rough day, and a little expression of empathy can go a long way.
How can we do that? Here are the key elements of what is known as 'leadership empathy', and how to practice them!
.... read the full post.
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Futurist Jim Carroll would like to hear how you are doing. He might be able to offer up a comforting thought or two.
#Empathy #Resilience #Control #Wisdom #Leadership #Understanding #Perspective #Connection #Mindfulness #Growth
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/03/compassion-can-outshine-the-chaos-futurist-jim-carroll/
Our modern ableist and capitalist narratives around productivity and worth are so strong and many people have so internalized them that they don’t understand why you can’t just "push through".
Today I learned the official motto of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, is, “El Respeto al Derecho Ajeno es la Paz.” It translates as, “Respect for the rights of others is peace,” and that’s a wise and wonderful outlook to have.
#peace #love #understanding