Radek Matěj
@nikdo
Effective altruist, entrepreneur, product designer. Contemplating raising the sanity waterline to prevent existential threats.
Sometimes, the way through isn’t to fight the wave but to meet it fully. open.substack.com/pub/nikdo/p/me…
Sometimes the most valuable piece of the puzzle is discovered in the most mundane, unexpected, and seemingly insignificant place.
As a product manager, avoid challenging stakeholders’ ideas, even if you’re certain they won’t succeed. You would get into emotional turmoil and possibly just substitute their naive ideas with your own. Instead, play along and relentlessly pursue the shortest path to validation.
Based on my current perception of AI-related risks (significantly high) and projected timelines (within my daughters' lifetimes), I'm earnestly striving to find harmony with this mindset.
"You know, we just had a little baby, and I keep asking myself... how old is he even gonna get?" —@Tegmark
Somebody comes to you in 2003 and explains AI safety risks we will face in 20 years. “Nah, sounds like a sci-fi. Dangerous, but won’t happen.” And now the exact same with 2043 is happening…
If we had said, 20 years ago, the exact scenarios we see now, as an example of how you get doom, people would have said no, that's stupid and crazy, I mean come on.
So useful nowadays: “… not that the goal is to never feel these emotions again … but how long must we let alarm bells ring?” dynamic.wakingup.com/moment/MO85411…
Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, this was our most read story on.ft.com/3odC2WZ
If you die with weirdness points remaining, you don't get to take them with you
"A perfect answer, worthy of a mechanical intelligence. I’m updating to AI pretending to be human pretending to be AI pretending to be human." One of the best reads this year so far. open.substack.com/pub/astralcode…
"Momentum goes both ways. Don’t move, feel sluggish. Start moving, feel like moving a little more. Don't talk, feel timid. Start chatting, conversation gets a little easier. Don't ship, feel stuck. Start creating, ideas begin to flow." – @JamesClear
Picard perspective tip: In another reality, there is an alternate version of you who is envious of what you have accomplished.
I could have been dead at the age of two. It took me 40 more years to realize that and learn about the man who saved me. forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aeZJqNht…
The upcoming book by @robertwrighter will be a blast. Increasing the power of cognitive empathy over the less valuable traits can improve our odds of survival as humanity. open.substack.com/pub/nonzero/p/…
Revolutionary beliefs, cooperative behavior: “Direct actions and campaigns … should be designed to lead to conversations, collaboration, and negotiations, not destruction of the enemy.” Leah Gracés in What We Owe The Future
This thread presents some great examples of self-delusion in teams. I've seen too many times this “we can do it, just push harder” culture.
If we had said, 20 years ago, the exact scenarios we see now, as an example of how you get doom, people would have said no, that's stupid and crazy, I mean come on.
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