Sam Weston

Reference Library

Books, essays, research, and ideas behind the thinking.

28 references

Newest first · Publication year

On the Loose

What autonomous agents could mean for identity, accountability, and institutions.

Dean W. Ball
2026

Essay

Economic Policy for AGI

Eleven policy approaches to economic disruption, shared prosperity, and human agency.

Julian Jacobs & Alex Imas
2026

Essay

An Alien Mind

Understanding, aligning, and monitoring increasingly capable AI systems.

Jakub Pachocki · OpenAI
2026

Essay

How AI Becomes a Political Crisis

A conversation with Anton Leicht on jobs, infrastructure, and AI’s political consequences.

Jordan Schneider & Phoebe Chow · ChinaTalk
2026

Interview

Of Swarms and Sand Gods

Alignment, oversight, and institutional design in a world of interacting AI agents.

Séb Krier · Cosmos Institute
2026

Essay

AI 2027

A scenario exploring rapid AI progress and the choices it could create.

AI Futures Project
2025

Scenario

Deep Utopia

Life and meaning when advanced technology can meet our practical needs.

Nick Bostrom
2024

Book

Many Ways to Win

Eighty approaches to competitive advantage, drawn from business and biology.

Steph Ango
2023

Essay

The Culture

A fictional civilization exploring abundance, intelligence, freedom, and intervention.

Iain M. Banks
1987–2012

Fiction

Master of the Senate

Lyndon Johnson, legislative power, and the workings of the U.S. Senate.

Robert A. Caro
2002

Book

A Liberal Decalogue

Russell’s principles for intellectual freedom and open inquiry.

Bertrand Russell · The Marginalian
1951

Essay

The Inner Ring

The pull of insider status, and the difference between belonging and exclusion.

C. S. Lewis
1944

Lecture

Bits and Bobs

Alex Komoroske’s collection of notes and ideas.

Alex Komoroske
Ongoing

Notes