Mind Ready Tools
@mindreadytools.bsky.social
Technology, design, complexity, and critical thinking, with an underlying theme of balancing human behavior, automation, and systems thinking
(1/3) Love this #AI-assistance checklist from Lars Faye:
1. If I did not have access to an AI tool, could I still accomplish this?
2. Am I using the model to deepen my understanding, or expedite the answer?
3. If I had to audit/verify the generated output, could I explain what was happening?
1. If I did not have access to an AI tool, could I still accomplish this?
2. Am I using the model to deepen my understanding, or expedite the answer?
3. If I had to audit/verify the generated output, could I explain what was happening?
September 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
(1/3) Love this #AI-assistance checklist from Lars Faye:
1. If I did not have access to an AI tool, could I still accomplish this?
2. Am I using the model to deepen my understanding, or expedite the answer?
3. If I had to audit/verify the generated output, could I explain what was happening?
1. If I did not have access to an AI tool, could I still accomplish this?
2. Am I using the model to deepen my understanding, or expedite the answer?
3. If I had to audit/verify the generated output, could I explain what was happening?
#AI can make the #UI. It cannot yet understand or design what the UI means.
You cannot #Automate what you do not #Understand. Defining processes, e.g., #UserJourneys; understanding #Goals, defining #Entities and properties, meaning and #Constraints is #UX's role. Defining the #Ontology is the job.
You cannot #Automate what you do not #Understand. Defining processes, e.g., #UserJourneys; understanding #Goals, defining #Entities and properties, meaning and #Constraints is #UX's role. Defining the #Ontology is the job.
August 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
#AI can make the #UI. It cannot yet understand or design what the UI means.
You cannot #Automate what you do not #Understand. Defining processes, e.g., #UserJourneys; understanding #Goals, defining #Entities and properties, meaning and #Constraints is #UX's role. Defining the #Ontology is the job.
You cannot #Automate what you do not #Understand. Defining processes, e.g., #UserJourneys; understanding #Goals, defining #Entities and properties, meaning and #Constraints is #UX's role. Defining the #Ontology is the job.
I think I am more aligned with #HerbertSimon & #AllenNewell in saying #LLMs and their ilk are #ComplexInformationProcessers rather than #JohnMcCarthy #ArtificialIntelligence
August 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I think I am more aligned with #HerbertSimon & #AllenNewell in saying #LLMs and their ilk are #ComplexInformationProcessers rather than #JohnMcCarthy #ArtificialIntelligence
Being an #Expert in one field (e.g., #Language) doesn’t make you an expert in all fields - or why #LLMs can't solve #WorldModel problems
August 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Being an #Expert in one field (e.g., #Language) doesn’t make you an expert in all fields - or why #LLMs can't solve #WorldModel problems
I couldn't agree more with S. Goedecke
For many tasks, the #human is the bottleneck, not the #LLM, because the difficult part is in #communicating to the LLM exactly what kind of solution the human wants. The information is “in the model” already, but it takes a very #SmartHuman to pull it out.
For many tasks, the #human is the bottleneck, not the #LLM, because the difficult part is in #communicating to the LLM exactly what kind of solution the human wants. The information is “in the model” already, but it takes a very #SmartHuman to pull it out.
August 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I couldn't agree more with S. Goedecke
For many tasks, the #human is the bottleneck, not the #LLM, because the difficult part is in #communicating to the LLM exactly what kind of solution the human wants. The information is “in the model” already, but it takes a very #SmartHuman to pull it out.
For many tasks, the #human is the bottleneck, not the #LLM, because the difficult part is in #communicating to the LLM exactly what kind of solution the human wants. The information is “in the model” already, but it takes a very #SmartHuman to pull it out.
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"At first, #AI sucks you in. You really do become #MoreProductive when using it. But then it threatens to hollow you out, as you become #LessCapable and #LessKnowledgeable." --David Brooks
July 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"At first, #AI sucks you in. You really do become #MoreProductive when using it. But then it threatens to hollow you out, as you become #LessCapable and #LessKnowledgeable." --David Brooks
Completely agree...
"For routine predictable work might make sense to delegate to a virtual #copilot / assistant. But when you’re shooting for extraordinary outcomes, perhaps the best bet is to equip human #experts with new superpowers."
@geoffreylitt.com
"For routine predictable work might make sense to delegate to a virtual #copilot / assistant. But when you’re shooting for extraordinary outcomes, perhaps the best bet is to equip human #experts with new superpowers."
@geoffreylitt.com
July 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Completely agree...
"For routine predictable work might make sense to delegate to a virtual #copilot / assistant. But when you’re shooting for extraordinary outcomes, perhaps the best bet is to equip human #experts with new superpowers."
@geoffreylitt.com
"For routine predictable work might make sense to delegate to a virtual #copilot / assistant. But when you’re shooting for extraordinary outcomes, perhaps the best bet is to equip human #experts with new superpowers."
@geoffreylitt.com
Heard on a #WorldCup game tonight…
“The ref knows the #rules of the game without #understanding the game.“
Reminds me of #LLMs There is a gap between #memorization and #strategic execution. #LLMs know how pieces move, but lack the situational awareness needed to win/adapt.
“The ref knows the #rules of the game without #understanding the game.“
Reminds me of #LLMs There is a gap between #memorization and #strategic execution. #LLMs know how pieces move, but lack the situational awareness needed to win/adapt.
June 26, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Heard on a #WorldCup game tonight…
“The ref knows the #rules of the game without #understanding the game.“
Reminds me of #LLMs There is a gap between #memorization and #strategic execution. #LLMs know how pieces move, but lack the situational awareness needed to win/adapt.
“The ref knows the #rules of the game without #understanding the game.“
Reminds me of #LLMs There is a gap between #memorization and #strategic execution. #LLMs know how pieces move, but lack the situational awareness needed to win/adapt.
The world is not made of words
@drfeifei.bsky.social
Just like the shadows on Plato's cave walls, #LLMs confuse semantic relationships with the world. And are completely unaware of actual objects.
@drfeifei.bsky.social
Just like the shadows on Plato's cave walls, #LLMs confuse semantic relationships with the world. And are completely unaware of actual objects.
June 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The world is not made of words
@drfeifei.bsky.social
Just like the shadows on Plato's cave walls, #LLMs confuse semantic relationships with the world. And are completely unaware of actual objects.
@drfeifei.bsky.social
Just like the shadows on Plato's cave walls, #LLMs confuse semantic relationships with the world. And are completely unaware of actual objects.
New favorite term from @neurosciencenews.bsky.social
#EmptyMimicry: the act of copying the behaviors, aesthetics, or ideas of others without understanding the underlying concepts or reasons behind them. It results in hollow, unproductive outcomes because the substance of the action is missing.
#EmptyMimicry: the act of copying the behaviors, aesthetics, or ideas of others without understanding the underlying concepts or reasons behind them. It results in hollow, unproductive outcomes because the substance of the action is missing.
June 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New favorite term from @neurosciencenews.bsky.social
#EmptyMimicry: the act of copying the behaviors, aesthetics, or ideas of others without understanding the underlying concepts or reasons behind them. It results in hollow, unproductive outcomes because the substance of the action is missing.
#EmptyMimicry: the act of copying the behaviors, aesthetics, or ideas of others without understanding the underlying concepts or reasons behind them. It results in hollow, unproductive outcomes because the substance of the action is missing.
Love this from Caleb Gross...
“If you’re going to use an LLM to write me an email, I’d much rather you just send me the prompt; at least then I’d have an idea of what you actually meant to say.”
“If you’re going to use an LLM to write me an email, I’d much rather you just send me the prompt; at least then I’d have an idea of what you actually meant to say.”
June 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Love this from Caleb Gross...
“If you’re going to use an LLM to write me an email, I’d much rather you just send me the prompt; at least then I’d have an idea of what you actually meant to say.”
“If you’re going to use an LLM to write me an email, I’d much rather you just send me the prompt; at least then I’d have an idea of what you actually meant to say.”
The hard part of #UX_Design has never been the creating of a UI. It was building a working #MentalModel of the #Domain in your head first. The UI was simply an expression of that understanding. Acquiring the understanding was the job.
Using AI #ShortCircuits that understanding.
Using AI #ShortCircuits that understanding.
June 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The hard part of #UX_Design has never been the creating of a UI. It was building a working #MentalModel of the #Domain in your head first. The UI was simply an expression of that understanding. Acquiring the understanding was the job.
Using AI #ShortCircuits that understanding.
Using AI #ShortCircuits that understanding.
#InformationAsymmetry strikes again
Prediction market accuracy thus reflects the wisdom of an informed minority (~3%), not the #WisdomOfTheCrowd.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Prediction market accuracy thus reflects the wisdom of an informed minority (~3%), not the #WisdomOfTheCrowd.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Prediction Market Accuracy: Crowd Wisdom or Informed Minority?
Prediction markets are remarkably accurate, yet the source of this accuracy remains poorly understood. The conventional view attributes it to crowd wisdom, wher
papers.ssrn.com
May 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
#InformationAsymmetry strikes again
Prediction market accuracy thus reflects the wisdom of an informed minority (~3%), not the #WisdomOfTheCrowd.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Prediction market accuracy thus reflects the wisdom of an informed minority (~3%), not the #WisdomOfTheCrowd.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning."
--Jean Baudrillard
--Jean Baudrillard
May 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM
"We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning."
--Jean Baudrillard
--Jean Baudrillard
Adrian Levy raises an important question every product manager needs to consider:
If you built "your" product today, from scratch, knowing what AI can do — would it look anything like what you have?
If you built "your" product today, from scratch, knowing what AI can do — would it look anything like what you have?
May 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Adrian Levy raises an important question every product manager needs to consider:
If you built "your" product today, from scratch, knowing what AI can do — would it look anything like what you have?
If you built "your" product today, from scratch, knowing what AI can do — would it look anything like what you have?
“The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.” --Da Vinci
May 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
“The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.” --Da Vinci
I see a lot of posts talking about #FreeIntelligence with #AI. But is it really free if it suppresses #System1 and circumvents #System2? Will it lead to #CognitiveSurrender (Shaw & Nave 2026)? There is always a cost.
March 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I see a lot of posts talking about #FreeIntelligence with #AI. But is it really free if it suppresses #System1 and circumvents #System2? Will it lead to #CognitiveSurrender (Shaw & Nave 2026)? There is always a cost.
Things that make you go hmmm
War and Peace, which is just shy of 600,000 words, would probably cost very close to a million tokens
War and Peace, which is just shy of 600,000 words, would probably cost very close to a million tokens
March 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Things that make you go hmmm
War and Peace, which is just shy of 600,000 words, would probably cost very close to a million tokens
War and Peace, which is just shy of 600,000 words, would probably cost very close to a million tokens
I m going to be using this concept a great deal going forward
"you cannot separate what brains do from what they are"
Thanks @anilseth.bsky.social
"you cannot separate what brains do from what they are"
Thanks @anilseth.bsky.social
March 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I m going to be using this concept a great deal going forward
"you cannot separate what brains do from what they are"
Thanks @anilseth.bsky.social
"you cannot separate what brains do from what they are"
Thanks @anilseth.bsky.social
"When we say that AI systems “hallucinate,” we implicitly confer on them a capacity for experience. If we must use a human analogy, it would be far better to say that they “confabulate.” In humans, confabulation involves making things up without realizing it." @anilseth.bsky.social
March 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"When we say that AI systems “hallucinate,” we implicitly confer on them a capacity for experience. If we must use a human analogy, it would be far better to say that they “confabulate.” In humans, confabulation involves making things up without realizing it." @anilseth.bsky.social
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
-- Hunter S. Thompson motto
-- Hunter S. Thompson motto
March 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
-- Hunter S. Thompson motto
-- Hunter S. Thompson motto