Elizabeth Sena

Check out my latest article: What if AI’s Greatest Potential Isn’t Efficiency – But Imagination? linkedin.com/pulse/what-ais… via @LinkedIn #humanrevolution

Neural similarity predicts whether strangers become friends. Friends really are on the same wavelength.

@AshleyLLouise @garrytan Don’t they get tax incentives to build? Where does that money come from?

@garrytan As of right now most research shows data centers are largely net-negative for local communities and are causing real resource strains Rising electricity costs, water, noise and pollution … Data centers are necessary but these are all very real issues that need to be solved

Sanders and AOC introduced a bill to pause ALL AI data center construction. 300+ local bills filed. Half of planned 2026 data centers facing delays or cancellation. Each one brings billions to local economies. The people who say they want American jobs are trying to block the biggest job creation engine since the interstate highway system.

There will be no AI jobpocalypse. The story that AI will lead to massive unemployment is stoking unnecessary fear. AI — like any other technology — does affect jobs, but telling overblown stories of large-scale unemployment is irresponsible and damaging. Let’s put a stop to it. I’ve expressed skepticism about the jobpocalypse in previous posts. I’m glad to see that the popular press is now pushing back on this narrative. The image below features some recent headlines. Software engineering is the sector most affected by AI tools, as coding agents race ahead. Yet hiring of software engineers remains strong! So while there are examples of AI taking away jobs, the trends strongly suggest the net job creation is vastly greater than the job destruction — just like earlier waves of technology. Further, despite all the exciting progress in AI, the U.S. unemployment rate remains a healthy 4.3%. Why is the AI jobpocalypse narrative so popular? For one thing, frontier AI labs have a strong incentive to tell stories that make AI technology sound more powerful. At their most extreme, they promote science-fiction scenarios of AI “taking over” and causing human extinction. If a technology can replace many employees, surely that technology must be very valuable! Also, a lot of SaaS software companies charge around $100-$1000 per user/year. But if an AI company can replace an employee who makes $100,000 — or make them 50% more productive — then charging even $10,000 starts to look reasonable. By anchoring not to typical SaaS prices but to salaries of employees, AI companies can charge a lot more. Additionally, businesses have a strong incentive to talk about layoffs as if they were caused by AI. After all, talking about how they’re using AI to be far more productive with fewer staff makes them look smart. This is a better message than admitting they overhired during the pandemic when capital was abundant due to low interest rates and a massive government financial stimulus. To be clear, I recognize that AI is causing a lot of people’s work to change. This is hard. This is stressful. (And to some, it can be fun.) I empathize with everyone affected. At the same time, this is very different from predicting a collapse of the job market. Societies are capable of telling themselves stories for years that have little basis in reality and lead to poor society-wide decision making. For example, fears over nuclear plant safety led to under-investment in nuclear power. Fears of the “population bomb” in the 1960s led countries to implement harsh policies to reduce their populations. And worries about dietary fat led governments to promote unhealthy high-sugar diets for decades. Now that mainstream media is openly skeptical about the jobpocalypse, I hope these stories will start to lose their teeth (much like fears of AI-driven human extinction have). Contrary to the predictions of an AI jobpocalypse, I predict the opposite: There will be an AI jobapalooza! AI will lead to a lot more good AI engineering jobs, and I’m also optimistic about the future of the overall job market. What AI engineers do will be different from traditional software engineering, and many of these jobs will be in businesses other than traditional large employers of developers. In non-AI roles, too, the skills needed will change because of AI. That makes this a good time to encourage more people to become proficient in AI, and make sure they’re ready for the different but plentiful jobs of the future! [Original text in The Batch newsletter.]

Baby octopus. You can find 3-month-old ones which are at the size of a quarter and some 1-week old at the size of a fingernail. But when first born, an octopus is only about the size of a pea.

Solarpunk is a movement that imagines a sustainable and optimistic future where humanity thrives in harmony with nature.

A new study shows that individuals with similar levels of autistic traits are naturally drawn to one another. Brain scans reveal they use alternative, highly effective neural strategies to connect, challenging traditional deficit-based models of autism. dlvr.it/TSSN7t

Octopuses have been wandering in the oceans for 296 million years. They have three hearts and blue blood and they can even be elegant in their magical underwater dance.

A groundbreaking medical study revealed that aging may be transmitted through the bloodstream via a protein called HMGB1. When researchers blocked this protein in animal tests, they observed remarkable results: damaged tissues began to repair themselves, and some age-related decline was reversed. This discovery suggests that aging is not simply an inevitable process of cell breakdown but may be influenced by specific molecular signals. If these signals can be controlled, aging could be slowed — or even partially reversed. Such treatments could revolutionize medicine, offering new ways to fight diseases like Alzheimer’s, arthritis, and organ failure, all of which are tied to aging. However, researchers caution that human trials are still far away. The study fuels hope that one day aging itself might be treated as a medical condition, reshaping human health and longevity.

🧠 Did you know? Your brain doesn’t just feel happiness — it learns it Imagine a happy moment, a small victory, or a fun interaction… and your brain lights up reward circuits, releasing dopamine & serotonin.Just a few seconds of positive imagining can rewire your brain to feel joy again and again! Source: Neuroscience News, 2025 — “Imagining positive experiences rewires the brain in seconds.”

- Just one dragonfly can consume over 100 mosquitos a day - They can fly backwards - They have nearly 360-degree vision - Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures - They're actually beautiful [📹 malbafont_macrophotography]

@vinnaray Blah!!!! It’s all bs I’ve heard before where is the innovation? Human centered design?

Am only half-way through this and the writing is already a masterpiece. This is the polar opposite of AI slop.

@AstroGann33 And 4 2s

Imagine being born on this day. The shape is called a Diamond. Do you have any planets or personal points at 4 degrees? #astrology #July

@AstroGann33 Yes I do

@GaryMarcus Generative AI is basically what happens when Silicon Valley discovers a technology powerful enough to reshape society and immediately asks: “How can we monetize this before anyone understands the damage?”

The sweet taste of freedom

My credit score dropped when I paid off my car and student loans. Credit agencies said I should get more loans to increase my credit score. The system punishes you for not owing them money. They want you to be in debt. Credit scoring is a scam.

A stunning bougainvillea tunnel in Taiwan

The Himalayan blue poppy [📹Manoj Kinger]

Blooming saguaro cactus are a true wonder of the Sonoran Desert, with bees, birds, and bats all helping pollinate their waxy flowers x.com/MarchUnofficia…

Death Valley National Park is experiencing its first major superbloom in a decade as of March/April 2026, driven by record winter rainfall (1.7 – 2.5+ inches) that transformed the desert landscape with vibrant carpets of yellow, pink, and purple flowers. x.com/MarchUnofficia…