Weekend Reading: 28th Feb / 1st March 2026
Writing worth reading
“Cluely and its co-founder Chungin “Roy” Lee were intensely, and intentionally, controversial. They’re no longer in San Francisco, having been essentially chased out of the city by the Planning Commission. The company is loathed seemingly out of proportion to what its product actually is, which is a janky, glitching interface for ChatGPT and other AI models. It’s not in a particularly glamorous market: Cluely is pitched at ordinary office drones in their thirties, working ordinary bullshit email jobs”.
It Was Never About AI by Eric Markowitz
“These two worlds—Wall Street and Silicon Valley—have formed a feedback loop of short-termism so tight, so self-reinforcing, that they’ve confused efficiency with purpose, growth with meaning, and the elimination of people with progress”.
Which Future? by Michael Nielsen
“One common framing of this issue is: how can we balance the risks and opportunities of science and technology? It’s a fine question as far as it goes, and arises often in policy and engineering circles. But it’s also often a platitude, something to say to sound wise, then do whatever you were going to do anyway”.
Upcoming meals with 9others
Amsterdam — Thursday 5th March 2026 — details and signup here.
Cotswolds — Thursday 19th March 2026 — details and signup here.
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