Reminds me of Suchman's "Plans and Situated Actions" --- an anthropological study of plans and planning, which also has a lot of implications for AI. Resonances to that famous Eisenhower quote "Plans are nothing, planning is everything"

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/342380.Plans_and_Situate...

Thank you! This was a very interesting watch. I've also started reading the book.

For some reason, this reminds me of the debate between Peter Thiel and David Graeber on the topic "Where did the future go?" where Graeber points out the lost potential of people as one major reason.

Relevant youtube video and section: https://youtu.be/eF0cz9OmCGw?t=2373

The video is interesting in its own right.

In all probability, Youtube's algorithm will already suggest this to anyone who watches the talk, but there is a (very) long, ML Street Talk interview on this idea here https://youtu.be/lhYGXYeMq_E

Stanley addresses some strong and subtle criticisms here but I actually preferred the book the most. The book is a bit repetitive but has some very good ideas in the appendix.

Just finished the talk. Plan on reading the book. This is one of the most interesting concepts I've come across in recent memory. Really appreciate you sharing.

Woah, thanks for sharing this. I can see a connection with the way Feyman stopped trying to go for his objective yet he still achieved it

Very interesting talk, thanks for sharing, it really adds some weight to the intuitive idea showcased in Feynman's note.