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Mentioned in 61 episodes

Why greatness cannot be planned

Book • 2015

Kenneth Stanley

Mentioned by

Kenneth Stanley

Jim O’Shaughnessy

Christopher Summerfield

Jack Parker-Holder

Mentioned in 61 episodes

Recommended by Ev Williams to illustrate the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

#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.

Jeff Clune - Agent AI Needs Darwin

Christopher Summerfield

references it when talking about selection mechanisms.

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

Mentioned by

Shane Parrish

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

Kenneth Stanley: Set The Right Objectives

Mentioned by the speaker as life-changing, advocating for following one's own gradient of interest without agendas.

He Co-Invented the Transformer. Now: Continuous Thought Machines - Llion Jones and Luke Darlow [Sakana AI]

Mentioned by

Kenneth Stanley

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

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

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

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

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

Mentioned by

Jack Parker-Holder

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

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

Mentioned by

Jim O’Shaughnessy

in relation to the idea that greatness cannot be planned.

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

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

, who is a friend of the author, in the context of consensus and objectives being toxic to progress.

The 3 Laws of Knowledge [César Hidalgo]

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