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“There Has to Be a Line”: Substack’s Founders Dive Headfirst Into the Culture Wars
Joe Pompeovanityfair.com
Emergent properties are linked to another highly promising feature: flexibility. Earlier generations of ai systems were good for only one purpose, often a pretty specific one. The new models can be reassigned from one type of problem to another with relative ease by means of fine tuning. It is a measure of the importance of this trait that, within... See more
Huge “foundation models” are turbo-charging AI progress
Humans are unique because we compete when it isn’t necessary. We could reason our way to more sustainable processes, but we use our intelligence to outsmart each other. We compete for fun, for ego.
Adrienne Maree Brown • Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, 0)
This is the publishing paradox nowadays: opportunities come to you in direct proportion to your ability to operate without them.
Ted Gioia • Record Labels Dig Their Own Grave. And the Shovel is Called TikTok.
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The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech
William Deresiewiczamazon.comIf you want to earn the sharing behaviors that lead to your work reaching a greater audience than the one you’ve already got, you’ll need a great answer to this question:Who Will Amplify This? And Why?