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Most people know that AI has made unbelievable progress over the last fifteen years– especially in the last five. It might feel like that progress is **inevitable** – although large paradigm-shift-level breakthroughs are uncommon, we march on anyway through a stream of slow & steady progress. In fact, some researchers have recently declared a [“Moore’s Law for AI”](https://metr.org/blog/2025-03-19-measuring-ai-ability-to-complete-long-tasks/) where the computer’s ability to do certain things (in this case, certain types of coding tasks) increases exponentially with time:
There Are No New Ideas in AI… Only New Datasets
Jack Morris
Self-interest, especially self-survival, is the most powerful motivator for most people, organizations, and governments. However, which self-interest—e.g., the individual’s, the family’s, the country’s, etc.—matters most is a critical determinant of the society’s success.
Principles for Dealing With the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
Let’s turn back the tide and strip email down to its original function, the only one that it does better than any other tool: collecting new inputs.
One-Touch to Inbox Zero: How I Spend 17 Minutes Per Day on Email
Tiago Forte
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