Cam Jones
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Cam Jones
How bad could it be? If you ask the researchers at Anthropic, even if progress stalls out here, current algorithms will automate all white collar work within the next five years: it’s just a matter of collecting the relevant data and spoonfeeding it to the models. In the worst-case scenario, highly repetitive manual labour becomes the last frontier... See more
Why I Am No Longer an AI Doomer
Steve Jobs Vision of AI (5 min)
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But the subtext is plain: a world built on networks is not one that can be governed by Enlightenment values. Rationality, equality, deliberation, these are ideals of the linear age. The network obeys different laws.
The Design of Networks
In other words, if you can tell a convincing growth story, it's much easier to grow. The corollary, though, is that when a growth company stops growing, when it becomes "mature," it experiences a massive sell-off of its stock, as its share price plummets to a tenth or less of the old "growth" valuation. That's why the biggest tech companies in the... See more
Pluralistic: How much (little) are the AI companies making? (30 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Narrative distance is the perceived separation between the reader and the unfolding story.
That distance is controlled by the narrator, whoever they are.
A close narrative distance is one where the audience sees what the characters see, senses what they sense, understands their emotions, and can read their thoughts. There tends to be vibrant... See more
That distance is controlled by the narrator, whoever they are.
A close narrative distance is one where the audience sees what the characters see, senses what they sense, understands their emotions, and can read their thoughts. There tends to be vibrant... See more
The Most Important Narrative Tool No One Told You About
The 4 qualities of a great career:
Answer in reverse order:
- I enjoy it
- I’m good at it
- I make good money
- I’m around fascinating people
Answer in reverse order:
- Where are fascinating people?
- In what ways can I make money with them?
- Which ones am I good at?
- Which ones do I enjoy?
James Clear • 3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
The length of tasks (measured by how long they take human professionals) that generalist autonomous frontier model agents can complete with 50% reliability has been doubling approximately every 7 months for the last 6 years. The trend predicts that in under a decade we will see AI agents that can independently complete a large fraction of tasks in... See more
Most 'source of truth' problems in product development aren't really about the source of truth at all. They assume that everyone wants the truth, that they can agree on what truth they're seeking, and that they're willing to put in the work to forge coherence when there are different versions of the truth.
Some questions to ponder:
- What reality is