“There is a sort of ephemerality to human decisions that really does differentiate us from AIs." Scott Aaronson reveals what makes humans special in the age of AI... Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/quantumania Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjkCioiIGpA&t=33s
Is quantum computing the game-changer it’s hyped up to be? Scott Aaronson breaks down what to look for in a promising quantum startup...
"A large fraction of errors take place in the seat-to-keyboard interface." Scott Aaronson explains why the most sophisticated cybersecurity system in the world is no match for good old-fashioned human gullibility... Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/quantumania Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjkCioiIGpA&t=33s
"People learned 15 years ago that they can just put out a press release saying, 'We used the quantum computer to recognize handwriting. We used the quantum computer to train a neural network.' And journalists and investors will eat that up with mustard." Scott Aaronson reveals the one question that…
My guest today is Scott Aaronson, a theoretical computer scientist, OG blogger, and quantum computing maestro. Scott has so many achievements and credentials that listing them here would take longer than recording the episode! Here's a select few: - Self-taught programmer at age 11, Cornell computer science student at 15,…
"Confidence. It's a confidence game." Sometimes it's worth playing these games, especially if you're in client services. It's impossible to say: "I can't do it". You need to show a "bias for action" even if you don't know the answer. Danny Crichton 👇 Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/sH8L22LRhno
"I always start with the blank sheet of paper. I start with a problem and I start reporting." As he builds out his gaming scenarios, Danny Crichton poses tough questions and figures out real tradeoffs. Here's Danny's quick masterclass on his process👇 Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/sH8L22LRhno
The concept of 'pair-programming' should be applied to many more disciplines. Consider Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger. Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. Mike Moritz and Doug Leone. Legendary runs. Danny Crichton explains how collaborative partnerships are underrated. Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/sH8L22LRhno
Can groups across different sides of the aisle work together? In this highly charged environment? Our guest Danny Crichton believes so. It starts with teamwork and coherence 👇 Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/sH8L22LRhno
It’s 2024 and Hurricane Helen has devastated Hampton Roads, Virginia. Local naval facilities are paralyzed and crucial U.S. naval assets like the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier (CVN-79) are severely damaged. The hurricane and residual fallout from Covid-19 as well as labor unrest and economic concerns further complicate recovery efforts…
"So when I think about whenever I engage in an endeavor, whenever I commit my mind to something, whenever I invest time into something, I think of it as time that I'm not spending with my dog, with my family, with my friends." ~ Yuk Chi Chan shares how he…
"All things are cyclical, and we're coming back to the point where it is now cool to build, it is now cool to manufacture, it is cool to look at something and go, 'You know what? I am going to do that. Fuck it.'" Here's Yuk Chi Chan on why…
"But I do think it's going to be whoever can lay claim to something, whoever can defend it, owns it." Here’s Yuk Chi Chan on the ‘finders keepers’ model of space ownership… Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/space-space-space Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd3nvCnP3Gk&t=2483s #space #Elon #rocket #Mars #Moon #NASA #Apollo
"If all of our satellites went down right now, we'd be so fucked as a civilization..." Yuk Chi Chan explains why the space industry is FAR more ubiquitous than you think… Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/space-space-space Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd3nvCnP3Gk&t=2483s #satellite #spaceindustry #space #rocket #Elon #Mars #GPS
My guest today is the human Swiss Army Knife, Yuk Chi Chan, who has packed more into the last decade than many people do in a lifetime. Yuk Chi is the founder of Charter Space, the first British space company to graduate from the Techstars Space Accelerator. Before that, he…
New technology means new social contexts. It's almost a given. People adapt. 100 years from now, listening to AI music won't be weird at all. Dan Shipper explains👇 Full video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km3CxFRODFs
The new Masters of the Universe are those who can effectively orchestrate and allocate intelligence—both human and artificial. Taste + Vision + Allocation ability = Mastery Dan Shipper explains the new paradigm of the Allocation Economy... Check out the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/km3CxFRODFs?feature=shared
"...AI models work a lot like human intuition in that they can make predictions without explanations. Those AI models have a lot of the properties of explanations. So they are transferable, they're inspectable and de-buggable, so they take this innate human thing, intuition, and then they put it out into…
'The Stonecutter's Credo' is a profound parable, credited to Jacob Riis, that still hangs in the locker room of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. It reads: "When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much…
“Ignoring what is obvious incurs a huge cost. It requires you to go about your day numbing yourself to the reality of who you are and what you want—which is a waste of time for you and everyone around you. By contrast, admitting what is obvious is freeing and motivating.…
"Actually do the thing or ship the product. Get some feedback from customers on this first iteration. They don't care if it's shiny, they want to see if it works, you want to know if it works. And so quit procrastinating by futzing over the design of your title slide…
"Healthy human functioning is to be moving toward things, is to be anticipating and excitedly awaiting, but also acting to bring about things.” Here's Dr. Gena Gorlin with a refreshing counterargument to the idea that we are a fear-driven species... Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-build-a-builder Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzjxLPdlT8&t=1s #Agency #Evolution #Love #Progress
“There's no such thing as a collective good. Society doesn't have a brain, society doesn't face the kinds of moral alternatives that individuals within that society face. Society is a collection of people..." ~ Dr. Gena Gorlin Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/p/how-to-build-a-builder Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzjxLPdlT8&t=1s #individual #society
"The ultimate solution will be [...] technological, it will be creative, it will be top-down and systemic. And who is going to drive those solutions? It's going to be the people who are out there doing the really hard stuff. It'll be the builders." Dr. Gena Gorlin unpacks her mission…