Watch out for that "slight amnesia" 🤡

Thursday Thought: The AI art backlash is everywhere—people claiming it rips off artists, is unethical, or is even dangerous. Yet these same critics don't blink before reposting memes made from TV frames, copyrighted comics, logos, and pop culture art. That's a wild double standard... 🧵

Why wait for algorithms—I've created software that connects bluesky to ollama for post analysis and even profile compatibility—incredibly powerful tool for cutting thru the noise. 👍

I think Apple has made it quite clear to the rest of the world where they sit.

Anthropic's Claude for Chrome launch reveals a fascinating industry split: Move fast vs. move carefully. While competitors rush AI browser control to market, they're finding 23.6% attack success rates even with safeguards—11.2% in autonomous mode... 🧵
venturebeat.com/ai/anthropic...

Sign up for Strategic Signals - Free Weekly Intelligence Briefing for Small Business Leaders - strategicsignals.business

Here's a fascinating paradox: Research shows we resist AI most when accuracy matters most—even when algorithms outperform humans 70% vs 60%. Why do we self-sabotage precisely when precision could save lives, money, or freedom? 🧵
davidnowak.me/understandin...

Thanks for sharing. That mobile title size is... challenging. 👀

🧭 Community Compass: Level 7 - The Prison

"The end of the spectrum: when human autonomy disappears."

Level 7 represents complete elimination of human autonomy. Physical, emotional, financial, and social coercion becomes normalized... 🧵

🧭 Community Compass: Level 6 - The Matrix

"When words don't mean what they used to."

Level 6 groups don't just control information - they actively reshape members' perception of reality itself. Common concepts get redefined... 🧵

🧭 Community Compass: Level 5 - The Fortress

"When questioning becomes dangerous."

At Level 5, fear becomes the primary control mechanism. The fortress mentality creates psychological prisons where honest questions become unsafe... 🧵

🧭 Community Compass: Level 4 - The Bubble

"The critical turning point."

Level 4 is where groups begin actively managing what information members receive. Once information control begins, all other influence techniques become more effective... 🧵

🧭 Community Compass: Level 3 - The Tribe

"When your group becomes your identity."

The concerning shift: when group identity begins to override individual identity. This is where belonging starts requiring fundamental changes to who you are... 🧵

🧭 Community Compass: Level 2 - The Chorus

"When 'fitting in' becomes more important than speaking up."

Level 2 is where the slope toward control begins. Often feels reasonable. That's what makes it worth understanding... 🧵

🧭 The Community Compass: Level 1 - The Commons
This is what healthy organizations actually look like. Most of us have experienced so few Level 1 groups that we forget they're possible... 🧵

Traditional thinking about group influence is binary—either a group is "good" or it's a "cult." But studying human systems revealed something more unsettling: influence operates on a spectrum, and most of us can't recognize where we actually stand... 🧵
davidnowak.me/navigating-g...

I love the fireflies around here. Porch watch last night had bunnies resting in the grass for the night. Best time of year 👍

Your job isn't disappearing—it's evolving. The Great Inversion is here: AI disrupts cognitive work faster than physical labor. Winners aren't competing with AI; they're directing it. From task executor to strategic director: davidnowak.me/why-ai-made-... #ai #business #pd

Your competitors aren’t winning with better AI tools—they’ve cracked something else entirely. My analysis of thriving SMBs reveals 91% achieve growth through a hidden factor most miss: davidnowak.me/why-your-com... #ai #business