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Technology democratizes consumption but consolidates production. The best person in the world at anything gets to do it for everyone.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Another way of measuring time allocation and actual behavior is to look at what Sam Altman, former head of venture capital firm Y Combinator (YC), describes as speed of response.
Tyler Cowen • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
THERE ARE NO SILVER BULLETS.
Ernest Davis • Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust
Robotics FOMO, Scaling Laws, & Technology Forecasting - Michael Dempsey: Blog
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What if, Kasparov wondered, computer tactical prowess were combined with human big-picture, strategic thinking?
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The forward-thinking economist and mathematician Eric Weinstein suggests that the logical extension of the information revolution is this: everything we do based on human expertise will eventually be replaced by a computer.
Jamie Smart • Results: Think Less. Achieve More
Thiel can identify heterodox thinkers who aren’t blinded by Mimetic dogmas or intellectual fashions. He insists that there are still secrets left to uncover. Some are small and incremental. But the most valuable secrets are big enough to shake the world.
David Perell • Peter Thiel’s Religion
Moravec’s paradox: machines and humans frequently have opposite strengths and weaknesses.