Resources I like and would recommend

Introduced Transformers and self-attention powering nearly all modern large language models.

Critiqued deep learning limits and fueled debate about symbolic reasoning and generalization.

Practical implementation guide for building an LLM end-to-end with training and architecture trade-offs.

Focused guide for constructing reasoning-capable systems from first principles with implementation depth.

Enabled very deep neural networks and became foundational for modern computer vision.

Introduced GANs, a new generative paradigm reshaping image, video, and data synthesis.

Sparked the deep learning revolution by dramatically outperforming traditional vision methods.

Code-first path for building language-model intuition from character models through transformer fundamentals.

Showed deep reinforcement learning surpassing human experts in complex decision-making domains.

Argued AI could enable abundance and human flourishing rather than control.

Influenced modern discourse on AGI risk, power concentration, and geopolitics.

Explained why scalable computation ultimately beats hand-engineered human heuristics.

Shaped how researchers think about doing impactful, original work.

Spiritual thriller spanning two worlds as a young man seeks truth and destiny.

Ecofeminist dystopia where nonviolent rebels defend a future San Francisco community.

Data-driven guide to thinking clearly: ten instincts skew perceptions; world improving.

Holocaust survivor reflects on finding meaning through purpose, responsibility, and love.

Fable of a shepherd's journey to his treasure, learning to follow dreams.

Therapy vignettes revealing hidden motivations, family patterns, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Classic dystopia of engineered pleasure, conformity, and the cost of stability.

Totalitarian dystopia of surveillance and propaganda as Winston dares to think freely.

Big-history narrative of Homo sapiens: myths, power, empires, capitalism, and future risks.

Explores AI and synthetic biology's disruptive wave, and how societies might contain it.

Warns AI may outgrow us; argues better humans are the real safety system.

How context beats talent: opportunity, culture, and practice shape extraordinary success.

Why we misread strangers: default trust, flawed cues, and the consequences of misunderstanding.

A young neurosurgeon confronts terminal cancer, searching for meaning in life's final season.

Timeless military strategy on winning through preparation, positioning, intelligence, and deception.

A punchy manifesto for creators: identify Resistance, build habits, and do the work.

Lessons from fine dining on exceeding expectations through meticulous care, creativity, and generosity.