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Humans Need Not Apply

Here is just what the world doesn’t need: another person pontificating on the future of AI and its place in our world. But I’m going to do it anyway, keeping in mind that my world is the entertainment production industry. As you know, over the years, I have always been one of the voices who…

AI Need Not Apply: Rebuttal to blog: Humans Need Not Apply

Before you read this rebuttal blog, you need to (or I suggest you should) read the original: Humans Need Not Apply. The funny thing is, I wrote both the original — “Humans Need Not Apply” — and this one, “AI Need Not Apply,” and I agree with both! To recap: the original blog outlined and…

ASK YOUTUBE. ASK A.I. OR ASK A FRIEND

We live in what is known as the “Information Age .”The transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age began somewhere around the mid-20th century. This transition was the result of an economy centered on traditional industries becoming an economy centered on information. Which parallels the development of computers spawned by the invention of…

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Humans Need Not Apply

Here is just what the world doesn't need: another person pontificating on the future of AI and its place in our world. But I’m going to do it anyway, keeping...

AI Need Not Apply: Rebuttal to blog: Humans Need Not Apply

Before you read this rebuttal blog, you need to (or I suggest you should) read the original: Humans Need Not Apply. The funny thing is, I wrote both the original...

ASK YOUTUBE. ASK A.I. OR ASK A FRIEND

We live in what is known as the “Information Age .”The transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age began somewhere around the mid-20th century. This transition was the...

ADVICE IS NOT CREATED EQUAL

There is no question advice is a key to learning and succeeding.  Whether it is advice on how to best overcome an immediate problem or a better way to operate...

PRODUCER: MAKE IT, DON’T FAKE IT

In the world of entertainment production, the roles of show producers, supervising producers, and production managers can often be shrouded in mystery for those outside the industry. The question I...

CAREER CLIMBING IS LIKE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

Embarking on your career journey can often feel like an expedition through uncharted mountain passes in search of hidden treasures. The path is marked by awe-inspiring vistas, daunting rocky terrains,...

TOO YOUNG…TOO OLD

If you've been in the industry as long as I have, you have heard those phrases for years. And every time I hear them, I laugh. Based on that theory,...

STAFFER VERSE FREELANCER

Starting your career in a corporate / network environment could be like a non-domesticated animal being raised in captivity while working as a freelancer might be more like that animal...

WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT WISDOM OR KNOWLEDGE? 

Let’s begin with the defining of these words: WISDOM 1. The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. "listen to his words of wisdom"...

CONCEPT TO COMPLETED PROJECT

I thought I'd add my two cents with the writers' strike now behind us. Then, I thought, "Why would I write about something I have no first-hand knowledge of." (It's...

YOUR NEW IDEA IS A COLLABORATION

Your New Idea is a Collaboration. Today’s smartphones didn’t just appear on the market and radically changed the world. Several instrumental developments had to happen prior. Actually, nothing just happens...

SMART DOESN’T EQUAL RIGHT

The other day, I somehow ended up in a "discussion" where everyone was blaming "millennials and GenZ" in one form or another for ruining everything this group of industry veterans...