Wisdom in fragments

There's no value in the code anymore. There's only value in process insights, and I'm not sure that their process insights are all that great.

I would hate to be in Adobe's shoes right now.

I think AI is making people vastly, shockingly more capable, more productive and more independent, because now there is virtually no idea that they cannot put into software.

Folks who have developed deep skills in the production of software liked the idea that they were this special clerical class, the only ones mediating access to the computer.

I have complete humility in the face of the fact that my programming skills, as they were, are no longer economically viable as independent leverage for creating things.

The frontier models, especially when you run them in collaboration with each other, are better than virtually every programmer on Earth at a broad set of programming skills.

It's not just about things that I did and how powerful I ended up being. It's more about how unlikely the journey was.

It was classic Washington: lawmakers passed a bill so they'd have a positive talking point, and then put no effort into its execution.

Hyperfocus, for me, is so strong and so intense that the odds of being successful in that specific task go up substantially, because you're thinking about it twenty-four hours a day. Most people don't do that.

There's a sense I picked up from the Cuba experience that if you're not struggling, you're not really working. Life is a struggle. Don't be surprised. It's never going to be easy.

Leadership, ironically, in an era where everything is technology, is more important than ever.

How can I be against immigration when I came to this country as a refugee?

When politicians say, we are going to keep your factory open, knowing that there's no way that factory can compete in a globalised world, that also works against trust. What they should say is: you're going to lose your job because of what is happening around the world, and we have to retrain you. Nobody says that.

Do people trust that you will make the right decision for the company when the moment comes? Not the right decision for you, but the right decision for the company. And once you get it, it's an amazing thing to have. But you can lose it very easily.

I did sacrifice everything else. In my mind, it's part of the price you pay. They say some people find their self-esteem in different places. I found my self-esteem in work.

The thing about luck is that you have to have the skill to recognise it. Because we all have fortunate circumstances in front of us, but sometimes we don't see them.