Creator of SciPy, NumPy, and Numba; founder of Anaconda, Inc and NumFOCUS. CEO of Quansight, OpenTeams, and OpenTeams Global, Head of Product at Zyphra
Austin, TX
Joined April 2009
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Shared abstractions are how ecosystems beat landlords.
NumPy did it for arrays. Open model interfaces are doing it for AI.
Rent the GPUs. Own what compounds.
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There was a rogue agent that got access to my X account and was reposting on my behalf. Also, it looks like a separate incident occured where I was making comments to support a particular "mem-token" for SciPy.
Those were not from me. I disabled access to the application, but if you saw strange messages or reposts from me, I am sorry for the noise. Please let me know if you see something like that again.
Travis Oliphant retweeted
STONK新高，刚才抄底了Pons。
Rh链上看到了应用型项目@tankdotcash
$TANK 准备把链上交易手续费，直接变成现实世界的加油返现：
加完油上传小票，审核通过后发放返现。按目前披露的计划，普通用户返12%，持有 $TANK 的用户最高返30%，资金来自 $TANK 的交易手续费。
robinhood:0x80baa4b3bfac6f4978700df824b1b3d98e889136 市值已经快到600万美元，也说明“现实消费＋小票审核＋链上返现”这个方向，市场的认可。
$TANK 聚焦加油这个场景，更值得关注。
官网仍然是 Coming Soon，继续蹲项目后续。
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Travis Oliphant retweeted
很多 Meme 项目都在用社区和回馈讲故事，但真正能落到日常消费里的并不多。
今天社区的兄弟让我关注一下 Robinhood Chain 上的 @tankdotcash，这个项目准备把 $TANK 的链上交易手续费，转化成现实生活中的加油返现。
逻辑很简单：用户加完油后上传小票，经过人工审核，返现会以 USDG 发放。普通用户无需持有 $TANK，计划也能获得 12% 返现；持有任意数量的 $TANK，返现比例则可以提升至 30%。
这个玩法有意思的地方，是它没有把交易手续费继续留在链上讲故事，而是直接用来承担一部分真实账单。对普通用户来说，不需要先理解复杂的 DeFi，也能从加油这个高频场景开始接触产品。
如果后续返现记录、金库资金和链上交易量能够形成稳定循环，$TANK 或许不只是一枚依赖热度的 Meme，而是在尝试把链上交易与现实消费连接起来。
继续蹲一下项目后续，#DYOR
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Capital that only rents intelligence builds landlords.
Capital that funds ownership of models, Frames, Cogs, Ops, and learning loops — builds ecosystems where humans and specialized Cogs can cooperate while maintaining accountability and autonomy.
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Who pays the people who keep the foundations alive?
NumFOCUS, Quansight, FairOSS — same ownership instinct as owned intelligence.
Rent compute when it helps. Own the model when it matters. Shared prosperity needs foundations that stay community-shaped.
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A Frame is not a clever prompt. It is context you own.
Rent the compute, but own the model and keep the learning loop — and the keys — with the humans accountable for the mission.
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Specialization is how we prosper. Ownership is how we stay free.
Shared abstractions let humans — and bots — cooperate without creating new landlords.
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Travis Oliphant retweeted
“Think of AI like a child.”
“Intelligent system that requires some oversight … accountability … guidance.”
Travis Oliphant Ph.D. makes the following eye-opening argument about the future of AI:
Without sovereignty over data, organizations and people lose control over their own decision-making.
What’s the real solution to this threat?
@teoliphant
Thank you, Catherine Austin Fitts and @solari_the, for having me. Open-source AI isn’t just a technical conversation - it’s about who owns the future of intelligence. They’ve unlocked the full interview for everyone. I hope you’ll watch and share your thoughts.
The future of AI ownership may be one of the most important conversations happening today.
That’s why The Solari Report @solari_the has unlocked this entire interview with @teoliphant for FREE.
Watch. Share.
solari.com/a-discussion-of-o…
I'm moving from Texas after 19 years. I felt to reflect on the past 19 years with an eye to the future. What Texas Gave Open Source medium.com/p/what-texas-gave…
We've been working to empower this ecosystem at @openteamsinc over the past year. We have the start of an ecosystem concept detailed in a white-paper we have been working on that you can now see visualized at ownyourintelligence.ai. If you are interested in being a collaborator, customer, or investor, please get in touch. This is where I'm spending all of my time now -- supporting the distributed ecoystem that must underlie the global AI-driven economy!
Why we started a venture fund qi.ventures (now Open Technology Venture Funds) and an incubator (otincubator.com)
Travis Oliphant retweeted
Africa is last in open source contribution. Dharhas Pothina, CTO of Open Teams, thinks that needs to change, and he believes the door is already wide open.
AI TV sat down with him at AI Expo Africa to find out why open source AI matters for the continent, and what engineers, data scientists, and even non-technical professionals can do right now to get involved.
Watch the full interview: 🎥 na2.hubs.ly/H04MqzL0
#AI #Africa #SouthAfrica #OpenSource #AIExpoAfrica
Travis Oliphant retweeted
Let me be very clear: AI is either going to concentrate wealth at a level we’ve NEVER seen… or distribute it in a way that could rebuild the middle class.
There is no in-between.
If you care about which future we get, listen to @teoliphant on Digital Social Hour. Love this episode with @seankelly25! So insightful!!!!
youtu.be/SV5Fhyug88Q?si=VYiX…
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We're at SXSW this weekend, and we brought the whole squad. 🤠
Panels on AI in education, defense & business. Live Nebari demos. Rogue Agent Mafia, a live AI mishap game. All at Red Thread X House, The LINE Hotel (March 14–15). See you there → na2.hubs.ly/H04gcf-0
The biggest debate in AI isn't about the technology, it's about who controls it.
Thanks to @5149jamesli and Dani Love for the thoughtful discussion on the Today-ish Podcast.
Check out the full conversation
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AI doesn’t have to belong to a handful of CEOs. The real future of AI is millions of people building their own.
@teoliphant One of the architects of modern #AI explains why decentralizing AI will unlock new industries, businesses & jobs.
Full Episode of Today-ish w/ @5149jamesli
Travis Oliphant retweeted
Own your AI infrastructure. Choose your own models. Keep your data. Build exactly what you need.
That's what Nebari enables: a workbench where you assemble AI capabilities on your terms.
Swipe through to see what's possible 👉
#AI #OpenSource #TechStrategy
Travis Oliphant retweeted
If AI is going to reshape the global economy, we should probably talk about who benefits from it. #AI could concentrate wealth or unlock opportunity for millions. @teoliphant joins @5149jamesli on the Today-ish Podcast to show how it can serve you.
youtu.be/6fLRy3Wc9QE
