Welcome to the Specialist Generalist, where I (Oliver Wilson) showcase the most interesting things I have read or experienced this week. Get ready for a broad range of topic areas with global breadth, across AI, the Start-Up World, Science, Sports, Culture & more. If I found it interesting then it's here!

Important: This is the podcast version of my weekly substack created by Google NotebookLM. As an AI-generated podcast, it may contain inaccuracies. If in doubt then please crosscheck with my actual substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@thespecialistgeneralist⁠⁠⁠⁠. As a final disclaimer, I would say that the conversational style of the podcast is not exactly representative of me! With that out the way, I hope you enjoy the episode!

Weekly Recap #6: Highlights include essay writing as personal sovereignty, a vision for "terraforming" the American West by addressing water scarcity, and evolving technologies like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5, which heralds a new era of computer-using AI agents. Listen more for Elon Musk’s influence on America’s future, the integration of stablecoins in financial systems, and Meta's latest multimodal AI model. Learn about zakkyo buildings in Japan, shifts in global financial alliances, and much much more.