one of the greatest skills of a leader is the ability to calm others in a storm
@sama
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Elon’s Role in Restoring Collective Ambition and Future Optimism
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society underestimates how much it owes elon for raising the collective ambition level at a time when optimism for the future was receding
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AI Future Requires Society Feedback Loops Not Detailed Predictions
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we have some ideas, but it's a complex system and will coevolve with society. anyone who says they really understand what the AI-future is going to look like in detail is delusional at best. a tight feedback loop and deep engagement with society seems like the best path forward.
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AI as Economic Empowerment Force Driving Mass Wealth Creation
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i think AI is going to be the greatest force for economic empowerment and a lot of people getting rich we have ever seen
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Distinguished Scientists Wrong About Impossibility Arthur Clarke
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“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.” -Arthur C Clark
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The human drive to create lasting impact
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the desire to create something that lasts a long time is so strong; i wonder why
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Three Real-World ChatGPT Applications: Stories, Learning, Business
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3 cool examples of ChatGPT usage in the past week: 1) friend’s kid using it to help write better stories 2) me using it to learn about genetics 3) a guy emailed to say he’s using it to help run his one-man small business—help with marketing, data entry, customer support, etc
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Executing Fundamentals Well: Key to YC Startup Success
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“do the obvious things well” sounds so…obvious, but it was one of my biggest takeaways from watching YC companies succeed or fail
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Microsoft Event Announcement from Redmond Headquarters
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hello from redmond! excited for the event tomorrow
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Learning from startup failure: resilience and second chances
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i failed pretty hard at my first startup–it sucked!–and am doing pretty well on my second. the thing i wish someone told me during the first one is that no one else thinks about your failures as much as you do, and that as long as don't psych yourself out you can try again.