#484
Mentioned in 45 episodes

Why greatness cannot be planned

Book • 2015

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Mentioned in 45 episodes

Mentioned by
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Jeff Clune
and
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Tim Scarfe
in relation to open-endedness and innovation.
429 snips
Jeff Clune - Agent AI Needs Darwin
Mentioned by
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Shane Parrish
as a book he read and loved, prompting him to reach out to Ken Stanley for an interview.
387 snips
Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives
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Christopher Summerfield
references it when talking about selection mechanisms.
351 snips
How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield
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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)
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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
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Tim Scarfe
when discussing the importance of diverse perspectives and serendipity in achieving greatness.
281 snips
Eiso Kant (CTO poolside) - Superhuman Coding Is Coming!
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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)
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Tim Scarfe
as a great book.
163 snips
Can AI therapy be more effective than drugs?
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Jim O’Shaughnessy
when stating that a lot of the greatest advancements in history were accidents.
161 snips
Sangeet Paul Choudary — AI and our System Reshuffle (EP.282)
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
as a book detailing the idea that setting big, audacious goals can reduce the odds of achieving something great.
143 snips
Kenneth Stanley - Greatness Without Goals - [Invest Like the Best, EP.283]
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Tim Scarfe
for those interested in self-organization and the limitations of planning in complex systems.
122 snips
What’s the Magic Word? A Control Theory of LLM Prompting.
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Jim O’Shaughnessy
in relation to the concept of unplanned greatness.
110 snips
Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Experiment Your Way to a Better Life (EP.259)
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Jim O’Shaughnessy
when referencing the book's message about learning during the pursuit of a goal.
98 snips
Jay Yang — The Power of Permissionless Action (EP. 286)
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Tim Scarfe
as a book that changed his outlook.
76 snips
#038 - Professor Kenneth Stanley - Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
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Jim O’Shaughnessy
when saying that Kenneth Stanley wrote that economies are complex adaptive systems.
73 snips
Elle Griffin — Rethinking Ownership and the Future of Work (EP. 287)
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Tim Scarfe
and
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Kenneth Stanley
as a book exploring the limitations of objective-driven systems and the importance of open-endedness.
68 snips
Kenneth Stanley created a new social network based on serendipity and divergence
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Tim Scarfe
when discussing Kenneth Stanley's views on serendipity and planning.
64 snips
[SPONSORED] The Digitized Self: AI, Identity and the Human Psyche (YouAi)
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Tim Scarfe
in relation to the discussion on subjectivity and formalization in science.
62 snips
#67 Prof. KARL FRISTON 2.0
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Tim Scarfe
as a key work by
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Kenneth Stanley
on the limitations of planned objectives.
61 snips
The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro)

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