Peter Buck

Peter Buck

@BackoftheNapkin

Legal tech advisor and builder; hiker, biker and recycler. Let's get smarter together. And have empathy for Mother Nature.

San Francisco, CA

Joined Mar 4, 2023

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Benedict's Newsletter

mailchi.mp/703c2da63fc3/benedicts-newsletter-1210948?e=035feeaa44

Dec 16, 2024

1

A Goldilocks Introduction to AI Agents: Opportunities, Challenges, and Everyday Impact

www.michaeltefula.com/a-goldilocks-introduction-to-ai-agents-opportunities-challenges-and-everyday-impact/

Dec 16, 2024

1

2023

postcognito.com/letters/2023/

Dec 16, 2024

1

The Scalar Intelligence Fallacy

substack.com/home/post/p-145701562

Dec 15, 2024

2

How to Do Strategic Planning Like a Futurist

hbr.org/2019/07/how-to-do-strategic-planning-like-a-futurist

Dec 13, 2024

1

Spray-on smart skin uses AI to rapidly understand hand tasks

cheme.stanford.edu/spray-smart-skin-uses-ai-rapidly-understand-hand-tasks

Dec 13, 2024

1

Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic era

blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/?tpcc=NL_Marketing

Dec 13, 2024

2

The Simple Macroeconomics of AI.pdf

economics.mit.edu/sites/default/files/2024-05/The%20Simple%20Macroeconomics%20of%20AI.pdf

Dec 10, 2024

7

What technology will matter most in 2025?

mailchi.mp/futuretodayinstitute/2024-annual-letter

Dec 10, 2024

4

Benedict's Newsletter

mailchi.mp/ed7628a4162b/benedicts-newsletter-1210919?e=035feeaa44

Dec 9, 2024

1

AI Index Report 2024 – Artificial Intelligence Index

aiindex.stanford.edu/report/?ueid=d742363f8fbbf94828bc506f6977dfb7&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CL%20Dec%206%2C%202024&utm_term=Command%20Line%20Active%20Subscribers

Dec 7, 2024

1

The Writer’s Chisel; or, Writing with AI

www.5bigideas.com/p/the-writers-chisel-or-ai-in-writing?r=rfrz8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Dec 7, 2024

1

Stamped Aphorisms – Jessica Hagy

jessicahagy.info/stamped-aphorisms/

Dec 7, 2024

1

Instrumentalism – Jessica Hagy

jessicahagy.info/instrumentalism/

Dec 7, 2024

1

Drabbles – Jessica Hagy

jessicahagy.info/podcast/

Dec 7, 2024

2

Generative AI And Access To Justice: Incremental Solutions Or Overhyped Promises? - Above the Law

abovethelaw.com/2024/11/generative-ai-and-access-to-justice-incremental-solutions-or-overhyped-promises/

Dec 6, 2024

1

How high performers optimize IT productivity for revenue growth: A leader’s guide

www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/how-high-performers-optimize-it-productivity-for-revenue-growth-a-leaders-guide?stcr=3BBA9B856F7F415C8A155CA523E3C240&cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck&hlkid=70be60bdd4bf4d9488adbec87bdb1a43&hctky=10006365&hdpid=1a523779-440f-415f-b4aa-82962698dcb0

Dec 6, 2024

1

Engineering “Loyalty By Design” In Agentic Systems - Innovation at Consumer Reports

innovation.consumerreports.org/engineering-loyalty-by-design-in-agentic-systems/

Dec 6, 2024

1

Tech predictions for 2025 and beyond

www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/12/tech-predictions-for-2025-and-beyond.html

Dec 5, 2024

2

Box Pivots - Our Take | Deep Analysis

www.deep-analysis.net/boxworks2024/

Dec 5, 2024

4

How To Have A Successful AI Steering Committee - AI Steering Committees How to do them Correctly.pdf

47512079.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/47512079/AI%20Steering%20Committees%20How%20to%20do%20them%20Correctly.pdf

Dec 5, 2024

9

What Is Motion Graphics And When To Use Them (2022)

creatorkit.com/blog/what-is-motion-graphics/

Dec 5, 2024

1

Essential Strategies for Founders: Creating a Sales Deck and Navigating Early Customer Conversations

www.forumvc.com/blog-posts/essential-strategies-for-founders-creating-a-sales-deck-and-navigating-early-customer-conversations

Dec 5, 2024

1

Neal Stephenson’s Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Published 2021)

www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/books/review/neal-stephenson-termination-shock.html

Dec 4, 2024

2

Deta Surf

deta.surf/motivation

Dec 4, 2024

2

The Memex Method – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net/2021/05/09/the-memex-method/

Dec 3, 2024

3

Pluralistic: Keeping a suspense file gives you superpowers (26 Oct 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net/2024/10/26/one-weird-trick/

Dec 3, 2024

1

CAPS LOCK: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and How to Escape from It

www.artbook.com/9789492095817.html

Dec 3, 2024

2

The expert class is failing, and so is Biden’s presidency

www.natesilver.net/p/the-expert-class-is-failing-and-so?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1198116&post_id=152453953&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=6j86k&triedRedirect=true

Dec 2, 2024

1

Werd I/O

werd.io/

Dec 2, 2024

1

Oxford’s Word of the Year Is ‘Brain Rot’

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/arts/brain-rot-oxford-word.html

Dec 2, 2024

1

Sentence structure for writers: understanding weight and clarity [extract]

blog.oup.com/2017/11/sentence-structure-for-writers/?ref=thebrowser.com

Dec 2, 2024

1

The Plasticene: Time and rocks

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22010402

Dec 2, 2024

2

Plastic archeology

interactionmagic.com/Plastic-archeology

Dec 2, 2024

1

The UX of LEGO Interface Panels

interactionmagic.com/UX-LEGO-Interfaces/

Dec 2, 2024

2

OpenAI Email Archives (from Musk v. Altman) — LessWrong

www.lesswrong.com/posts/5jjk4CDnj9tA7ugxr/openai-email-archives-from-musk-v-altman?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Nov 29, 2024

2

We Are All Artists Now

www.porchlightbooks.com/blog/changethis/2012/we-are-all-artists-now

Nov 24, 2024

1

The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier

www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-economic-potential-of-generative-ai-the-next-productivity-frontier

Nov 22, 2024

5

Microsoft Word - PFJ Cover Memo 11.20 FINAL (2) - v0

assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rRkFWieRAk_Y/v0?ref=platformer.news

Nov 22, 2024

1

DOJ’s staggering proposal would hurt consumers and America’s global technological leadership

blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/doj-search-remedies-nov-2024/?ref=platformer.news

Nov 22, 2024

1

SEC chair Gary Gensler will step down

www.axios.com/2024/11/21/sec-chair-gary-gensler-step-down?tpcc=NL_Marketing

Nov 22, 2024

1

Thinking Records

thinkingrecords.co.uk/

Oct 31, 2024

7

ChatGPT Does "A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting" - Adams on Contract Drafting

www.adamsdrafting.com/chatgpt-does-a-manual-of-style-for-contract-drafting/

Oct 31, 2024

1

Humane bets others need its AIOS

crazystupidtech.com/archive/Humane-CosmOS/

Oct 28, 2024

3

The next big arenas of competition

www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/the-next-big-arenas-of-competition

Oct 28, 2024

1

Memorandum on Advancing the United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fulfill National Security Objectives; and Fostering the Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence | The White House

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/10/24/memorandum-on-advancing-the-united-states-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-to-fulfill-national-security-objectives-and-fostering-the-safety-security/?tpcc=NL_Marketing

Oct 25, 2024

1

Maharam | Story | Florence Nightingale’s “Rose” Diagram

www.maharam.com/stories/sherlock_florence-nightingales-rose-diagram

Oct 23, 2024

1

Drinking Milkshakes: How AI Wedges Will Help Startups Outmaneuver Incumbents | Andreessen Horowitz

a16z.com/ai-wedges-will-help-startups-outmaneuver-incumbents/

Oct 21, 2024

1

The Messy Inbox Problem: Wedge Strategies in AI Apps | Andreessen Horowitz

a16z.com/the-messy-inbox-problem-ai-apps-wedge-strategies/

Oct 21, 2024

1

Legal innovation and generative AI: Lawyers emerging as ‘pilots,’ content creators, and legal designers

www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/in-the-balance/legal-innovation-and-generative-ai-lawyers-emerging-as-pilots-content-creators-and-legal-designers

Oct 18, 2024

1