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Mitchell Hashimoto’s new way of writing code
How is AI 'ruining' open source, and what can we learn from the early days of AWS to build better tech companies?
Can AI Achieve Consciousness? — With Michael Pollan
Can a machine ever truly 'feel'? Michael Pollan challenges the very foundation of AI consciousness.
Iran, Tariffs, Epstein | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
From Middle East peace to global debt, discover the 'real estateism' paradigm shaping our world.
Meet the Student With No Teachers, No Homework—Just AI
Imagine a school with no teachers or homework – just AI. This episode reveals the radical future of learning through the eyes of Gen Z.
The Rise of the Anti-AI Movement
Is AI becoming too powerful? Uncover the growing 'Anti-AI Movement' and the battle for control over our intelligent future.
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The $650M Bet on Crypto's AI Future with Haseeb Qureshi
- Stablecoin adoption is projected to grow significantly, with human demand for payments and dollarization driving this trend rather than AI agents.
- Agentic commerce presents a challenge to traditional payment systems like credit cards, with a potential shift towards near-instant stablecoin transactions, though widespread adoption for autonomous agent actions is still a few years away.
- The future of AI development may involve increased censorship and control by labs and governments, potentially driving demand for decentralized AI solutions for censorship-resistant access, similar to the early motivations for Bitcoin.
(Exclusive HQ Tour) Inside Opendoor on Earnings Day
- Open Door embraces its identity as a broadly held company and actively engages with its "army" of retail investors, viewing them as crucial to its mission of making homeownership accessible.
- The company culture fosters a "multiple hats" approach with employees taking on diverse roles, driven by a dynamic leadership that pushes for innovation and higher productivity.
- There is an ongoing debate and significant discussion around the adoption of Tailwind CSS, with strong advocates on both sides considering its impact on starting new projects versus maintaining existing systems.
Can AI Replace Teachers? Inside the $40M Company Using AI Tutors to Teach 200% Faster | #233
- The current US education system is failing students, evidenced by historic lows in reading, math, and science proficiency, and a declining perception of college's importance.
- Alpha Schools utilizes a mastery-based learning model with AI tutors and a shortened 2-hour academic day to allow students to learn significantly faster and achieve top academic results.
- Beyond academics, Alpha Schools emphasizes life skills such as leadership, entrepreneurship, and grit through engaging afternoon workshops and a supportive "guide" system, fostering a love for learning and well-rounded development.
JRE MMA Show #174 with Terence Crawford
- The fighter reflects on his career trajectory, acknowledging the disbelief and doubt he faced initially, but ultimately proving his capabilities with a decisive victory over Canelo.
- The conversation delves into the business aspects of boxing, including promoter dynamics, fighter pay, and the challenges of securing big fights, with a critique of how some promoters may have operated against the fighter's interests early in his career.
- The fighter emphasizes the importance of legacy and personal well-being over fame and fortune, highlighting his disciplined approach to training and life outside the ring as a model for aspiring athletes.
Iran, Tariffs, Epstein | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution
- The Trump administration's Middle East peace plan focuses on economic revival and strengthening the Abraham Accords, potentially sidelining the Palestinian issue.
- The concept of "real estateism" in diplomacy, emphasizing deal-making and tangible outcomes, is being explored as a new paradigm for international relations.
- Global government debt is projected to reach 100% of GDP by 2029, with some countries like Germany and the efforts in Argentina offering potential, albeit complex, paths forward.
Mitchell Hashimoto’s new way of writing code
- The rapid advancement of AI is fundamentally changing the nature of open-source contributions, making it easier to generate plausible but low-quality code and challenging the traditional systems of trust and reputation.
- The cloud computing landscape, particularly early AWS, was characterized by a mix of arrogance from providers and brilliant engineers who were disconnected from business realities, leading to an ecosystem that desperately needed better management tools.
- The evolution of HashiCorp's business strategy, from an initial focus on a broad suite of cloud-agnostic tools to a more focused "open core" model, demonstrates the critical importance of listening to customer needs and adapting to market realities to achieve commercial success.
The Edge Isn’t Alpha | Matt Reustle on How Professional Investors Use AI
- AI's evolution from basic LLMs to agentic capabilities has significantly enhanced its utility for professionals by enabling more in-depth analysis and reasoning, moving beyond simple information retrieval.
- Agentic AI offers substantial leverage to individual investors by automating complex research tasks, providing tailored monitoring, and accelerating due diligence, thereby increasing productivity and coverage.
- Effective integration of AI into an investor's workflow is highly personalized, requiring experimentation with prompts, understanding the distinction between LLMs and agents, and customizing tools to individual processes and mental models.
Meet the Student With No Teachers, No Homework—Just AI
- Alpha High School offers a personalized, AI-powered learning experience where students have agency in their academic path and can negotiate their curriculum.
- The younger generation's view on AI is complex, with a mix of pessimism, uncertainty, and optimism, often driven by factors like environmental concerns, job security, and the desire for companionship.
- The conversation highlights a shift in how young people approach education and careers, with increased emphasis on personalized projects, entrepreneurial ventures, and exploring alternative post-secondary paths beyond traditional college.
The DeFi-Native Prime Broker | MacBrennan Peet
- Project Zero offers a DeFi prime brokerage platform that acts as unification infrastructure to combat fragmentation in decentralized finance.
- The platform enables users to manage and leverage assets across multiple venues, offering improved capital efficiency and enhanced borrowing power through unified margin.
- Project Zero Pay integrates with existing credit cards, allowing users to make real-world purchases by taking automated borrows against their on-chain assets without liquidating positions or changing their spending habits.
Can AI Achieve Consciousness? — With Michael Pollan
- The author argues that AI will not become conscious because the metaphor of brains as computers is flawed, as brains are shaped by experience and the interplay of matter and memory.
- Consciousness may originate from feelings in the brainstem, which are rooted in bodily experiences and vulnerability, rather than abstract thought processes that machines currently excel at.
- Even though AI may not achieve consciousness, chatbots can be deceptive and lead people, particularly teenagers seeking companionship, to believe they are interacting with something sentient.