Drifting Toward the Status Quo

23/10/2025 18 min
Drifting Toward the Status Quo

Listen "Drifting Toward the Status Quo"

Episode Synopsis


If you’ve ever chosen an ambitious, unconventional, or deeply meaningful aim only to see your plan devolve into something far more run-of-the-mill, this one is for you.Footnotes:Read the essay version of this episode."AI Can't Even Turn On the Lights" on The VergecastAbout OpenAI"Applying Systems Archetypes" via The Systems ThinkerSam Altman saying we've "surpassed" the definition of AGI from 5 years agoMore from Tara on AI:"What is a search engine? Or, Anne Leckie versus the 'Well, Actually' Bros""Always Be Optimizing""Black Box Thinking"

★ Support this podcast ★