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llms are trained on internet-scale datasets, but their effects are not like the internet.
calculators — or tables that can be calculated on (llm + rag) — are better analogs.
the rise of spreadsheet applications allowed professionals to migrate their tables to spreadsheets. eventually, they put even fancier wrappers around their spreadsheets in vertical applications.
Coordinating parts of society that are prone to disagreement creates room for variance elsewhere
Memecoins as a measure of attention (+ popularity)
Fascinating historical case of technological and strategic advantage: 400 Spaniards conquered the 6-million Mexican Empire, and just 180 soldiers overwhelmed the 10-million Incan Empire.
Will AGI bring the same kind of strategic advantage, potentially decisive? https://t.co/vqf7eNpICI
The first, and most obvious thing, is that they are visual. If I was going to move a piece on a map then I could point to where it was and where it needed to go. Navigation was visual but that was normal. Except, I realised it wasn’t. When people stopped me in their cars to find their way to the nearest petrol station — this was 2004 and GPS was... See more
medium.com • On Being Lost
Sam Altman: "A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time—most people don’t even try, and just accept that things are the way that they are.
People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt,… Show more
The Economist has a great article on why many of Europe’s top companies are Nordic.
The region has 0.3% of world’s population (~27m) but contributes 1% of GDP.
Top names include:
▫️LEGO (Denmark): World’s top toy maker by revenue.
▫️IKEA (Sweden):... See more