In November 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a conversational interface to GPT, their Large Language Model (LLM). ChatGPT took the world by storm, becoming the largest-growing product ever. Millions of people opened a ChatGPT account and began interacting with ChatGPT. The answers of the LLM astounded everyone. …

In an Interview with Lex Fridman, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman considers GPT “the most complex software object humanity has yet produced. And it will be trivial in a couple of decades.” Not only is it clear from the interview that OpenAI will continue to make advancements to ChatGPT. One of…

Emotions are part of being human. But emotions can clutter our reasoning. When emotions get out of control, situations suddenly turn black and white. We generalize from a few cases. We become more radical. It’s easier to fall prey to biases. It’s nearly impossible to ignore sunk costs. Positive habits — also called virtues — help us make the better of our emotions by providing control and measure. For example, courage can help us face our fears and overcome them. Patience helps us endure difficult moments, or persevere when passion doesn’t answer our summons.

From what I’ve seen, organizations tend to fall into one of two buckets: They are either open to feedback and are thankful to receive suggestions from their clients. They try to do great work but are aware that there is space for improvement and that they may be blind in some areas. Or, they believe that everything they do is perfect and that they know better than their clients. They are deaf to feedback or suggestions. Complaints are simply ignored or taken aggression.

One of the benefits of writing and publishing often is that it allows you to test your ideas. On the other hand, I think that this is one of the reasons why many people shy away from writing online. It’s not that they have nothing to say, or that they…

One aspect of long term-thinking is about not turning a blind eye to the consequences of our actions. When making decisions, if we don’t consider the long-term effects, we may be missing an important part of the picture. In The SALT Summaries (Seminars About Long-term Thinking), Steward Brands summarizes a…

After 10 years, Twitter still doesn’t know how to turn a profit. By definition, companies should turn a profit in the long run. Sometimes these profits can come very late in the life of the company. …

‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat. ‘I don’t much care where–’ said Alice. ‘Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,’ said the Cat. — Alice’s Adventures in…

In a few days lots of kids will go crazy about their costumes, and all the candies they are going to collect and eat. Please, don’t buy cheap chocolate. One key ingredient of chocolate is cacao beans. Cacao is many times sourced from poor farmers in underdeveloped countries. Since cheap…