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The Culture

Iain M. Banks · first published 2023

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  1. Elon Musk on Dwarkesh Podcast (2026-02-05): mention

    “…Probably the Iain Banks Culture books are the closest thing to what the future will be like in a non-dystopian outcome.…”

    Elon Musk — "In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space”

  2. Elon Musk on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-10): mention

    “…The first book starts off with a gigantic galactic war where trillions die trillions.…”

    Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400

  3. Alexander Embiricos on Lenny's Podcast (2023-09-24): recommend

    “…but The Culture, I think it's Ian Banks is the name of the author…”

    How to drive word of mouth | Nilan Peiris (CPO of Wise)

  4. Jeremy Henrickson on Lenny's Podcast (2023-06-04): recommend

    “…I also love the Culture series by Iain Banks, which is just super fun…”

    Moving fast and navigating uncertainty | Jeremy Henrickson (Rippling, Coinbase)

  5. Stuart Russell on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2020-06-22): mention

    “…Iain M. Banks Culture novels, which I’m sure a lot of listeners to this podcast will be familiar with…”

    Stuart Russell on the flaws that make today’s AI architecture unsafe, and a new approach that could fix them