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We should federally tax Tokens at the Provider level.
Not a lot. Less than 50c per million tokens.
It will accomplish 4 things (at least )
1. It will push the big AI players to optimize tokenization, caching , routing and localization
Which will
2. Reduce energy usage. Saving them in energy costs more than what they paid in tax and reducing strain created by the growth in energy consumption
Which will
3. Generate maybe 10 billion dollars a year to start, but over the next ten years could grow 30x to 100x
Which will
4. Create a source of funding to pay down the federal debt or deploy, in response to the things AI brings that we don’t expect or don’t like
At some point the models will pass it on to customers. Of course. That’s ok. Customers will have the ability to choose between providers. Or to do everything using open source models locally.
Thoughts ?
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Powerful new Harvard Business Review study.
"AI does not reduce work. It intensifies it. "
A 8-month field study at a US tech company with about 200 employees found that AI use did not shrink work, it intensified it, and made employees busier.
Task expansion happened because AI filled in gaps in knowledge, so people started doing work that used to belong to other roles or would have been outsourced or deferred.
That shift created extra coordination and review work for specialists, including fixing AI-assisted drafts and coaching colleagues whose work was only partly correct or complete.
Boundaries blurred because starting became as easy as writing a prompt, so work slipped into lunch, meetings, and the minutes right before stepping away.
Multitasking rose because people ran multiple AI threads at once and kept checking outputs, which increased attention switching and mental load.
Over time, this faster rhythm raised expectations for speed through what became visible and normal, even without explicit pressure from managers.
Austin Larrowe retweeted
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Austin Larrowe retweeted
This matrix maps the digital initiatives companies often take into relevant categories across dimensions of value potential and degree of feasibility. mitsmr.com/2xH5ha6 xitter.gq/mitsmr/status/19604929…
Austin Larrowe retweeted
Cutting layers and reshuffling teams might boost performance for a while, but it rarely sticks.
The real opportunity lies in rethinking workflows themselves. See how companies can simplify processes to create value that lasts. mck.co/4lRx6PB
ALT Organizations that turn a spotlight on business-as-usual processes increase their chances of a successful transformation.
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Meet Willow, our newest quantum chip. In under 5 minutes, it's able to perform a benchmark computation that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years. (That's greater than the age of the universe!) Learn more ↓ goo.gle/3BkuaK2
Austin Larrowe retweeted
What you know is less relevant than what you can learn. s.hbr.org/3bVgqX4
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The Hard Truth About Business Model Innovation —@Claychristensen, @HarvardHBS. Classic read: mitsmr.com/2cWGxPB
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The best leaders we know are people who have created impact wherever they went, starting small and gradually getting bigger. s.hbr.org/48XPdgC
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One big part of making innovation happen is having the ability to uniquely connect new information, ideas, and concepts that are usually held far apart. s.hbr.org/3NqmCYU
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George Bernard Shaw said “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
Whatever you want in this world, learning how to communicate—and how to negotiate—will help you get it faster.
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Roanoke is featured in Travel + Leisure Co.'s article "15 Best Weekend Getaways in Virginia, According to Locals"! 🎉"It’s the kind of destination with something for every type of traveler, including museums, hiking, paddling, biking, and shopping..."
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Austin Larrowe retweeted
ChatGPT getting lazier and telling people to read the docs instead of answering questions like before - and the team not having pinned down what’s happening - is such an amusing chapter in AI tooling.
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To challenge your organization's status quo, be transparent about potential unintended consequences of your proposal or changes. s.hbr.org/3uLYERA
