„The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the cognitive bias in the self-image of incompetent people to overestimate their own knowledge and skills. This tendency is based on the inability to assess oneself objectively using metacognition. The term goes back to a publication by David Dunning and Justin Kruger in 1999.“ (Wikipedia)
As all of us try to keep up with the almost „alien“-seeming acceleration that is happening in current AI developments (hello, I/O!), I just want to place here a friendly, humble reminder that we are and never will be perfect in reproducing what is currently happening, let alone evaluate every nook and cranny about the impact all of this will have in any feasible and non-feasible context.
But one thing is certain: I will put effort into staying grounded and humble about what I can bring to the table. I don’t want to pretend to know it all but will stick to my carved-out competencies that I hardened over the last 3 years:
- Looking ahead and anticipating (AI) trends;
- Coupling these trends with societal developments, undercurrents, and culture;
- Growing an amazing network of people on- and offline who are far smarter than me in a multitude of deep-dive subject matters.
What’s visible at the front-end is just the distillate of all of the above. Each day I am thinking holistically about all of this, from morning to evening. Not kidding. We owe this to our children and the generations that come after us.
We are all close to perfect, but not quite so perfect. Let’s remember this the next time we think we know it all…