Weekend Reading
Writing worth reading - 11th/12th May 2024
Moore's Law for Everything by Sam Altman
“Because we are at the beginning of this tectonic shift, we have a rare opportunity to pivot toward the future. That pivot can’t simply address current social and political problems; it must be designed for the radically different society of the near future. Policy plans that don’t account for this imminent transformation will fail for the same reason that the organizing principles of pre-agrarian or feudal societies would fail today…”
Tech Strikes Back by Nadia Asparouhova
“But these debates don’t explain why e/acc became suddenly popular among a wider set of technologists, many of whom aren’t involved with artificial intelligence. E/acc’s significance lies in its counterbalancing force not just to AI safety, but to widespread public concerns about the risks posed by the tech industry at large. Effective accelerationists worry that these concerns have become so entrenched that they threaten to extinguish the light of tech itself...”
Competent jerks have a shelf life in the office by Anjli Raval
“Of course, there are examples of people disliked by staff who have risen to the top. Oddi Aasheim, a partner at FirstHuman, a leadership coaching company, says some corporate sectors value traits such as ruthlessness and selfishness more than others. There are numerous examples across banking, law and market traders. But in most industries, he believes competent jerks will reach a point of being “unpromotable”. Fundamentally, people want to work with people they not only respect, but like.…”
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