Koby Ofek ⁽²²⁾

The following are beliefs and understandings about AI and the future of work. They guide me in my research and helped me write Keep Your Day Job. While I see every fact individually as a temporary belief that I hold, together they hold a certain…

I remember the distinct hum of a 2400 baud modem connecting, that screechy symphony heralding entry into the nascent digital world of Bulletin Board Systems. Back then, running Radio Ga Ga BBS from my parents' second phone line, the internet felt like a sprawling, untamed…

The Hidden Mic: A Catalyst for Examining Our Always-On Future Allie K. Miller, a respected figure in the AI community, recently recounted a disturbing incident. Backstage at an AI event, she was engaged in a candid discussion about AI investments and strategy with a well-known…

I was scrolling through my newsfeed, probably procrastinating on something far less interesting, when a headline from the FDA practically did a digital backflip to get my attention. They’ve just announced the success of their first AI-assisted scientific review pilot. They're also hitting the accelerator,…

I remember the early days of trying to prove I wasn't a robot online. It usually involved squinting at some distorted letters that looked like they’d melted in the Tel Aviv sun. CAPTCHAs, they called them. Annoying, sure, but also strangely quaint in retrospect. A…