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I'm launching a new show with @readtechnically! 🧨
How do we stop agents doing what they shouldn't? What do AI researchers actually do all day? Can the cloud run out of space?
With Technically Speaking we're making complex ideas in software and AI accessible with the people building them 💥
@grinich @jefrankle @slippylolo @nerdsane @JustJake
it seems like every week the AI wave exposes a new set of technical terms that we should know about.
so we phoned a friend (@meganreyno), and this Thursday we’re launching Technically Speaking - bringing in technical founders & leaders to break down the technical problem they’ve spent years obsessing over.
the Season 1 lineup is downright effervescent:
- Michael Grinich (WorkOS) on Auth
- Jonathan Frankle (Databricks) on AI research
- Julien Launay and Sesh Nalla (Datadog) on RL
- Jake Cooper (Railway) on Cloud
- and five (5!) more special guests to be announced
new episodes posting every Thursday until the holidays.
who should we have on next?
seems to me that giving agents their own computer is an intermediary state, just like self-driving cards having steering wheels
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Two weeks ago, we made Top K faster. This week, we made COUNT faster, and explored how real search workloads combine text with filters and sort orders.
paradedb.com/blog/opening-a-…
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the big question: can the @workos conference badge play DOOM?
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One week until init() - the conference for builders 🔥
We have an absolutely killer lineup of speakers: @levie, @howietl, @swyx, @clairevo and more.
Best of all, it's free! There's a few spots left. RSVP now: workos.com/init
Sponsored by @Stripe @Cloudflare and @Databricks
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you won't want to miss this one 👀🔥
apply to attend: workos.com/init
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This is tonight! Arrive early for some free merch ;)
LONDON CALLING 🇬🇧💂🏼♀️
Next week I'll be London hosting Agent Night with @incident_io, @attio, @daytonaio, and @tldraw
Near capacity with a few spots left. Tag your UK friends and DM me to get off the waitlist 😉 luma.com/agent-night-london
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Enjoyed when @GergelyOrosz shared that @stevemconstrux (Code Complete author) told him the biggest challenge in software development today is energy.
The room full of infra people: yes, more power and compute ⚡️
He meant human energy/agency 😂
Which sort of made his point…
Really enjoyed last night’s fireside chat with @GergelyOrosz of @Pragmatic_Eng and @WorkOS founder @grinich.
I think this story about a convo he had with @CockroachDB founder @petermattis, and how simultaneously exhausting and energizing this moment in time feels, resonated with a lot of us in the room.
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Thank you @GergelyOrosz and everyone who joined last night for The @Pragmatic_Eng live in NYC!
The software industry is evolving rapidly. More has changed in the last year than the previous decade, and it’s only getting faster. What an incredible time to be a builder!👷🛠️
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Really enjoyed last night’s fireside chat with @GergelyOrosz of @Pragmatic_Eng and @WorkOS founder @grinich.
I think this story about a convo he had with @CockroachDB founder @petermattis, and how simultaneously exhausting and energizing this moment in time feels, resonated with a lot of us in the room.
its not my goal, but my strategy is to build local AI without splurging for hardware. will be interesting to see if that plays out. can't count how many times I've added a spark to my cart (ok I can, it's twice)
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Congress is considering a bill that could make useful AI agents harder to build and use, without making malicious ones easier to stop.
The Stealth Bot Prohibition Act (H.R. 9915) targets bots that don’t disclose their identity and purpose, and can "burden a website’s technical or commercial operation." It also prohibits intentionally disguising bots as human users.
Preventing fraud and abuse is a goal we share, but this bill as written is too broad and unspecific. I believe as written it will have unintended negative consequences.
For example: an agent comparing prices might benefit a consumer while challenging a merchant’s business model. A research assistant might not know every eventual use of a page before opening it. And requiring disclosure of an agent’s purpose could expose sensitive information about the person using it, such as someone looking for private medical advice.
Developers would have to navigate that uncertainty with a threat of substantial penalties. Large companies can absorb legal and compliance costs, but small teams and startups may abandon useful products, leaving people with fewer choices and less market innovation.
Congress should give the market more time to develop. Any legislation in this area needs to address demonstrated harms, with clear evidence it will improve outcomes.
We must protect users while also preserving their ability to benefit from the enormous productivity improvements of AI.
I’m urging Congress not to advance H.R. 9915. My full letter below:
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LONDON CALLING 🇬🇧💂🏼♀️
Next week I'll be London hosting Agent Night with @incident_io, @attio, @daytonaio, and @tldraw
Near capacity with a few spots left. Tag your UK friends and DM me to get off the waitlist 😉 luma.com/agent-night-london
the harness is evolving. it started as explicit tools and deterministic actions, but I quickly realized I was rebuilding home assistant and refactored. my vision is an agentic system that is constantly observing the home and taking intelligent actions based on state and goals