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Venkatesh Rao: Protocols, Intelligence, and Scaling

The Gradient: Perspectives on AI

CHAPTER

Evolution of Mathematical and Programming Tools

Exploring the shift in computational tools over generations, from log tables and abacuses to AI-driven coding, highlighting the complexity and evolution of programming languages and debugging methods. The discussion extends to compiling knowledge, freeing cognitive capacity, economic productivity, and the role of intelligence in pushing boundaries of achievement.

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