Game Theory Is Everywhere
And leads to strange results.
Leadership
What is AI Technical Debt?
Unless you think it will solve itself.
Moon Joy
“The most interesting thing about the Moon is us.”
The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess
I am always surprised how many people do not understand this. “Models do not (broadly speaking) learn over time. They can be tuned by their operators, or periodically rebuilt with new inputs or feedback from users and experts. Models also… Read More »The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess
Roman Values
This is why virtue signaling is dumb. “virtus, channeled by the other virtues, leads to admirable deeds” https://acoup.blog/2024/03/29/fireside-friday-march-29-2024-on-roman-values/
The AI Great Leap Forward
Central comitees rarely work. “In 1958, Mao ordered every village in China to produce steel. Farmers melted down their cooking pots in backyard furnaces and reported spectacular numbers. The steel was useless. The crops rotted. Thirty million people starved.In 2026,… Read More »The AI Great Leap Forward
The Formation We Admit To
It is all about stories. “The corporation does not wonder whether formation is possible. It has quarterly OKRs around it.” https://tantaman.com/2026-04-06-formation-we-admit-to.html
Is Your Company Suffering from Initiative Overload?
Learn to say no, coordinate and plan. [HBR On Leadership] Is Your Company Suffering from Initiative Overload? https://podcastaddict.com/hbr-on-leadership/episode/221165059 via @PodcastAddict
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
Logistics wins wars. “It is striking that while Philip V is never really fighting the Romans in this war more than 80 or so miles (as the bird flies) from the Macedonian heartland, the Romans, operating more than 500 miles… Read More »Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V