Benedict's Newsletter

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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the…

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Paul G. Allen’s innovative collection traces the history of human ingenuity

www.christies.com/en/stories/gen-one-paul-allen-history-of-technology-ef080682a70e4a97a53864b475333b12

13 Years at Snap Inc.

newsroom.snap.com/13-years-at-snap?ref=spyglass.org

Part I: The future of AI is vertical

www.bvp.com/atlas/part-i-the-future-of-ai-is-vertical?utm_source=email&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=part-i-the-future-of-ai-is-vertical

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction

Human-driven mass extinction is eliminating entire genera

news.stanford.edu/stories/2023/09/human-driven-mass-extinction-eliminating-entire-genera

A Stake in the Ground

journal.burningman.org/2024/08/black-rock-city/building-brc/stake-in-the-ground/

“Artificial Intelligence” Was Never About Intelligence – Conclusion to the I, Robot Series

journal.burningman.org/2018/08/philosophical-center/the-theme/artificial-intelligence-was-never-about-intelligence-conclusion-to-the-i-robot-series/

NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual Compact Edition

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Where the Palm Meets the Pine

duanehallca.blogspot.com/2010/02/where-palm-meets-pine.html

Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Ethan Mollick

www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/podcasts/transcript-ezra-klein-interviews-ethan-mollick.html

Latent Expertise: Everyone is in R&D

www.oneusefulthing.org/p/latent-expertise-everyone-is-in-r

On speaking to AI

www.oneusefulthing.org/p/on-speaking-to-ai

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

www.goodreads.com/book/show/198678736-co-intelligence?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=sdXCeLNhcl&rank=1

A system to organise your life

johnnydecimal.com/10-19-concepts/11-core/11.01-introduction/

The 19 best document management software systems in 2024

zapier.com/blog/best-document-management-software/

Latticework: Unifying annotation and freeform text editing for augmented sensemaking

www.matthewsiu.com/Latticework

Microsoft Word - 206_Camera_Ready_Paper - Pirolli, Card - 2005 - The sensemaking process and leverage points for analyst technology as.pdf

andymatuschak.org/files/papers/Pirolli,%20Card%20-%202005%20-%20The%20sensemaking%20process%20and%20leverage%20points%20for%20analyst%20technology%20as.pdf

Erewhon (Erewhon, #1)

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Generative AI and the future of work in America

www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/generative-ai-and-the-future-of-work-in-america

Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Dig…

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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Acci…

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The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things,…

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AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

www.goodreads.com/book/show/56377201-ai-2041?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=IhMCLHxwi6&rank=1

Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking: Bhaskar, Michael: 9780253337689: Amazon.com: Books

www.amazon.com/Human-Frontiers-Future-Ideas-Thinking/dp/0262046385

The Frugal Architect | Unchallenged Success Leads to Assumptions

thefrugalarchitect.com/laws/unchallenged-success-leads-to-assumptions.html

Benedict's Newsletter

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Kamala Harris is not going back to the failed politics of 2016

www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-is-not-going-back-to

Homeowner Guidance for using Food Grounds

www.mill.com/blog/homeowner-guidance-food-grounds

Opinion | Our Semicolons, Ourselves

www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/opinion/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-writing.html?pgtype=Article&action=click&module=RelatedLinks

pluralistic.net/2024/08/19/apologetics-spotters-guide/

How Did He Get Away With It?

www.city-journal.org/article/review-of-radical-wolfe

Tom Wolfe talks Darwin, Chomsky and human speech

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Automated Design of Agentic Systems

arxiv.org/abs/2408.08435?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Breaking Down Toolformer | Shaped Blog

www.shaped.ai/blog/breaking-down-toolformer

Startup Success: Design is as Critical as Technology | Khosla

www.khoslaventures.com/startup-success-design-is-as-critical-as-technology/

Om | VK One | Khosla

www.khoslaventures.com/om-vk-one/

The AI Future Is Already Here, It’s Just Not Productized Yet | Andreessen Horowitz

a16z.com/ai-workflow-productivity/

“Death of a Salesforce”: Why AI Will Transform the Next Generation of Sales Tech | Andreessen Horowitz

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Bookmarked | A Book Club for Exploring Big Ideas

www.bookmarked.club/lessons/bill-walshs-standards-of-performance

Giving Back

pawtria.com/pages/giving-back

The Moore's Law of Moore's Laws | Ted Sanders

www.tedsanders.com/moores-law-of-moores-laws/

On technology | Ted Sanders

www.tedsanders.com/on-technology/

The Rationale-Shaped Hole At The Heart Of Forecasting — EA Forum

forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qMP7LcCBFBEtuA3kL/the-rationale-shaped-hole-at-the-heart-of-forecasting

Partner no more! | LinkedIn

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Jim Collins - Concepts - The Hedgehog Concept

www.jimcollins.com/concepts/the-hedgehog-concept.html

Looking back on FY24: from Copilots empowering human achievement to leading AI Transformation - The Official Microsoft Blog

blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/07/29/looking-back-on-fy24-from-copilots-empowering-human-achievement-to-leading-ai-transformation/