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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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Shane Parrish as a book he read and loved, prompting him to reach out to Ken Stanley for an interview.
Shane Parrish as a book he read and loved, prompting him to reach out to Ken Stanley for an interview.
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#148 Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives
Christopher Summerfield references it when talking about selection mechanisms.
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How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield
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!
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Kenneth Stanley , the book discusses how focusing on a specific objective can hinder the discovery of truly innovative solutions.
Kenneth Stanley , the book discusses how focusing on a specific objective can hinder the discovery of truly innovative solutions.
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The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar)
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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.
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 Tim Scarfe and Kenneth Stanley as a book exploring the limitations of objective-driven systems and the importance of open-endedness.
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 agency in AI systems and the importance of diversity preservation.
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Ryan Greenblatt - Solving ARC with GPT4o
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Clément Delangue comme un livre qui remet en question l'importance de la planification dans la réussite.
Clément Delangue comme un livre qui remet en question l'importance de la planification dans la réussite.
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#418 - Clément Delangue - Hugging Face - 4,5 milliards de valo avec un produit gratuit à 99%
Recommended by Tim Scarfe as a key work by Kenneth Stanley on the limitations of planned objectives.
Kenneth Stanley on the limitations of planned objectives.
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The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro)
Recommended by Tim Scarfe as a favorite episode and book, highlighting the importance of open-endedness and unplanned approaches to achieving greatness.
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Open-Ended AI: The Key to Superhuman Intelligence? - Prof. Tim Rocktäschel
