better doing

Playing different (stupider) games.

“Stupider games are not realizing that other people are playing different games. OpenAI is playing a different game. Capital agglomerators are playing different games. Chamath is playing a different game. One of the biggest obstacles to most of the systems […]

better doing

The twelve leverage points to intervene in a system.

“Meadows started with the observation that there are levers, or places within a complex system (such as a firm, a city, an economy, a living being, an ecosystem, an ecoregion) where a “small shift in one thing can produce big […]

tech, startups, internet

What OpenAI really wants.

This Wired article covers the company’s ambitions. Everyone involved seems to stick to the script: they’re working to create a safe AGI, and it’ll be glorious for humanity. ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet

Product-led AI.

Greylock investor Seth Rosenberg wants to back the ‘gold miners’ in AI, rather than the popular ‘picks and shovels’. “As I see it, these are the three largest opportunities for founders to build AI-first companies: 1. AI-first networks & marketplaces; […]

fun facts

Historical maps probably helped cause World War I.

“The simplicity of a historical map — the clear labels, the sharp edges, and above all the reduction of thousands or millions of people into abstract symbols — is a big part of why they’re so beguiling. But it’s also […]

fun facts

You are all colorblind compared to tetrachromats.

“Tetrachromacy is a rare type of colour vision that allows people to see colours that other people can’t. … While those of us with three of these receptors have the ability to distinguish around one million different colours, tetrachromats are […]

fun facts

Galls on Oak leaves and twigs.

“Galls are abnormal growths or swellings of plant tissue often caused by the attack of an insect. Galls on oaks are most often caused by small wasps or midges. Insects that cause galls to form are known as gallmakers.” ~ learn more