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Mentioned in 40 episodes
Why greatness cannot be planned
Book • 2015
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Mentioned in 40 episodes
Recommended by Ev Williams to illustrate the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

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#800: Ev Williams — The Art of Pivoting (e.g., Odeo to Twitter), Strategic Quitting, The Dangers of Premature Scaling, Must-Read Books, and More
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in relation to open-endedness and innovation.

Jeff Clune


Tim Scarfe

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Jeff Clune - Agent AI Needs Darwin
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as a book he read and loved, prompting him to reach out to Ken Stanley for an interview.


Shane Parrish

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#148 Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives

Christopher Summerfield

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How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield
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, the book discusses how focusing on a specific objective can hinder the discovery of truly innovative solutions.


Kenneth Stanley

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The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar)
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when discussing the importance of diverse perspectives and serendipity in achieving greatness.


Tim Scarfe

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Eiso Kant (CTO poolside) - Superhuman Coding Is Coming!
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in relation to the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

Jim O’Shaughnessy

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Tiago Forte — Unlocking the Power of the Annual Review (Ep. 267)
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, referencing the book's idea that focusing on interestingness can lead to more useful outcomes.

Jack Parker-Holder

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Genie 3: An infinite world model with Shlomi Fruchter and Jack Parker-Holder
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as a great book.


Tim Scarfe

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Can AI therapy be more effective than drugs?
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as a book detailing the idea that setting big, audacious goals can reduce the odds of achieving something great.


Patrick O'Shaughnessy

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Kenneth Stanley - Greatness Without Goals - [Invest Like the Best, EP.283]
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for those interested in self-organization and the limitations of planning in complex systems.


Tim Scarfe

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What’s the Magic Word? A Control Theory of LLM Prompting.
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in relation to the concept of unplanned greatness.

Jim O’Shaughnessy

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Experiment Your Way to a Better Life (EP.259)
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as a book exploring the limitations of objective-driven systems and the importance of open-endedness.


Tim Scarfe


Kenneth Stanley

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Kenneth Stanley created a new social network based on serendipity and divergence
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as a book that changed his outlook.


Tim Scarfe

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#038 - Professor Kenneth Stanley - Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
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when discussing Kenneth Stanley's views on serendipity and planning.


Tim Scarfe

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[SPONSORED] The Digitized Self: AI, Identity and the Human Psyche (YouAi)
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in relation to the discussion on subjectivity and formalization in science.


Tim Scarfe

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#67 Prof. KARL FRISTON 2.0
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as an example of how greatness cannot be planned.

Jim O'Shaughnessy

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A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom with Jim O'Shaughnessy
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when discussing agency in AI systems and the importance of diversity preservation.


Tim Scarfe

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Ryan Greenblatt - Solving ARC with GPT4o
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, who has been encouraging his AI friends to read it and think about open-endedness.

Jim Rutt

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EP 316 Ken Stanley on the AI Representation Problem
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comme un livre qui remet en question l'importance de la planification dans la réussite.


Clément Delangue

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