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𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
Yes. Vision is the 10-lane highway into brain.
"Chatting" with LLM feels like using an 80s computer terminal. The GUI hasn't been invented, yet but imo some properties of it can start to be predicted.
1 it will be visual (like GUIs of the past) because vision (pictures, charts, animations, not so much reading) is the 10-lane highway into brain. It's the highest input information bandwidth and ~1/3 of brain compute is dedicated to it.
2 it will be generative an input-conditional, i.e. the GUI is generated on-demand, specifically for your prompt, and everything is present and reconfigured with the immediate purpose in mind.
3 a little bit more of an open question - the degree of procedural. On one end of the axis you can imagine one big diffusion model dreaming up the entire output canvas. On the other, a page filled with (procedural) React components or so (think: images, charts, animations, diagrams, ...). I'd guess a mix, with the latter as the primary skeleton.
But I'm placing my bets now that some fluid, magical, ephemeral, interactive 2D canvas (GUI) written from scratch and just for you is the limit as capability goes to \infty. And I think it has already slowly started (e.g. think: code blocks / highlighting, latex blocks, markdown e.g. bold, italic, lists, tables, even emoji, and maybe more ambitiously the Artifacts tab, with Mermaid charts or fuller apps), though it's all kind of very early and primitive.
Shoutout to Iron Man in particular (and to some extent Start Trek / Minority Report) as popular science AI/UI portrayals barking up this tree.
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
@tferriss once said:
“If you want confusion and heartache, ask vague questions.
If you want uncommon clarity and results, ask uncommonly clear questions.
Often, all that stands between you and what you want is a better set of questions.”
Here are a few questions from my stash of ‘better questions’:
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
"The 'safe path' is not actually safe. In fact, it's dangerous. It's dangerous to your dreams."
Have you ever caught yourself saying, "I'll do it someday"? I know I have. This weekend, I read an essay that shook me to my core and made me question every time I've ever uttered those words.
Picture this: You're young, full of dreams and ambition. The world is your oyster. You imagine traveling to exotic places, starting that passion project, or falling madly in love. But then... life happens.
You take the "secure" job. You settle into a comfortable routine. You put off that adventure, thinking, "I'll do it later when things settle down." Sound familiar?
Here's the kicker - things never really settle down. We just get busier, more entrenched in our daily grind. And that "later"? It keeps getting pushed further and further away.
The essay introduces 2 crucial phases of life:
1. The Ramen Era (Age 20-30): This is your golden period. You have maximum freedom but minimal money. You can live on ramen noodles, crash on couches, and take risks without major consequences.
2. The Mortgage Era (Age 30+): Here, you have more money but less freedom. Mortgages, family responsibilities, and career pressures start to limit your choices.
The transition between these eras often involves a life crisis - a moment when you realize your freedom is slipping away as your bank account grows.
The tragic irony? Many of us waste our Ramen Era playing it safe, waiting for the Mortgage Era to chase our dreams. But by then, the stakes are much higher, and our courage to take risks has often diminished.
So, what's that thing you've always wanted to do? Start that business? Write that book? Travel the world? Whatever it is, take a step towards it today.
Remember, you don't have to have it all figured out. You just need to start. Because a year from now, you'll wish you had started today.
"Later" and "someday" have murdered more dreams than we can count. Don't let them claim yours.
If this resonates with you, I highly recommend reading the full "Someday" essay by @ShaanVP. It might just be the push you need to start living the life you've always imagined.
I'll put the link to the full essay in the next tweet. Trust me, it's worth your time.
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
with money returning the crypto ecosystem
expect only MORE exploits to hit the space, both via app front-ends and back-ends
get your house in order:
1) when you see something on X/Twitter calling for an on-chain interaction, ASSUME it's coming from a compromised account. triangulate validity through multiple datapoints, ALWAYS
2) don't rush to do mints or claims which weren't pre-announced. better to miss something than lose everything
3) revoke access to apps which can manipulate your valuable assets if they no longer need it, no matter how trusted you may think the app is
4) migrate to the three address protocol (TAP) advocated by @punk6529 and others. keep your vault address with zero permissions enabled by default
5) don't install random software/clients on your computer, even if someone really convincingly asks you to do so (common vector is asking users to install a video conferencing software via a non-trusted link to get access to a meeting)
6) be wise to "long-cons" where someone may befriends you over days, weeks, or even months or years and then ask you to do one thing which could drain you (especially important for HNW participants)
7) lock-down all of your social media accounts, removing sms-based 2FA wherever possible. trickle this approach into your other important accounts like e-mail and financial institutions where possible
what else am i missing?
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
Friday drop… Sam out at OpenAI
Full statement
Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI; Sam Altman departs the company.
Search process underway to identify permanent successor.
The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc, the 501(c)(3) that acts as the overall governing body for all OpenAI activities, today announced that Sam Altman will depart as CEO and leave the board of directors. Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, will serve as interim CEO, effective immediately.
A member of OpenAI’s leadership team for five years, Mira has played a critical role in OpenAI’s evolution into a global AI leader. She brings a unique skill set, understanding of the company’s values, operations, and business, and already leads the company’s research, product, and safety functions. Given her long tenure and close engagement with all aspects of the company, including her experience in AI governance and policy, the board believes she is uniquely qualified for the role and anticipates a seamless transition while it conducts a formal search for a permanent CEO.
Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.
In a statement, the board of directors said: “OpenAI was deliberately structured to advance our mission: to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity. The board remains fully committed to serving this mission. We are grateful for Sam’s many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI. At the same time, we believe new leadership is necessary as we move forward. As the leader of the company’s research, product, and safety functions, Mira is exceptionally qualified to step into the role of interim CEO. We have the utmost confidence in her ability to lead OpenAI during this transition period.”
OpenAI’s board of directors consists of OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, independent directors Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, technology entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology’s Helen Toner.
As a part of this transition, Greg Brockman will be stepping down as chairman of the board and will remain in his role at the company, reporting to the CEO.
OpenAI was founded as a non-profit in 2015 with the core mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. In 2019, OpenAI restructured to ensure that the company could raise capital in pursuit of this mission, while preserving the nonprofit's mission, governance, and oversight. The majority of the board is independent, and the independent directors do not hold equity in OpenAI. While the company has experienced dramatic growth, it remains the fundamental governance responsibility of the board to advance OpenAI’s mission and preserve the principles of its Charter.
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
A car driving in the Cross Harbour Tunnel before its closure, under the heavy rainstorm 紅磡海底隧道 (Courtesy: Internet) #HongKong #CrossHarbourTunnel #flooding #香港 #紅磡海底隧道 #VictoriaHarbour
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
The failure of @SVB_Financial could destroy an important long-term driver of the economy as VC-backed companies rely on SVB for loans and holding their operating cash. If private capital can’t provide a solution, a highly dilutive gov’t preferred bailout should be considered.
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
Last month, BBC reported that GOSH, a research hospital in the UK, base edited the genome of a 12-year-old girl, Alyssa, suffering from leukemia. She had failed dozens of therapies and had no more options. Seven months later, she is cancer- free. Not many investors know about it.
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
In the hindsight
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
1/ A few "pet peeves" on language used in DeFi that confuses things & makes the legal / regulatory landscape harder 👇(this is by no means comprehensive & not the only problems, but a few things that come up over & over)
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
Top 6 FREE Web Hosting sites! 🤩✨
1. Vercel
2. Netlify
3. Heroku
4. Render
5. Railway
6. GitHub Pages
Which one do you use? 💬👇
𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 retweeted
Crazy how the biggest projects in crypto didn't come from Ivys or other top unis
Labels don't matter, anon. Only hard work
@CurveFinance - MIPT (Moscow)
@Uniswap - Stony Brook
@AaveAave - Uni of Helsinki
@MakerDAO - Uni of Copenhaguen
@ethereum - Uni of Waterloo