You entered this race to take on something difficult, impossible even; you are the inventor of your destiny.
Creating in the arena of wolves is daunting. Most of us, as creators, academics, innovators, or even solopreneurs and startup founders, do not know the way through the forest when we enter it.
Some are fortunate to have wise allies who have fought these battles before; most of us are not so fortunate.
There comes a crossroads, or crisis, in the Greek tradition, at which we must decide to break away from our past to move forward unencumbered with the old ways of being and thinking. Our childhood may have been marked with the disappointment of rejection, bullying, and abandonment in small or significant ways. These wounds from long ago are reactivated when we search for encouragement and support from people who have no interest in us as human beings, not to mention as innovators. We seek advice, guidance, and allyship from people unable to give these things because we recognize how they treat us as familiar; given new awareness, we can choose differently.
A team of researchers has developed a deep-learning model that autonomously designs wireless microchips, producing layouts that outperform human-engineered versions—but remain difficult for humans to interpret.
Published in Nature, the study highlights AI’s potential to revolutionize chip design while raising concerns about the opacity of machine-generated solutions. The AI-driven process works backward from the desired performance outcome, generating highly optimized, yet seemingly alien, chip structures. While these advancements could accelerate the $4.5 billion millimeter-wave chip industry, researchers caution that AI occasionally produces faulty designs, reinforcing the need for human oversight.
Seemingly Alien Chip Structures
Key Points:
AI Outperforms Humans in Chip Design – The deep-learning model created wireless microchips that exceeded the performance of human-engineered counterparts.
Designs Are Incomprehensible to Humans – The AI-generated layouts appear alien and defy traditional human understanding.
Potential Industry Transformation – The technology could significantly boost efficiency in the growing wireless chip market.
AI Still Needs Human Oversight – Despite its success, the model also produced flawed designs, emphasizing the need for human intervention.
sources
Wilkins, Joe. “AI Designed an Alien Chip That Works, But Experts Can’t Explain Why.”
Karahan, E.A., Liu, Z., Gupta, A. et al. Deep-learning enabled generalized inverse design of multi-port radio-frequency and sub-terahertz passives and integrated circuits. Nat Commun 15, 10734 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54178-1
Creative Applications
The Hidden Power of Creative Spaces
Creativity isn’t just an internal process—it is shaped by our surroundings.
A statue of Eros, the force that drives us to create.
Sigmund Freud, an obsessive collector, curated a workspace filled with ancient artifacts, reflecting his psychoanalytic approach as an act of excavation.
Researchers argue that artists and thinkers use their environments as a form of external scaffolding, offloading some of the cognitive work onto their surroundings.
From Jenny Saville’s wall of masterworks to Ray Bradbury’s “Don’t Think” sign, creative figures leverage their spaces to enhance inspiration and focus. Psychological studies reinforce this idea: features like warm lighting, high ceilings, and natural elements can subtly boost creativity.
Spaces also reinforce identity—objects we display act as “identity claims,” shaping how we see ourselves and our work. As Freud’s Eros statue symbolized his theories, our workspaces may be more than decor; they could be tools for creativity itself.
Key Points:
Creative spaces act as cognitive scaffolding – Creative professionals design their environments to support mental processes, making their thinking and creative work more efficient.
Physical surroundings subtly influence creativity – Environmental elements such as lighting, color, natural features, and room layout can boost creative thinking and improve well-being.
Personal objects reinforce identity – The items we display in our spaces—whether artwork or mementos—serve as “identity claims” that strengthen our creative self-image.
Historical examples showcase the link between space and creativity – From Freud’s artifact collection to Saville’s inspirational walls and Bradbury’s simple reminder, creative workspaces have long shaped creative thought.
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