New Year Resolutions for Humanity? ‘Make a Community?’ Or ‘AI Do Good?’ Or ‘Join a Gym?’

Book

It is early in the day on December 31, New Year’s Eve, moving soon into 2024 and I have started reading a very long book. It is about the relatively recent history of human beings and the cycles of conflict that we go through.

Sides?

It comes as no surprise to most of us that we are living in especially splintered times as Americans, with very little agreement between the ‘two sides’. And they are now not the same two sides one would have thought of, as recently as only 5 years ago or so.

Worse Before Better?

Make a community of the U.S.? Sounds good in practice. But the book I have begun pouring over begs to differ. It theorizes that the past tells us that things are going to get worse before they get better.

New Year’s Eve into a Happy AI Year?

We’ve had a full year of expanding awareness of the disruption as well as the positives of AI. This in turn has led to discussions about AI versus humanity. Is there anything we can do in the New Year to help things?

Resolutions?

I mean, this a bit ‘tongue in cheek’ of course, but can joining a gym help? Or going on a diet? Or how about ‘Make a Community’?

Make a Community?

You see, whether we are conscious of it or not we are continually, throughout our lives, engaged in the process to ‘Make a Community’.

Doing it without Realizing

Without even being aware of it, we ‘Make a Community’ with family, friends and coworkers again and again in ever changing configurations.

Do You have an Expertise?

And if you are fortunate enough to have developed an expertise in areas like the Arts or Business or Education, more opportunities to ‘Make a Community’ await.

Share with Others

It is an honorable decision to ‘Make a Community’ especially if you have something of value to others to share.

Give Recognition

That’s why the ‘Make a Community Awards’ site was just started with a posting of those who either have or are, making an impact when it comes to ‘Make a Community’. It is important to recognize and honor those both living, as well as those no longer with us, who consciously chose to ‘Make a Community’ and as a result helped or are helping humanity.

And Don’t Forget AI

And because of what is at stake for humans when it comes to AI, both positive and negative, it behooves us to be aware of those who have, or had, impact on the development of Artificial Intelligence.

AI Do Good

The new website known as the ‘AI Do Good Awards’ also has a list up today on New Year’s Eve. This list recognizes those who made, as well as those who are making, a difference when it comes to the goal of ‘AI Do Good’.

Resolutions for Humanity

The very long book I started reading about the relatively recent history of human beings and the cycles of conflict that we go through, has made me think about what might be New Year’s Resolutions to consider. Make a Community? AI Do Good? I for one would be happy to even just find a nearby NYC gym that has yoga classes!

Just another idea?

Ideas

If you are an artist, businessperson or educator, chances are that having ideas is an important part of your process. But sometimes, some of us get down on ourselves when we have a good idea but then do not act on it.

Disappointment

We can become disappointed with ourselves for not materializing the concept we thought of. But I truly believe that one’s own personal motivation in a general sense has everything to do with going from ephemeral to concrete.

The Arts, Business and Education

For example, how come some people are more successful than others in categories and industries including the Arts, Business and Education?

Wish

In my opinion, it comes down to how badly you wish to have the outcome.

Success

Case in point, are people I have met along my journey who were early in their own lives, taking on challenging projects like becoming an actor, starting a company or launching a learning empire, and I knew immediately they would have success.

Drive

Some human beings have drive and clarity.

Upbringing

One of the fascinations of reading a biography is learning about someone’s upbringing and how it impacted them in terms of what they ultimately became known for.

Negative

Some were able to turn a negative upbringing into motivation to succeed.

Action

It’s okay to not take action on every idea you have, because until you come up with one that has a problem you truly want to solve, it is…Just another idea.

Bot Smiles while Juggling Earth?

Bot smiles while juggling Earth? Is that inevitably what is coming?

The irony of the AI Do Good Awards is that the true way to make AI Do Good is for people who make AI, to do good. And then of course for those who use the AI tools to do good.

Plus, as human beings we have a personal and innate super power that bots do not. We are able to to “Make a Community”.

Hence this is why juxtaposed with the “AI Do Good Awards” is the “Make a Community Awards.” Watch for a list for each awards coming on New Year’s Eve 2023 as we move into 2024.

I had a long conversation with a friend yesterday that got me thinking about some of the ideas I have shared in this website over the years.

As you may know, the new focus of this site is to provide insights into what is involved with the process to “Make a Community” whereas the founding concept of it had to do with hope and wondering what it would take to change the world for the good of all.

For years my perception and hope for the world was based on trying to look at the “the world as it is” versus “the world we want it to be.”

I thought that the way we as human beings could possibly change the the world for the better, might have something to do with confronting what was wrong with it?

My belief was that you could maybe take it on, a bit at a time, and bring about tiny solutions, increment by increment?

That is one approach.

But is it a fundamentally different way to go about things, to pursue a positive outcome by reversing the order?

Meaning specifically, what would happen if rather than looking at it as “the world as it is versus the world we want it to be” to instead while moving forward to view the journey as “the world we want it to be, while seeing the world as it is?”

Humanity wins as long as the humans who create the technology for people, have their best interest at heart. But history in related contexts shows that is not always the case. Hence, as idealistic as it might sound, we all need to be a part of the solution.

Bot smiles while juggling Earth? Or do each of us in our own way participate in building toward a win for humanity and Make a Community?