Josh Waitzkin

I've utilized competitive fields as beautiful laboratories for refining my relationship to the training process because of how relentlessly truth-telling they are. But I also come from a family of artists. My grandmother was a brilliant abstract expressionist, painter, and sculptor. Stella Waitzkin, amazing woman. She was good friends with Hans Hoffman and Kooning and Jackson Pollock.

I've utilized competitive fields as beautiful laboratories for refining my relationship to the training process because of how relentlessly truth-telling they are. But I also come from a family of artists. My grandmother was a brilliant abstract expressionist, painter, and sculptor. Stella Waitzkin, amazing woman. She was good friends with Hans Hoffman and Kooning and Jackson Pollock.

I've utilized competitive fields as beautiful laboratories for refining my relationship to the training process because of how relentlessly truth-telling they are. But I also come from a family of artists. My grandmother was a brilliant abstract expressionist, painter, and sculptor. Stella Waitzkin, amazing woman. She was good friends with Hans Hoffman and Kooning and Jackson Pollock.

I mean, that was her crowd. She was part of the the early beat generation back in the day. And I come from a family of artists. A lot of what I'm thinking about in recent years is how to channel my life's work into making the biggest positive impact possible on the world. And I'm really worried in this moment around what's happening in human consciousness the depths of distraction?

I mean, that was her crowd. She was part of the the early beat generation back in the day. And I come from a family of artists. A lot of what I'm thinking about in recent years is how to channel my life's work into making the biggest positive impact possible on the world. And I'm really worried in this moment around what's happening in human consciousness the depths of distraction?

I mean, that was her crowd. She was part of the the early beat generation back in the day. And I come from a family of artists. A lot of what I'm thinking about in recent years is how to channel my life's work into making the biggest positive impact possible on the world. And I'm really worried in this moment around what's happening in human consciousness the depths of distraction?

How can we enhance the human ability to make decisions in an increasingly complex world where there's so much misinformation? And also, how can we take on humanity's biggest challenges? And so, for example, one of the projects that I'm really excited about that I've been working on for the last couple of years is called Lila Science. And these aren't competitors, these are scientists.

How can we enhance the human ability to make decisions in an increasingly complex world where there's so much misinformation? And also, how can we take on humanity's biggest challenges? And so, for example, one of the projects that I'm really excited about that I've been working on for the last couple of years is called Lila Science. And these aren't competitors, these are scientists.

How can we enhance the human ability to make decisions in an increasingly complex world where there's so much misinformation? And also, how can we take on humanity's biggest challenges? And so, for example, one of the projects that I'm really excited about that I've been working on for the last couple of years is called Lila Science. And these aren't competitors, these are scientists.

And we're essentially, so I was sitting with this question for two or three years, like who should I partner with to try to take on humanity's biggest challenges? And I met this guy, he ended up renting Graham's house who we were at the game with yesterday, next door to mine in Costa Rica. And his name is Jeff Van Montselen. And Jeff is just a brilliant scientific visionary and creator.

And we're essentially, so I was sitting with this question for two or three years, like who should I partner with to try to take on humanity's biggest challenges? And I met this guy, he ended up renting Graham's house who we were at the game with yesterday, next door to mine in Costa Rica. And his name is Jeff Van Montselen. And Jeff is just a brilliant scientific visionary and creator.

And we're essentially, so I was sitting with this question for two or three years, like who should I partner with to try to take on humanity's biggest challenges? And I met this guy, he ended up renting Graham's house who we were at the game with yesterday, next door to mine in Costa Rica. And his name is Jeff Van Montselen. And Jeff is just a brilliant scientific visionary and creator.

And we ended up having three weeks of dialogue. And I incidentally invested in one of his companies years before, which was interesting. But we had this incredible three weeks of dialogue while he was standing next door. And then we looked at each other and realized we should be teaming up. And I've also been...

And we ended up having three weeks of dialogue. And I incidentally invested in one of his companies years before, which was interesting. But we had this incredible three weeks of dialogue while he was standing next door. And then we looked at each other and realized we should be teaming up. And I've also been...

And we ended up having three weeks of dialogue. And I incidentally invested in one of his companies years before, which was interesting. But we had this incredible three weeks of dialogue while he was standing next door. And then we looked at each other and realized we should be teaming up. And I've also been...

think very close to and observing the world of artificial intelligence for a long time. Um, partially because Demis Hassabis was a childhood friend of mine. We grew up playing chess together from when you're like 11 years old. And so I've observed, I observed his journey and, um,

think very close to and observing the world of artificial intelligence for a long time. Um, partially because Demis Hassabis was a childhood friend of mine. We grew up playing chess together from when you're like 11 years old. And so I've observed, I observed his journey and, um,

think very close to and observing the world of artificial intelligence for a long time. Um, partially because Demis Hassabis was a childhood friend of mine. We grew up playing chess together from when you're like 11 years old. And so I've observed, I observed his journey and, um,

And I think that it's very interesting in chess, like the seat that I had watching the impact on chess of first computers, increasingly powerful machines, and then artificial intelligence was fascinating. Because if you imagine like what it's like to see one's life's work be overcome in three hours of experimentation, like what AlphaZero did, just breathtaking.

And I think that it's very interesting in chess, like the seat that I had watching the impact on chess of first computers, increasingly powerful machines, and then artificial intelligence was fascinating. Because if you imagine like what it's like to see one's life's work be overcome in three hours of experimentation, like what AlphaZero did, just breathtaking.