Chief Legal Officer of @PundiAI @PundiXLabs since 2018. Formerly @ethereumfndn founding board, @Microsoft China Chief Legal Counsel. Living in Thailand.
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David Ben Kay retweeted
A milestone for Nemo! ✨
Our first official meetup in Japan 🇯🇵 alongside our longtime friends at @PundiXLabs!
Building connections and sharing ideas.
Big thanks to everyone who joined us at #OffchainTokyo!
#OffchainTokyo 18時半から #WeWork Ark hills south 16f で。
みんなキテネ。ヽ(=´▽`=)ﾉ
luma.com/6gncz02s
ゲスト #DEA
@HeyNemoAI @PundiXLabs
Sup @BitcoinCom @OKCoinJapan #Tokyo #Japan
David Ben Kay retweeted
Building in the age of AI and don’t have at least one team member terminally online on X, you’re missing out.
This is where the most hardcore AI crowd hangs out. Builders, researchers, founders, early adopters.
Build all you want, but if nobody hears about it, good luck.
David Ben Kay retweeted
I saw a snail last night, gliding alone after the rain, as if he was on a mission or something.
I quickly took a photo, and with the click of a button on telegram, @HeyNemoAI remixed it into a comic hero!
Generate your own Comic hero on tg with Nemo: t.me/HeyNemo_bot?start=tpl_h…
David Ben Kay retweeted
Every remix theme in Nemo now has a preview.
You can browse Trending, Halloween, Weather & light and Retro before you pick anything.
Comic hero is #3 and honestly it's my favorite.
Spooky or cozy: what are you going for? 🎃👻
My favorite style is Comic Hero Remix so far. 🦸♀️
Same outfit, same pose, but now there’s a thunderstorm and a tiny robot mascot cracking the pavement.
Try it on your next selfie.
Try our Image Remix today. 👇
heynemo.ai/apps/image
David Ben Kay retweeted
Vitalik Buterin wrote on Saturday that Hegota, the fork scheduled for next year, is likely Ethereum's last normal upgrade. Everything after it swaps out the three jobs a blockchain is supposed to do: verifying blocks, agreeing on them, and building them.
The verification change carries the most weight. Today a node proves a block is valid by downloading it and re-executing every transaction, which is why decentralization has always come with a bill attached. Under the new design a node samples slices of data with PeerDAS and checks one SNARK proof, so honest verification stops scaling with the size of the block. Finality lands in 8 to 32 seconds against roughly 200 seconds for 12 confirmations today, slots shrink to 4 to 8 seconds, and node hardware requirements drop.
That turns decentralization from a tax into an advantage. Storage, mempool computation and metadata hiding can all run in parallel across many parties, a design that failed in the mid 2010s because random committees were slow, expensive and offered no recourse when they broke. Buterin says proof overhead is falling month by month and the remaining hard problem is managing very large amounts of state.
For builders the fee model changes shape. Buterin says the same computation will cost more when crammed into one serial, opaque transaction and less when split into dependencies that can be parallelized or stripped out before the block. Contracts written for the old gas model are the first place to look for repricing risk as the Strawmap's seven forks through 2029 start landing.
David Ben Kay retweeted
Reading this book atm 📖 Funny how every time I open it again, I can’t remember what page I stopped at.
(Not actually funny though 🥲)
Time to improvise a bookmark, I guess haha 🔖
David Ben Kay retweeted
Vitalik: Ethereum is Becoming More Than a Blockchain
Speaking at the 2026 Shanghai Blockchain International Week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a broader vision for where Ethereum is heading.
His main point: Ethereum is evolving from a blockchain that executes everything into a global system focused on computation, privacy and verification.
Here are the key ideas:
1/ ZK is becoming the foundation → Instead of every node doing the same computation, users or other systems can do the work and generate a proof. Ethereum only needs to verify that proof.
2/ Privacy becomes programmable → Vitalik said blockchain is moving beyond simply answering “Who can send what?” The next question is “Who can see what?” This means applications could control which information is visible without exposing everything publicly.
3/ Scaling through proofs → Complex computations can be split, processed in parallel and compressed into proofs before being verified on Ethereum. This could allow much more computation without putting all of it directly on-chain.
4/ Ethereum becomes a full pipeline → Vitalik described a future involving user devices, private transaction pools, multiple participants, block construction, L2s and finally Ethereum for verification. Ethereum does not need to perform every step itself.
5/ AI changes development → AI can help developers write, test and formally verify increasingly complex cryptographic systems. Vitalik believes this can make advanced Ethereum infrastructure both faster to build and more secure.
6/ Quantum resistance matters → Ethereum is also moving toward quantum-safe cryptography, with STARK-based systems playing an important role in the longer-term roadmap.
Ethereum's future may not simply be about making the L1 faster.
It is about building a trust layer where computation can happen anywhere, privacy can be programmed, and complex results can be mathematically proven and verified on-chain.
David Ben Kay retweeted
Small addition to Nemo - login popup. 🆕
Now, when you log in at heynemo.ai, you'll see a quick "What's New" popup card.
So you'll always be up to date with everything we ship.
David Ben Kay retweeted
At NVIDIA AI Day Singapore today.
Nemo's here too, officially our first AI coworker.
Can't wait to show what we've been building at heynemo.ai!
David Ben Kay retweeted
🚨 BREAKING: China recently released its AI Safety Governance Framework 3.0, and it's a MUST-READ amid the recent rise in AI safety incidents.
Published in both Chinese and English, the framework addresses new trends in AI development and responds to new challenges in AI safety governance.
Version 3.0 of the Framework follows the core approach of risk classification > technical response > comprehensive governance and is based on the following principles:
- Be inclusive and prudent to ensure safety
- Risk-oriented and agile governance
- Integrating technology and management for coordinated response
- Promoting openness and cooperation for joint governance and shared benefits
- Ensuring trustworthy application and preventing loss of control
Below are some of the recommended governance measures described in Framework 3.0 to address AI safety risks:
- Improving top-level design of AI safety governance
- Enhancing AI safety governance capacity
- Establishing a flexible, dynamic, and controllable AI regulatory sandbox mechanism
- Strengthening measures for AI safety management
- Deepening consensus on AI safety governance
Most companies are unprepared for the rising number of AI safety incidents, which are expected to get worse in the coming months and years.
This is the time to review, update, and strengthen internal AI governance policies, risk assessments, and response mechanisms, especially those focused on safety.
This is one of the most up-to-date and comprehensive frameworks on the topic, as it considers emerging AI risks, addresses governance and response mechanisms comprehensively, and also includes an agentic AI risk management framework (do not miss Appendix 2).
Read alongside other developments, version 3.0 of this framework signals that China wants to position itself as a global leader in AI safety (a strategic position the U.S. is also interested in holding).
I will keep you posted.
👉 Download the framework and join my newsletter's 100,700+ subscribers using the link below.
David Ben Kay retweeted
Rough drafts shouldn't cost a bomb. 📸
Most image tools charge you the same whether you nail it or not.
Nemo now has an Economy tier, 1K, quicker generation, 50% cheaper than High quality images.
Built for the "let me just see it" phase before you decide the real render.
David Ben Kay retweeted
Anthropic is reportedly considering a new AI model release to counter OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, sources indicate. This comes ahead of Anthropic's expected initial public offering (IPO) and despite CEO Dario Amodei's prior calls for a slowdown in AI capability development due to safety concerns.
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, launched this month, has gained significant traction with businesses. Expense platform Ramp data shows Astra accounted for 13 percent of enterprise AI spending, while Anthropic's Claude Fable held 8 percent. OpenRouter also reported OpenAI models leading in user spending for the first time in over 2.5 years.
Anthropic is currently evaluating the safety of its next model. Discussions also cover balancing investment in new releases with strengthening profitability, given investor focus on profits amid rising interest rates.
The move tests Anthropic's ability to defend its enterprise market position against OpenAI while upholding its safety-first identity. Broader competition also emerges from open-source AI providers, pushing firms for sustainable cash flows.
Anthropic's annualized revenue run rate reached US$65 billion by July. Anthropic projects US$190 billion to US$200 billion in revenue by 2028, Reuters previously reported. OpenAI's run rate exceeded US$40 billion in July. Leadership in AI is expected to shift as new models are released.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company will not go public in 2026, citing AI safety concerns. Anthropic's IPO might be pushed past the November US midterm elections.
Clown show. Money over safety, always.
David Ben Kay retweeted
How the fuck did we get to this point? How the fuck could we have allowed this to happen?
David Ben Kay retweeted
Anthropic CEO worries we're 6-12 months away from a swarm of AI agents capable of taking over the ENTIRE internet
Calls for immediate, global 1-2 year slowdown in AI development
Time to trust the people building the technology over the people merely investing in it
We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so.
Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training.
You can read the full post here: darioamodei.com/post/we-must…
David Ben Kay retweeted
Tem um dado sobre IA no Brasil que foi tópico de conversa entre eu e meus colegas --> 57% dos brasileiros confiam em recomendações de chatbots tanto quanto em recomendações humanas.
Isso é beeeeem acima da média global.
Ao mesmo tempo, basta uma marca substituir atendimento humano por robô sem rota de escape que a rejeição é instantânea.
Essa contradição não é incoerência... é o mercado mais sofisticado da América Latina dando um recado claro.
O brasileiro não é anti-IA. É anti-distância.
A gente aceita IA quando ela reduz atrito. Quando aparece como assistente, não como substituta. O problema é que marca demais interpretou "65% dos latino-americanos já usam IA" como permissão pra automatizar tudo e remover gente do processo. O backlash era previsível.
O que eu aprendo todo dia trabalhando com isso: a régua de autenticidade no Brasil é mais alta que em diversos outros lugares. O consumidor aqui vive online, reconhece conteúdo genérico em dois segundos e perdoa zero quando sente que virou estatística num dashboard.
IA bem usada no mercado BR/ LATAM não é sobre produzir mais. É sobre usar qualquer agente como uma mera ferramenta, usar sua intuição humana sempre, aparecer na hora certa, com a mensagem certa.
Isso exige mais trabalho, não menos. Exige contexto local de verdade, não tradução de playbook gringo. E exige coragem de usar IA pra te ajudar a pensar melhor... e não só pra postar mais rápido.
David Ben Kay retweeted
One of my dumbest daily problems is: what the hell do I tweet today?
I ended up building this feature. Nemo uses X algo and studies which angles work.
We call it “Go Viral” in Nemo's X feature.
A recent tweet did 1.2M views, so I’m giving Nemo at least some of the credit.
Probably my favorite feature from this private beta.
Two weeks ago, we opened our first private beta for Nemo.
We gathered feedback, went quiet for two weeks, and came back with a few new things.
Image and video generation was something users were requesting, plus a new feature that actually helps you manage your X algorithm.
Turns out most of you didn't just want something to read and organize your messages. You wanted Nemo to help you actually create and post, not just stay on top of your inbox.
So that's what the last two weeks went into.
Now, you can chat with Nemo, ask it to generate an image, ask it to edit that image, then create a post based on the image and get Nemo to post on LinkedIn for you without leaving the conversation.
Doors are open again.
We're letting a new batch of testers in. Link's in the comment.
David Ben Kay retweeted
Unitree's IPO will force the humanoid market to be priced as infrastructure instead of toys.
Investors will stop asking 'can it walk?' and start asking what a robot-hour costs, how fast it learns, and how much human data is needed.
That's the right shift.
Unitree New Robot Preview: “Superman” Breaking the Limits of Humanity🥳
Standing high jump 2 m, top speed 12.66 m/s (0.85 m leg length)
Surpassing the standing high jump and running speed records of all humans around the world
This new machine has only been in development for a little over three months, with significant room for further improvement in the coming months.