Chapter 120

The New Physics of Networks

0 min read

Yuki's transformation illustrates a fundamental shift in how value flows through professional networks. Traditional networking assumed: - Relationships were purely human-to-human - Value flowed through individual connections - Networks grew linearly with effort - Quality traded off against quantity The AI age rewrites these laws: - Relationships include human-AI and AI-AI connections - Value compounds through network interactions - Networks grow exponentially through AI amplification - Quality and quantity reinforce each other This creates what network scientists call "superlinear scaling"—where network value grows faster than network size. But only if you architect it correctly.