Artificial Intelligence
AI to Boost Luck: The Algorithmic Luck Engine
Luck isn't magic; it's geometry. The old equation was linear. The new AI equation is exponential. Here is how to build a machine that captures opportunity while you sleep.
Effective Executive
Palmer Luckey: The "Uncancellable" Builder
He was fired from Facebook and exiled by Silicon Valley. So he built a defense unicorn to save the West. Palmer Luckey proves that competence is the only immunity.
Economy & Markets
The Great Rebalancing: Assessing the Four-Day Workweek as a Stabilization Mechanism for AI-Induced Labor Displacement
The 4-day workweek is being sold as a wellness perk. But structurally, it might be the only macroeconomic shock absorber capable of handling the AI labor displacement. The math, however, is more complex than "work less, earn same."
Effective Executive
Doug Leone: The Paranoia of the Outsider
Doug Leone wasn't a financier. He was a salesman with a chip on his shoulder. He taught Sequoia that "paranoia" is a feature, not a bug.
Effective Executive
Bob Iger: The Master of "Soft Power"
Most CEOs are operators. Bob Iger is a diplomat. He proved that in negotiation, "Respect" is often worth more than the final dollar.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Genie 3 & VR: The Holodeck is Finally Real
We have lived in the era of "Flat" content. With Genie 3, we are entering the era of "Spatial" content. It isn't just about watching a world; it's about inhabiting it.
Artificial Intelligence
Project Genie: The Matrix Has a Source Code
We thought AI was learning to draw. We were wrong. It is learning to simulate. Genie isn't a game engine; it is the bootloader for AGI.
Artificial Intelligence
The Doorman Fallacy: Why Efficiency is the Enemy of Magic in the Age of AI
We are using AI to strip-mine "inefficiency" from the world. But as Rory Sutherland warns, we are often stripping out the value. The future belongs to "Artificial Alchemy," not just intelligence.
Economy & Markets
AI Job Displacement? The 4-Day Workweek isn't a Perk. It’s an Economic Lifeboat.
Henry Ford didn't give weekends out of charity; he did it so people would buy cars. AI is about to force the same shift—not for happiness, but to stop the economy from collapsing.
Marketing
Rory Sutherland: The Alchemist of Marketing
Engineers think humans are rational. We aren't. Rory Sutherland taught me that the spreadsheet can tell you the cost, but it can never tell you the value.
Economy & Markets
The Tax Code is a National Security Threat: Lessons from Sarah Paine and Rory Sutherland
Sarah Paine calls it a "heist." Rory Sutherland calls it an "efficiency trap." Both agree: The US tax code isn't just boring; it is eroding the strategic foundation of the West.
Artificial Intelligence
Your Brain is a CPU, Not a Hard Drive. So is AI.
Most people walk around with 50 mental tabs open. They are exhausted, not because they are working hard, but because they are "holding" too much. AI has the same problem.