Writing
Featured Essays
Tom has publications from 40 years of professional life, most notably from his time as a AI researcher and more recently as a patent author. See the publications section for a selection of writing, organized by topics.
See also: interviews in the media page
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9 MIN. READAnxiety and Opportunity for College Graduates of 2025
Commencement speech for the class of 2025. These graduates are entering a world where many of the values of higher education are under attack, and AI is disrupting their job market. The speech addresses these sources of anxiety for new graduates, and offers reasons to be excited about the changes underway and ways to use their education to benefit from new opportunities.Read More
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6 MIN. READLanguage Savants: Risks and Opportunities of Generative BS
This essay introduced the metaphor of language savants in early 2023 as a short speech delivered to a CEO event.Read More
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3 MIN. READGuiding Principles For a Career
Tom talks about some of the mentors that guided his philosophy on Humanistic AI. Ideas like focusing on human impact over metrics and the principles that shaped the creation of Siri.Read More
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John Werner | Managing Director, Link Ventures, Human Super Connector
“Tom is amazing, a once-in-a-lifetime special person I feel lucky to have met. He’s a thought leader, “super” polymath, inventor and entrepreneur, with heart and intellect in equal measure. He is always insightful on how things were, how they are now, and how they could be — and should be. I have interviewed him a number of times and always learn profound things. Tom is an A+ public speaker, simply the best in any situation, from keynotes to fireside chats to one-on-on interactions. I have had him speak on humanistic AI, ethics and technology, the impact of AI on society, and advice to start-ups and investors. He puts everyone at ease, and we all come away learning more.”