For Readers
Go deeper into the ideas behind Minds We Create
Deep Dives
Each resource expands on themes from Minds We Create — standalone pieces you can read in any order.
Four landmark AI research papers — what they actually said, why they mattered, and what they got quietly wrong.
Four paths AI could take by 2030 — grounded extrapolations based on current trajectories, not science fiction.
12 facts about AI that sound made up — strange, counterintuitive, and occasionally unsettling things that are completely real.
What does it mean to build AI that does what we want? Five analogies that build on each other to make the problem intuitive.
A plain-language guide to the actual power landscape — the players, the levers they pull, and where the real conflicts lie.
A practical reader's guide: what "breakthrough" usually means, how to spot hype, and which sources are worth your attention.
Eight recent and ongoing developments — with a "so what" for each — that set the terms for what happens next.
~35 terms explained in plain English — the kind of definitions you'd want before a serious conversation about AI.
A curated reading list organised by chapter theme:
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