PART 1 · CHAPTER 01 · Where We Actually Are

The Curve We're On

Every transformative technology follows an S-curve. The only question that matters is where on it we are standing right now.

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WHAT THIS PAGE CONTAINS

A title, the published opening thesis and the chapter's section headings. The argument, evidence, examples and full prose remain in the book.

The chapter's route

  1. 01The Shape Beneath The Noise
  2. 02Why The Middle Feels Like The Start
  3. 03Where Language Models Actually Are
  4. 04The Capability Curve And The Deployment Curve
  5. 05The Insider's Mistake
  6. 06Chaos Is Not Maturity
  7. 07The First Uses Are Not The Final Uses
  8. 08The Price Of Being Early
  9. 09The Work Of Locating Yourself
  10. 10The Beginning After The Beginning
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