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The Week the World Changed
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Think First, AI Second
We’ve all had that moment: being unable to recall where an acquaintance works or a restaurant name, but knowing exactly where the information sits on LinkedIn or Google Maps. AI is similarly reshaping our cognition—only faster. Economist Ines Lee, who spent years teaching Oxford and Cambridge students to think independently, discovered her own dependency when ChatGPT went down one afternoon and she couldn’t articulate the ideas she needed.
How to Build a Career That Thrives Alongside AI
AI writes emails, codes projects, and creates content—leaving some professionals scrambling to find their place. Ines Lee—a former economics professor who led content creation for productivity expert Ali Abdaal—reframes the challenge as opportunity: Instead of chasing AI engineering skills, become T-shaped with deep expertise in one area plus broad capabilities across related domains.
opps, I'm becoming codependent on AI
I’m stuck on a draft. The afternoon has worn away my morning freshness and my thoughts feel thick like mud. That’s when I see the Claude and ChatGPT bookmarks on my browser. The icons are practically winking at me. If those icons could talk, it’d sound like Scarlett Johanssen in the movie Her (where Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with an AI) - a soft, sultry voice whispering: “It’s okay. Don’t be frustrated.
A guide to unconventional careers
Part II — Career Agency Dr. Ines Lee · Follow 9 min read · -- [Originally published on my Substack. You can sign up here :)] Over a year ago, I did something that raised quite a few eyebrows: I quit my “prestigious” job as a tenure-track Economics lecturer to work for a YouTuber. After a year into this transition, one thing I’ve learned is that the hardest part of an unconventional career usually isn’t the day-to-day work — it’s figuring out how to grow without a predefined path.
A Beginner’s Guide to Dot Notation
Dot notation is a syntax used in programming languages, including Python, to access an object’s attributes and methods. It allows you to easily navigate through complex data structures without having to write long lines of code, which can be incredibly useful for any developer. Dot Notation Explained Dot notation is a feature in object-oriented programming languages like Python that allows you to search an extensive database for an object’s attributes and methods.
What Is Regression to the Mean?
Regression to the mean, or reversion to mediocrity, is a statistical phenomenon where extreme values in a set of observations are likely to move closer to the mean in following observations due to random variation. In a regression to the mean scenario, rare or extreme events tend to be followed by more typical ones.
Bracken Bower Prize, Home
Failing the Class: How our education system went wrong and what to do about it BY INES LEE AND EILEEN TIPOE Dear 18-year-old me, Three...
Littler Women - The Bookends Review
All the girls in Symor village reduced at least once a year. Some reduced on their faces, others on their arms, and the braver ones on their legs. They came to school with white scars running down sunken cheeks, bones visible beneath their diaphanous skin that bloomed with purples and yellows and greens.
Anxiety and depression among medical doctors in Catalonia, Italy, and the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Climent Quintana-Domeque , Ines Lee, Anwen Zhang, Eugenio Proto, Michele Battisti, Antonia Ho Climent Quintana-Domeque, Ines Lee, Anwen Zhang, Eugenio Proto, Michele Battisti, Antonia Ho Published: November 2, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259213 Figures Abstract Healthcare workers have had the longest and most direct exposure to COVID-19 and consequently may suffer from poor mental health.
4 Reasons why Correlation does NOT imply Causation
Photo by Lea L on Unsplash The phrase “correlation does not imply causation” has become a cliche of sorts. This seems to be the phrase that impassioned readers type into the comments section when they read articles claiming incredulous links between two variables. What does “correlation does not imply causation” mean? When should we use this phrase? How can we tell the difference between correlation and causation? What are the reasons why correlation does not equal causation?
What is Regression to the Mean?
Photo by Isaac Smith on Unsplash Here are some things I have either read, heard, or said in the past. Can you spot anything wrong with these statements? A teacher laments: “When I praise my students for good work, the next time they try, they tend to be less good. When I punish my students for producing bad work, the next time they try, they tend to do much better.
3 Misconceptions about Data Privacy
Is data privacy just for people with something to hide? I share my data on the internet daily, but I barely think about what I’m sharing or whether it matters. When a website invites me to read its Cookie Policy, I automatically click “I accept”. When the General Data Protection Regulation was passed in 2016, I was annoyed at the flurry of emails I got about changes to data policies. I didn’t think “Great, the government’s doing more to protect my data!”.
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