Should we let AI help us with our writing? What are the qualities of a successful narrative? Who will win the Infinite Game?Welcome to the pilot episode of Watching the Wheels, hosted by Amit Varma, Shruti Rajagopalan and Pranay Kotasthane. This is a weekly podcast that will appear here every Friday. We begin next week, but this is a trial episode we shot a few weeks ago, so we figured we might as well put it up. Please subscribe for more!In this episode, Amit explains the writing advice he gives his students when it comes to using AI: Use it extensively for research and brainstorming, but NEVER for writing. Shruti describes the implications for copyright law. Pranay talks about how his AI-forward organization, Takshashila, uses AI to accelerate the spread & use of knowledge. They also discuss what makes a narrative successful, why you should propose by carving Sanskrit Shlokas on Eucalyptus trees, why Gullak is great but piggybanks are bad & why Sonny Rollins was a saxophone colossus. Much fun!TABLE OF CONTENTS00:00 Intro02:31 Main Course: The Use of AI in Writing (& Research)32:28 The Infinite Game49:25 Framework of the Week: All About Successful Narratives1:04:58 Book Capsule: Simple Rules for a Complex World1:08:02 Paper Capsule: The Use of Knowledge in Society1:17:52 Recommendations

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