Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
The total addressable market is a term that describes the complete potential opportunity.
Scott Pollack • What, Exactly, Is Business Development?
When we become skilled at something, it becomes automatic. We don’t have to think much about it, because our brain, running on virtual autopilot, is constantly making predictions—and most of its predictions are true.
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
Put simply: to highlight the importance of storytelling in work, in life, in all things.A business without a clear story resembles a car without an engine. No matter how much you kick, scream, or turn its crankshaft over, it won’t go anywhere. It’s no more than a dead vehicle sitting (or a dead company walking, for that matter).Like near all things... See more
Tom White • Once Upon a Time
Referring to something as “AI” is a flag you probably don't know much about the industry.
People in the field instead talk about specific technologies and techniques: machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, natural language processing (NLP), transformers, embeddings, reinforcement learning, large language models (LLM), robotics, latent
... See moreMaggie Appleton • Empty Pointers and Constellations of AI
To return to information overload: this means treating your "to read" pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After all, you presumably don't feel overwhelmed by all the unread books in the British Library – and not because... See more
Oliver Burkeman • Treat Your to-Read Pile Like a River, Not a Bucket
What we need most are temporal structures that stabilize life. When everything is short-term, life loses all stability. Stability comes over long stretches of time: faithfulness, bonds, integrity, commitment, promises, trust. These are the social practices that hold a community together. They all have a ritual character. They all require a lot of... See more
NOEMA • All That Is Solid Melts Into Information
“We’re at a moment in history when we need to rebuild our confidence in the capabilities of humans to reason wisely, to make collective decisions,” Vallor tells me. “We’re not going to deal with the climate emergency or the fracturing of the foundations of democracy unless we can reassert a confidence in human thinking and judgment. And everything... See more
Philip Ball • AI Is the Black Mirror
In chasing mode, readers are naturally more critical. When you are looking for something particular, it feels less presumptuous to stop reading when your source comes to seem irrelevant. After all, the source might be good for some other purpose, even if not for your purpose.
In chasing mode, you continually ask yourself whether what you are reading... See more
In chasing mode, you continually ask yourself whether what you are reading... See more
Robin Hanson • Chase Your Reading
According to Krishnamurti, the ultimate response to super-intelligent machines is the cultivation of a genuinely intelligent mind — a mind guided by non-thought intelligence. He envisions this mind as one that isn’t rooted in memory.
Big Think • Mechanized Minds: AI’s Hidden Impact on Human Thought
Non-Thought Intelligence in Human Cognition: Non-thought intelligence refers to cognitive processes that occur without conscious reasoning or deliberate thought. This includes skills like intuition, emotional understanding, and pattern recognition, which allow individuals to make quick decisions or solve problems based on instinct and experience. Such forms of intelligence play a crucial role in daily life, influencing how people interact with their environments and navigate social situations.