Chris Kanich

@kaytwo.org

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I get unreasonably excited about Chicago, cybersecurity, education, and local impact. https://kaytwo.org

Image illustrating the stages of AI impact, combining a flowchart and a detailed table, with a caption and citation. Top Flowchart: Shows three stages in boxes. "Invention" (blue box) leads via an arrow to "Innovation" (purple box), which leads via an arrow to "Diffusion" (orange box). A curved arrow loops from "Diffusion" back to "Innovation", indicating a cycle. Table Below: Organizes information about AI impact across four stages corresponding roughly to the flowchart. Rows are labeled: "Stage", "Example", "Appropriate metrics", "Speed limits". Columns represent the stages: 1. **Methods / capabilities** (Blue background, relates to Invention): Example: LLMs; Metric: Benchmarks; Limits: Herding, "Last mile" problem. 2. **Products / Applications** (Purple background, relates to Innovation): Example: AI code editor; Metric: Uplift studies; Limits: Capability-reliability gap, Dependence on diffusion. 3. **Early adoption** (Orange background, part of Diffusion): Example: Individuals creating simple apps using AI; Metric: Surveys; Limits: Learning curves, Safety. 4. **Adaptation** (Orange background, part of Diffusion): Example: Retraining software engineers to emphasize AI skills; Metric: Economic indicators; Limits: Organizational changes, Laws and norms. Figure 1 Caption: "Like other general-purpose technologies, the impact of AI is materialized not when methods and capabilities improve, but when those improvements are translated into applications and are diffused through productive sectors of the economy. There are speed limits at each stage." Citation (bottom right): "4. Jeffrey Ding, 2024. Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition. Princeton University Press, Princeton."
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