AI
The default answer, I’m afraid, is No. If you do nothing, you’re almost certainly going to get overrun. If you have an Atom Moat, then you stand a pretty good chance of weathering the storm, if you execute well. Just a chance, mind you: It’s a moat, not a force field. But atoms are a pretty good moat. If you make beer, or work with humans, or ship... See more
The Anthropic Hive Mind
Improv at Scale
Anthropic’s Hive Mind is described by employees as “Yes, and...” style improvisational theater. Every idea is welcomed, examined, savored, and judged by the Hive Mind. It’s all based on vibes. There is no central decision-making authority. They are just trying everything, and when magic happens, they all just kind of realize it at... See more
Anthropic’s Hive Mind is described by employees as “Yes, and...” style improvisational theater. Every idea is welcomed, examined, savored, and judged by the Hive Mind. It’s all based on vibes. There is no central decision-making authority. They are just trying everything, and when magic happens, they all just kind of realize it at... See more
The Anthropic Hive Mind
At the end of the day, we still believe in aspiring to greatness. In measuring success by the quality of what we make, not the number of tasks completed.
AI dramatically lowers the cost of starting. New ideas. New apps. New projects. New directions. All suddenly cheap, fast, and frictionless.
In a world where you can do anything, most people will try to do everything.
The problem, of course, is that you aren’t “paid” for doing hundreds of things poorly…you’re paid for doing one thing beautifully.
As
... See moreSome people said it could never happen. My argument was always not that an LLM couldn’t create something of equal merit, but that the fact that a novel was written by Jane Austen is a big part of what gives it its value. It’s not just about the end result; it’s about where the end result comes from.
In the end, when labor compresses, more of the job is judgment from the top of the pyramid.
What do we actually want people for? In the past, we wanted them for labor, efficiency, and technical skills. Now, we want them for that, but we also want them for more interpersonal things.
What interests me most is what stays the same – because people are
In the age of AI, the pendulum is swinging hard towards analog, simple, human