Philip Teale

What is the greatest scene on a beach?

I asked ChatGPT to recommend books and essays based on everything it knows about me. Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde was its first rec, something I never would have read, and a perfect choice. Super personalized recommendations are great.

You just need to be smart enough to understand that your success is more about your courage than your intelligence.

Debates about ‘de-growth’ are very heated, and the Degrowth movement is often attacked by both conservatives and left-wingers I don’t pretend to have a resolution to the debate, but let me just add something for all parties to reflect on: If you define 'progress' as growth, then de-growth... See more

I just rewatched this 3 times. Have never heard someone break this down so succinctly and eloquently

the returns to being eccentric will only increase as LLMs get better. every piece of consensus sensemaking has already been automated, the truth leftover is in out of print russian bodybuilding manuals, hereto unknown maps of the deep bayou, lifestyles that are hard to imagine

I’m realizing pretty quickly that we’re going to need to completely reframe the idea of junior and entry level roles, if we’re going to adapt to AI without destroying the pipeline for future talent. > I don’t know if we’re ever going to reach Artificial General Intelligence, but I’m pretty sure we’re already at... See more