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Treat AI as a slide rule, not a calculator - Josh Bernoff

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This is my father’s slide rule. For those unfamiliar with this vintage computing instrument, a slide rule was how scientists, engineers, and technicians did mathematical calculations for much of the twentieth century. You’d carefully align the sliding middle portion with outer frame and read the result off the scales, using the cursor (which was a... The post Treat AI as a slide rule, not a calculator appeared first on Josh Bernoff.
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Treat AI as a slide rule, not a calculator - Josh Bernoff

This is my father’s slide rule. For those unfamiliar with this vintage computing instrument, a slide rule was how scientists, engineers, and technicians did mathematical calculations for much of the twentieth century. You’d carefully align the sliding middle portion with outer frame and read the result off the scales, using the cursor (which was a... The post Treat AI as a slide rule, not a calculator appeared first on Josh Bernoff.

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bernoff.com broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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