Airtable transformed its organizational structure for the AI era by dividing teams into ‘fast-thinking’ units focused on rapidly shipping weekly AI features, and ‘slow-thinking’ teams dedicated to long-term infrastructure. CEO Howie Liu became an ‘IC CEO,’ coding daily and championing direct experimentation with AI. Employees are encouraged to play with AI tools and build essential skills, moving away from an over-reliance on evaluations.

https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-we-restructured-airtables-entire-org-for-ai

By Howie Liu & Lenny Rachitsky

A cross-disciplinary group at the Santa Fe Institute explores how mathematical and computational methods can illuminate the humanities, turning texts and cultural artifacts into digital forms that reveal new geometric and statistical insights. By bridging mathematics and humanistic inquiry, their work uncovers new patterns in literature and culture through the lens of geometry and computation.

https://santafe.edu/news-center/news/finding-geometry-in-the-humanities

By Daniel Rockmore

The challenge facing successful companies to invest in disruptive, lower-margin technologies that may initially fail to meet current customer needs but define the future market. https://www.claytonchristensen.com/key-concepts/the-innovators-dilemma/ (Clayton Christensen)