#494

Mentioned in 42 episodes

Why greatness cannot be planned

Book • 2015

Author

Kenneth Stanley

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

Shane Parrish

Kenneth Stanley

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Jeff Clune

Christopher Summerfield

Mentioned in 42 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

Mentioned by

Jeff Clune

and

Tim Scarfe

in relation to open-endedness and innovation.

429 snips

Jeff Clune - Agent AI Needs Darwin

Mentioned by

Shane Parrish

as a book he read and loved, prompting him to reach out to Ken Stanley for an interview.

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Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives

Christopher Summerfield

references it when talking about selection mechanisms.

351 snips

How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield

Mentioned by

Kenneth Stanley

, the book discusses how focusing on a specific objective can hinder the discovery of truly innovative solutions.

293 snips

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar)

Mentioned by

Jack Parker-Holder

, referencing the book's idea that focusing on interestingness can lead to more useful outcomes.

283 snips

Genie 3: An Infinite World Model with Shlomi Fruchter and Jack Parker-Holder

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

when discussing the importance of diverse perspectives and serendipity in achieving greatness.

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Eiso Kant (CTO poolside) - Superhuman Coding Is Coming!

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

193 snips

Tiago Forte — Unlocking the Power of the Annual Review (Ep. 267)

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a great book.

163 snips

Can AI therapy be more effective than drugs?

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

when stating that a lot of the greatest advancements in history were accidents.

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Sangeet Paul Choudary — AI and our System Reshuffle (EP.282)

Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

as a book detailing the idea that setting big, audacious goals can reduce the odds of achieving something great.

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Kenneth Stanley - Greatness Without Goals - [Invest Like the Best, EP.283]

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

for those interested in self-organization and the limitations of planning in complex systems.

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What’s the Magic Word? A Control Theory of LLM Prompting.

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the concept of unplanned greatness.

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Experiment Your Way to a Better Life (EP.259)

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a book that changed his outlook.

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#038 - Professor Kenneth Stanley - Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

and

Kenneth Stanley

as a book exploring the limitations of objective-driven systems and the importance of open-endedness.

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Kenneth Stanley created a new social network based on serendipity and divergence

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

when discussing Kenneth Stanley's views on serendipity and planning.

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[SPONSORED] The Digitized Self: AI, Identity and the Human Psyche (YouAi)

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

in relation to the discussion on subjectivity and formalization in science.

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#67 Prof. KARL FRISTON 2.0

Mentioned by

Jim Rutt

, who has been encouraging his AI friends to read it and think about open-endedness.

61 snips

EP 316 Ken Stanley on the AI Representation Problem

Recommended by

Tim Scarfe

as a key work by

Kenneth Stanley

on the limitations of planned objectives.

61 snips

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro)

Mentioned by

Jim O'Shaughnessy

as an example of how greatness cannot be planned.

60 snips

A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom with Jim O'Shaughnessy

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