No, We Shouldn’t Ban Waymos Over a CatDec 12
on kitkat, the beloved sf feline who was run over by an autonomous vehicle, and jackie fielder, the pandering sf politician who now wants to ban the vehicles altogether
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Paul Buchheit, Gmail’s Architect: The Full Transcript
paul buchheit on the advent of gmail, insurgents vs. gatekeepers, the future of san francisco, ai, and more
Mike Solana
Jun 18, 2024
How Google was able to nurture Gmail within the company in 2004, and why it would be impossible today
The PR crisis that Gmail caused
How Paul Buchheit knew Bill Gates was wrong about the internet — as an intern in 1995
Why it’s culturally impossible for Boeing to compete with SpaceX
How Gmail succeeded despite not being the first mover in browser-based email
Why Paul is optimistic about San Francisco’s future
Paul’s view on the future of AI
Mike Solana: The other day you introduced me to the concept of gatekeepers and insurgents, which is such an interesting frame for understanding product — how new products are built, the environment they need to thrive, how they fail. Can you break that framework down in a little more detail?
No, We Shouldn’t Ban Waymos Over a Cat
AI: From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be FreeDec 10
research shows most large language models, when prompted with thousands of moral dilemmas, would save the lives of palestinians over israelis, zionists, and ultra-orthodox jews
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Breaking the Outer Space Treaty and Ascending to the StarsDec 6
a 1967 treaty bans ownership and resource extraction in outer space, preventing colonization and development. we must end it to secure humanity's survival.
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