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| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Cards and Knowledge Bottles | Steven Johnson | setting | In late July 2022 the author, newly at Google Labs, talked with Josh Woodward in Mountain View about Kevin Kelly’s ‘intelligence as a service’. The talk gave rise to the ‘knowledge bottles’ metaphor that led to… |
Magic Cards and Knowledge Bottles — Steven Johnson (2025)
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in late July of 2022, one of the very first I had in Mountain View after joining Labs
- Role: setting
- In the article: In late July 2022 the author, newly at Google Labs, talked with Josh Woodward in Mountain View about Kevin Kelly’s ‘intelligence as a service’. The talk gave rise to the ‘knowledge bottles’ metaphor that led to Featured Notebooks in NotebookLM.
- Why it matters: Setting for the conversation that originated the product idea; passing in the essay’s argument.