“I think [eating alone] s a real compliment,” New York City restaurateur Will Guidara says of solo guests. “It’s saying ‘I’m here at the restaurant. It’s my number one priority.’” Because of that enthusiasm, “it is kind of a rule [at his NYC restaurant Eleven Madison Park] to go above and beyond to make those experiences special” for those dining alone, Guidara says.
Tech: Social media replaced by messaging. Moving back from apps to questionnaires.
Society: Rising importance of older workers. Future of work in warmer climates. Research paper of “Attitude towards Capitalism, worldwide”. Shrinkflation gives people botulism.
People: Roald Dahl writing shed. Living somewhere - but close to people.
Privacy: Bard leaking chats. Cars and data privacy.
AI: Virtual humans in China. The problem of counterfeit people.
Research: AI and middle managers or radiologists (PDF) ; where performance gaps are halved (40% faster, 20% quality boost), boost creativity, an AI as an equalizer for law students; and boosts service agents by 14%.
DIY: Semantic classifiers [InferSent].
