Episode · Sources with Alex Heath · 2026-04-30
Books mentioned on What happens when AI runs a store
Alex and Ellis sit down with Andon Labs co-founder Lukas Petersson to talk about what it looks like when AI moves out of the chat window and into the real world.
Lukas Petersson discussed Principles by Ray Dalio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Principles
Discussed“Yeah, like probably Dalio or like the Dalio book is in there somewhere in the training data for the cloud model that runs it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Ready Player One
“They had the Rick Rubin book in there, Ellis. Of course they did. Of course they did. And the Ray Kurzweil, the Singularity, Ready Player One.”
Passing Singularity Is Nearer
“They had the Rick Rubin book in there, Ellis. Of course they did. Of course they did. And the Ray Kurzweil, the Singularity, Ready Player One.”
Passing The making of the atomic bomb
“And the Ray Kurzweil, the Singularity, Ready Player One. I mean, all the hits, really. Making of the atomic bomb as well, which is quite ironic.”
Passing Trump: The Art of the Deal
“Okay, so Luna's been reading Art of the Deal as well. Yeah, to be clear, this wasn't Luna. This wasn't Luna. This was in simulation Opus 4.6.”