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Rick Rubin claims AI vibe coding eliminates the need to learn programming
“You don't need to learn to code anymore. So that's the beauty of it. It democratizes it and makes it for everybody.”
Rick Rubin claims a top neurosurgeon said half of medical textbooks are wrong
“I spoke to the top brain surgeon in the world, neurosurgeon, and I asked him, of the textbook that's currently being taught, In medical school today, how much of the information is accurate and how much of it is wrong? He said, at least 50% of it is wrong.”
Rick Rubin claims school never taught him anything useful in life
“I don't remember ever learning anything in school that was helpful to me at any point in my life.”
Rubin: Jay-Z is the only artist who composes entirely in his head
“He's the only person I've ever seen do that.”
Rubin: Software developers will design the future of humanity
“And the coders will likely be the people who are designing our future.”
Rubin: 'It's Yours' sold 100,000 copies over 18 months without radio play
“It took a long time, probably took 18 months to sell a 100,000, but over 18 months sold about a 100,000, and it was a hit, as much of a hit could be in something that would never be on the radio and a kind of music that nobody listened to or liked.”
Rubin: U2 requires unanimous consensus for every creative decision
“In a band like U-Two,
It's democratic. Everybody in the band has to like it. If three of the guys like it and one of the guys doesn't, it doesn't happen.”
Anthropic's Jack Clark suggested turning Rubin's book into an interactive website
“It started as a book, and then I happened to meet, I was I invited Jack Clark onto the Tetragrammaton podcast, and I recorded with him. The episode's not out yet, but we recorded about three weeks ago, and I had just finished the book. And after the podcast, I…”