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technology AI, chatGPT, Digital immigrants

A Digital Immigrant and Chat GPT The story of a new and complex friendship

דוויק

16 בMarch 2023

In the last few months, like anyone who is a bit interested in technology I guess, I’ve been playing quite a bit with ChatGPT. It started with tests and questions, and ended with the tool becoming my secret advisor in a variety of tasks. Drafting of official emails, proofreading and style of documents in English, consultation regarding marketing studies, creation of work paths in the field of marketing, competitor research. On the more hardcore aspects of my work, he assisted me in writing code. I’m not that good at Python, and ChatGPT has become my go-to guide. He helped me solve problems that otherwise I would have sat for hours looking for a solution. I also used it in creative fields – developing plot outlines for books, creating derivatives for stories, creating FanFic in various fields and more. The highlight was this week when I created an internal version for myself based on price quotes that I issued for clients over the past five years – to see if I could create an internal database that could be consulted on pricing and see what it says (the answer by the way is yes, but it’s not accurate enough because it was the ChatGPT V2.0).

A moment of confession. Most of my work is alone. I am required to make decisions, research areas, guide others, and I have no one to consult. Most of my professional life I have been in management positions, and the position of a manager is a solitary one. From time to time I feel comfortable consulting with one or another colleagues, but for most of the small daily issues, I have no one to talk to. The same with writing. Every writer knows that writing is a long, lonely, journey. Sometimes you attend writing groups, ad-hoc circles of writers who meet for a brief moment only to disband. The situation is that the need for reliable, fast and certain information becomes critical. Banal questions like – what is the correct process? How do I approach this or that problem? What are the indicators of success or failure? These are questions that either you learn on your own or from others. That’s where ChatGPT came into my life.

My ability to approach ChatGPT with an open question is something I had to learn. It is customary to talk to digital immigrants and digital natives when dealing with new technologies. We are all migrating to the reality called ChatGPT. We have become accustomed to a very particular internet. Internet where you have to refine searches, get down to particular questions. Hopefully the various engines will learn our content preferences enough and maybe the feed will be normal. Maybe. Sometimes it hits, often not. Depends on how much we use. ChatGPT requires me to learn a new skill – dialog with a machine. An open, relaxed conversation that is aimed at what I want. A machine that learns from question to question my style, the way I approach the problem, and from my reference to the answers, refines its next answers. As someone who loves to learn new things, this is an exciting event.

As a perpetual digital nomad I know that learning is a hurdle I must cross or I will be left behind. It’s almost a lifetime experience. I had to get used to PC, cable TV, internet, mobile phones, touch screen, AR, VR, sensors, NFC, and now a new form of dialogue with a machine. There is some grim assumption that with the advent of new technology, everyone will be able to adapt to it quickly. But this is not true. How many will fail to face this obstacle? Think of the adult who asks you for help with the vending machine of the licensing office. For the woman who asks you for help entering the bank, what to press. And these are more simple interfaces. I can’t help but wonder how many people will get lost in this new ocean of dialog with a machine. As it goes on and becomes more complex, more precise, it is possible and it will be an intuitive experience. But maybe not. Having a conversation today with Siri or Google Home is a complex experience. As the conversation models become more convenient to use, it is possible and it will be easier, and it is also possible not.

And that leads to the question of who are you talking to. Not long ago, one of the Israeli AI companies released an animated character model that is able to speak the text that ChatGPT issues. An example and model for Uncanny Valley. First of all, a white and red avatar was chosen, an act that more than anything symbolizes the cultural reference point of the creators. Second, she is not human enough, to the point of causing mild discomfort. Who said I was even interested in talking to her? And in general, who said I want to talk to a graphic avatar? This is the difference between a book and a movie. The lack of a visual persona actually makes it easier for me to use ChatGPT. The personification makes it something less accessible and daunting.

And that brings me back to my personal experience. As someone whose work is mostly solitary, ChatGPT has become a kind of hidden colleague. A quiet friend or maybe a girlfriend, who helps when needed, who helps test ideas and give advice. It violates professional solitude to some extent. He answers my questions and helps me through the process. Counselor, good fairy, call it whatever you want. From this point of view I understand the huge value this tool has in my life. On the other hand, I know that I’m not there yet in terms of my use of it. It will be a journey that will mostly be learning to overcome the experience of migrating to this new dialogue with the machine. For my ability to get the best answers from him, the most appropriate assistance for my needs. And above all, perhaps more than anything, to get used to the fact that I talk to her software, say thank you, hello, excellent idea, compliment her, and treat her like a human, when she is not.

I am full of longing for the future. There is no other way to describe it.

YNET מכריז על הניצחון בתביעה על הזיהום באשלים נגד כי"ל

Activism Activism, Class action, Roim Shachor Ba'Eynaim

Let me start from the end. We won. Big time.

דוויק

15 בDecember 2022

Let’s start from the end. we won
A few years ago I founded a small initiative called Roim Shachor Ba’Eynaim (We See Pitch Black). The idea was to organize citizens affected by significant environmental pollutions for a class action lawsuit against the polluter. Erin Berkovich Style, only voluntarily. I filed the first claim around the Evrona disaster. The big spill of oil and fuels in the reserve, at the southern Negev desert turned my rage mode on and I thought that someone must be accountable for it. I organized several hundred local residents, whose life were effected by the spilling, and with a group of amazing environmental lawyers the lawsuit was filed. It took several years, but a compromise of 100 million NIS was settled and paid for the rehabilitation of Evrona and the surrounding area. An amazing victory.
In 2017, there was another unprecedented disaster, a huge contamination of the Deadsea area, for which the Rotem Ampert company from ICL was responsible. Acid was spilled into Ashalim valley, killing tens of Gazellas, contaminating the area for many years. Local tour operators were effected, schools, and so on. Again I organized locals, which was harder as Rotem Ampert is one of the biggest job providers in the area, but in the end I succeeded. I also managed to arrange, with the help of volunteers, a file with evidence of mishaps by Rotem Ampert and handed it to the lawyers. We filed a class action 400 million NIS, two more separate class actions joined us later on and the lawsuit was unified to one.
The story gets complicated when the state of Israel claimed that citizens had no right to file a class action lawsuit on environmental issues. Legally, only to the state. I connected several groups of interest – NPOs, parliamentary aids, and others – we met in my office and it was agreed that an effort should also be made to change the Penal law, so this will be changed. While I was not involved in the parliamentary process, something the team of former MK Yael Cohen Paran and former MK Dov Hanin was responsible for, I gave whatever support I could. They are heroes. The law was changed just before the fall of the government at the time. The way for the filing of civil class action lawsuits on environmental issues by citizens was paved. A big win.
As I mentioned above, Assaf Fink and the other lawyers agreed on the consolidation of the lawsuits, and entered mediation process, with Rotem Ampert. The state joined in as well. I followed from afar. In my perspective, my role ended for me with the filing of the lawsuit. A catalysator of events. Over the years I debated with myself whether to act with Roim Shachor Ba’Eynaim a few more times, but I didn’t find a big or significant enough event, that needed an organizer as I. I devoted myself to make Darkenu stronger, my private business and my family.
This morning, after I dropped off my firstborn in kindergarten, a push notification popped on my phone, announcing a compromise in the Ashalim disaster. 115 Million NIS, the largest sum ever in environmental class actions, higher than Evrona case, was announced. I burst into tears. It is a moment of significant victory. As part of the settlement, a fund is to be established for the restoration of the environment. The polluter took responsibility. MAJOR WIN
The long road that led to this victory was taken by many people who helped, who got involved, by locals who dared despite the municipality’s complex relationship with ICL. By parliamentary assistants and Knesset members, and by many who supported and expressed genuine care. I feel great pride that I had a part in this victory. I am proud that the activists In Israel continue despite all the challenges. I believe that an NPO focused on environmental class actions needs and should be established. To file and organize and attack. I am ready to talk about it with anyone who wants to help make it happen.
But prior that, it’s a moment to bask in success. In the end it will be really good here. And I hope so for everyone who lives here, in this blessed land.

Game Design, Game Design

משחקים רציניים

דוויק

30 בApril 2013

יורם אבידן, CTO AMRT
קיים ממשק בין הצרכים של עולם המשחקים לעולם התעשיות הבטחוניות. קיים תחום שמתממשק בין הצדדים, בעיקר בכל הקשור לתרגול ושימושיות בדברים. למשל, קציני אמל”ח שלקחו רעיונות מ-CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 2 בשביל לייצר קוואדרופרים. בכיוון ההפוך משחקי מחשב שלוקחים רעיונות צבאיים, במטרה לייצר סיפורים משחקיים וחוויה משחקית.
התחום עצמו מגלגל כסף רב, תחום המשחקים עשיר מאוד, ותעשיות בטחוניות הן תעשייה יציבה שגם כן מגלגל כסף. EA למשל מדגימה צמיחה כלכלית חזקה בעקבות הבשלה של טכנולוגיות עיבוד אותות ווידאו. הכניסה של רשתות חברתיות הובילה לצניחה בהכנסות וסף הדרישות הטכנולוגיות של הציבור צנח (2008). הצניחה בהכנסות של חברות הטכנולוגיה מזוהה לא עם חברות המשחקים, אלא עם הצרכים של תעשיות אחרות המחפשות את המוצרים הטובים אותם משחקי המחשב נותנים. נוצרת תשייה עם עודף מחשוב, עם כוח יוצא דופן בעוצמתו שיש לעשות בו שימוש.
המשותף למשחקים וסימולטורים צבאיים הוא אפקט ה-SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF. אנחנו רוצים להאמין במשחק שאנחנו בחוויה. אותו התהליך מתקיים במשחק ובסימולטור. המטרה המשותפת השניה היא שיפור מיומנויות. הן במשחקים והן במערכות צבאיות יש רצון לשפר את היכולות של השחקן/המשתמש בסימולטור. ככל שמשחק מורכב יותר ויותר, המשחק הולך ומתארך.
השלב הבא בהתפתחות הוא משחקי AR, המאפשרים משחק בסביב אמיתית תוך שתילת אלמנטים נוספים עליו. הכניסה של גוגל גלאס ואלמנטים נוספים אחרים היא עדות לעוצמה שהתחום הזה הולך לקבל. הצבא יודע לעשות וידאו פרוססינג וזיהוי בלייב, השוק האזרחי עדיין לא הבשילה לתוכו הטכנולוגיה האמורה.

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