Hey friends!

Welcome to Issue 009 of Marginal Thoughts. I’ve been recovering from vacation this week, so not as much activity. Either way, let’s dive in.

The Meditation

We live in a world that would've been consider science-fiction 20 years ago.

DeepMind was formed in 2010 as the first major AI firm and they were considered a little crazy for thinking we'd have powerful AI within our lifetime... and yet here we are.

So is it crazy to think that 20 years from now we could be disease free, printing food from organic material, or settling Mars?

💡 Have you considered the implications of how quickly technological innovations are taking place?

The Blog

The Infinity Machine - Book review of The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby. This book was a fascinating read that involved the history of modern AI, AI safety, and where we are going next.

Get the Most Out of AI - The first of a 10 post series outlining how to leverage AI to get personal ROI. The first post covers how to learn anything with AI and gives 3 powerful prompts for accomplishing this goal.

The Marginalia

What I’m Reading - I’ve been mainly listening to two books this week, so I just included my reading list here instead of podcast recommendations.

7 Design Structures in Coding - A YouTube video covering the topic of common data structures used in coding. Useful reference if you’re interested in building software.

Fitbit Air Scientific Review - The Quantified Scientist is one of my favorite channels for checking out fitness wearables. He did a stellar job reviewing the new Whoop competitor by Fitbit (hear… Google).

Gratitude

I am grateful for the early signs of summer and the fun the season will bring.

-Ian