7.1 - Speed and Scaling

Artificial Intelligence Policy

Author

Prof. Jack Reilly

Published

S2026

👤 Attend:

There is no class today. Instead, attend the Rebooting the Singularity public lecture on Wednesday, February 25 at 3:30 PM in Maxwell 204.
If you cannot attend because of another class, work, or other prior commitment, that’s OK! Just let Professor Reilly know.

🎧 Listen:

Dario Amodei, 2026. “We are near the end of the exponential” Dwarkesh Podcast

📖 Read:

Sutton, 2019. “The Bitter Lesson” Blog post.

📝 Submit:

Reflection question or comment on Rebooting the Singularity to course chat

Tip

“📖 Read”, “🎧 Listen”, and/or “📺 Watch” items are required content for the day, and should be read/heard/watched before class on that day.
“🌐 Browse” items should be briefly looked at but do not need to be read deeply unless you want to
“📚 Additional Resources” do not need to be looked at; they are there to serve, if useful, as further references for your debates, final projects, and general edification later.