Storytelling Infrastructure for Crypto, Part I: The Problems
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end! “I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?” she said aloud. — Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandSomeone let the doge out in the show “Billions” (S6, E8)I was browsing Netflix one evening a few weeks ago when I saw that Ali Wong has a new show called Beef. I’d first seen her perform live not long before and thought she was hilarious, so I metaphorically rubbed my hands with excitement. Barely ten minutes into Episode 1, the following...
Storytelling Infrastructure for Crypto, Part I: The Problems
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end! “I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?” she said aloud. — Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandSomeone let the doge out in the show “Billions” (S6, E8)I was browsing Netflix one evening a few weeks ago when I saw that Ali Wong has a new show called Beef. I’d first seen her perform live not long before and thought she was hilarious, so I metaphorically rubbed my hands with excitement. Barely ten minutes into Episode 1, the following...
Dystopias Everywhere All at Once: The Good, the Bad, and the Possible
“It was much pleasanter at home,” thought poor Alice, “when one wasn’t always growing larger and smaller, and being ordered about by mice and rabbits. I almost wish I hadn’t gone down this rabbit-hole — and yet — and yet — it’s rather curious, you know, this sort of life!” — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland In the language of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the story of technological innovation can be summed up as follows — every once in a while, someone’s rabbit hole becomes reali...
Dystopias Everywhere All at Once: The Good, the Bad, and the Possible
“It was much pleasanter at home,” thought poor Alice, “when one wasn’t always growing larger and smaller, and being ordered about by mice and rabbits. I almost wish I hadn’t gone down this rabbit-hole — and yet — and yet — it’s rather curious, you know, this sort of life!” — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland In the language of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the story of technological innovation can be summed up as follows — every once in a while, someone’s rabbit hole becomes reali...
Scarcity and Abundance in the Age of AI
“When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!” — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland The prospect of wealth and abundance for all is one of the most exciting arguments for pushing AI advancement further. In 2021, Sam Altman predicted that "AI is going to change a lot of things. The world is going to get phenomenally wealthy”, wrote about how it will happen, and recently reiterated his view. There are, of course, th...
Scarcity and Abundance in the Age of AI
“When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!” — Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland The prospect of wealth and abundance for all is one of the most exciting arguments for pushing AI advancement further. In 2021, Sam Altman predicted that "AI is going to change a lot of things. The world is going to get phenomenally wealthy”, wrote about how it will happen, and recently reiterated his view. There are, of course, th...
