Buzz Andersen
Buzz Andersen is a prominent figure in the tech industry, with a background at major companies like Apple, Square, and Tumblr. He is known as an influential and moral voice in technology’s evolution, advocating for thoughtful engagement with tech’s impact on society. Additionally, Andersen is highly regarded for his insights on Twitter, offering well-informed commentary and discussions on various topics.
Recommendations
A book by James C. Scott that discusses how states must develop means to make their domains 'legible' to manage resources, run bureaucracies, and tax citizens effectively. The book dives into the consequences of these efforts, such as the imposition of harmful monocultures, through examples like 18th-century Prussian forestry and 17th-century French cadastral mapping.
Editions
On bureaucracy, models, and métis
On code, early neural networks, and once discredited AI pioneers
On bureaucracy, models, and Seeing Like a State