aug-oct update - by vincent huang - a slice of my mind
better living through algorithms, the first depiction of agi i’ve encountered that feels both plausible and optimistic. it was such a breath of fresh air from all the superintelligence / transhumanist / existential risk / disempowerment / automation narratives of the current moment, i read it and then just sobbed for thirty minutes straight all the wrong moves, a chess memoir by sasha chapin (better known for his substack). very short and pleasant read about addiction and confronting the fact that you’ll never be great at an activity you love. some allegories about chess and life “Badly played chess is kind of like badly played life. Real problems are dealt with poorly or not at all, while much effort is expended on avoiding imaginary danger. Rather than dealing with the reality of the situation, you act as if you were playing the game you wish you were” “In life, and in chess, people make terrible decisions just because they’re impatient. They want things to end, right now, on their t
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