The Third Tech Revolution - Human Ingenuity

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I think ultimately, like in the stuff that I've written before, one of the limiting factors has always been that our ability to serve the latent space and identify the correct combinations of things to explore has always been limited by us. As things get more and more complicated at some point, combining a bunch of things to create something new becomes harder because there's a whole lot of combinations that make honestly no sense, right? And then we got to figure out how. In some ways, I find that very unreality of the generative models that we have so far are the interesting bits. These are models that are trained on vast spots of human input information, but they have no idea what the

Rohit is a VC and essayist who writes fascinating, thought-provoking essays on complexity, progress, innovation and technology over at Strange Loop Canon. He joins the show for a second time to discuss the lessons learned from the FTX meltdown, why there isn’t a philosophy of business, creating an AI picture book, and a whole lot more. Important Links:

Show Notes:

What can VCs learn from FTX?
FTX, hubris and good manners
“Don’t let anyone push you into a decision that you don’t want to make”
Signing up to the right narratives
Why you can’t beat the market
Why isn’t there a philosophy of business?
Markets, desire and innovation
How AI allows us to talk to machines in our language
The complexities of the AI sentience debate
How AI unlocks new outlets for creativity
The need for positive stories
The three components of innovation
“Curiosity is a shit starter”
Finding new ways to create community
Openness and experimentation
MUCH more!

Books Mentioned:

What Works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O’Shaughnessy
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
Unflattening; by Nick Sousanis
Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the 20th Century; by Brad DeLong
American Gods; by Neil Gaiman
Lessons: A Novel; by Ian McEwan