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Software Eats The Brokerage—AI Lowers Cost, Crypto Makes It Verifiable AI is collapsing the cost of running finance while degrading the documents it trusts. Cryptographic rails solve both—and finally make four billion investors worth serving

“(with AI) the minimum economically viable account size should fall hard. A $50 account in Nairobi or Manila ought to become almost as cheap to serve as a $50,000 account in New York.” www.forbes.com/sites/christ... @ccatalini.bsky.social

10.03.2026 22:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BRAINS! …is anyone else feeling like a zombie? =O corticallabs.com/cl1 @corticallabs @dr1337 @dr1337.bsky.social

08.03.2026 23:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some Simple Economics of AGI For millennia, human cognition was the primary engine of progress on Earth. As AI decouples cognition from biology, the marginal cost of measurable execution falls to zero, absorbing any labor captura...

brilliant! a must-read! AI may be the “gas” for “useful work,” but TRUST is the brake, and verification is the governor who keeps the risk of AGI in check @ccatalini arxiv.org/abs/2602.20946 @ccatalini.bsky.social

08.03.2026 23:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
inspired by the phenomenal success of Xanadu, i've decided to go "all-in" with a hands-on role in quantum! ;> @xanaduai @pennylaneai

inspired by the phenomenal success of Xanadu, i've decided to go "all-in" with a hands-on role in quantum! ;> @xanaduai @pennylaneai

inspired by the phenomenal success of Xanadu, i've decided to go "all-in" with a hands-on role in quantum! ;> @xanaduai @pennylaneai

05.03.2026 19:27 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A Rational Analysis of the Effects of Sycophantic AI People increasingly use large language models (LLMs) to explore ideas, gather information, and make sense of the world. In these interactions, they encounter agents that are overly agreeable. We argue...

i thought this paper was great. i mean really great, greater than great, the kind of paper other papers aspire to merely be stacked aside with. ;> arxiv.org/abs/2602.14270

05.03.2026 14:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Analyst Day Founder Video: Christian Weedbrook on Xanadu’s Vision
Analyst Day Founder Video: Christian Weedbrook on Xanadu’s Vision YouTube video by Xanadu

Do You Xanadu? - Analyst Day Founder Video: Christian Weedbrook on Xanadu’s Vision - www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJJC... @xanaduai @pennylaneai

05.03.2026 13:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

Future Proof Careers :) @doctorow youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ

02.03.2026 14:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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it's the thought that counts ;>

02.03.2026 00:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots Employees at some companies with defense contracts feel betrayed.

i'll take that bet. there are LAWS (Lethal Automated Weapon Systems) and there will be ALAWS (Advanced) tomorrow. mostly because it's BFC (Better, Faster, Cheaper), but the core reason is… there are some things a human soldier just won't do. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

27.02.2026 18:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ADT just bought the company that invented Wi-Fi motion sensing ADT’s home security systems are about to get better at knowing what’s happening in your home.

that thing, when you're a prisoner (#panopticon) in your home =O @adt www.theverge.com/tech/883661/...

25.02.2026 20:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Living Human Brain Cells Play DOOM on a CL1
Living Human Brain Cells Play DOOM on a CL1 YouTube video by Cortical Labs

Hon and the team at Cortical Labs have done more for AGI than all the LLM pretenders combined, ironically, the proof is DOOM! ;> @corticallabs @dr1337 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRV8...

25.02.2026 16:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Realtor Uses AI, Accidentally Posts Listing for Rental Property With Demonic Figure Emerging From Mirror Realtors love AI. But renters seeking a new home in the Washington, DC, area made a horrifying discovery while browsing listings.

on the upside, the place has plenty of spirit ;> futurism.com/artificial-i...

24.02.2026 22:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
OpenAI is Suddenly in Trouble
OpenAI is Suddenly in Trouble YouTube video by ColdFusion

that thing, when (real) world models add gravity to the arc of your story =O @openai youtu.be/-q2n5DkDoMQ

21.02.2026 17:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ljubisa and the outstanding team at Taalas does a big funding round, but to get a view of the raw speed of this 'Language Processor' try their Chat Jimmy: https://chatjimmy.ai and be awed! @taalas_inc

Ljubisa and the outstanding team at Taalas does a big funding round, but to get a view of the raw speed of this 'Language Processor' try their Chat Jimmy: https://chatjimmy.ai and be awed! @taalas_inc

Ljubisa and the outstanding team at Taalas does a big funding round, but to get a view of the raw speed of this 'Language Processor' try their Chat Jimmy: chatjimmy.ai and be awed! @taalas_inc

20.02.2026 16:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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don't worry, it's only #dualuse =O

19.02.2026 20:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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post labor AI (#joverc) currently, a bit like the "straw man" of oz, "if i only had a brain" but would agree that few humans can pull physical moves like this =O @hyundai @bostondynamics

17.02.2026 18:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Neiry announces early testing of bio-drones

analog drone technology is for the birds? neiry.ru/en/news/a4it... @neirylab

05.02.2026 17:52 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
How can I communicate better with my mom?
How can I communicate better with my mom? YouTube video by Anthropic

brilliant! - "Mom" and a scenario on the future of advertising on (e.g., OpenAI) AI platforms =O www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSa... @anthropicai.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy @openaibot.bsky.social

05.02.2026 13:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Meat Puppet? …in the AI era, the machine hires you! ;> @greatdismal https://rentahuman.ai @kcnickerson

Meat Puppet? …in the AI era, the machine hires you! ;> @greatdismal https://rentahuman.ai @kcnickerson

Meat Puppet? …in the AI era, the machine hires you! ;> @greatdismal rentahuman.ai

05.02.2026 11:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a black background with 404 not found written on it Alt: that thing, when you search for your name (and maybe a few friends), hoping they don't result in anything beyond a "404" =O https://www.justice.gov/epstein

that thing, when you search for your name (and maybe a few friends), hoping they don't result in anything beyond a "404" =O www.justice.gov/epstein

02.02.2026 23:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"e2e but not for thee" ;> (again, never use a closed source messaging tool and expect privacy.) if it isn't open-source, someone is lying somewhere.  @whatsapp @signalapp @session_app

"e2e but not for thee" ;> (again, never use a closed source messaging tool and expect privacy.) if it isn't open-source, someone is lying somewhere. @whatsapp @signalapp @session_app

"e2e but not for thee" ;> (again, never use a closed source messaging tool and expect privacy.) if it isn't open-source, someone is lying somewhere. @whatsapp @signalapp @session_app

02.02.2026 21:57 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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a group of people are standing on top of a rocky hillside . Alt: like trying to regulate the size of shovels during the gold rush =O @canada @evanlsolomon https://www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/news-updates

like trying to regulate the size of shovels during the gold rush =O @canada @evanlsolomon www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca/news-updates

02.02.2026 14:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Subscriptions Are Getting Out of Control
Subscriptions Are Getting Out of Control YouTube video by ColdFusion

exactly! - digital 'rents' are the new normal… @wef “in the future, you will own nothing (even if you paid for it) and be <UN>happy” youtu.be/jRcqJkW44Lc

31.01.2026 23:29 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes YouTube video by 22 Minutes

When the ICE agent is Canadian - www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...

26.01.2026 17:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Why Subscriptions Make Everything More Expensive
Why Subscriptions Make Everything More Expensive YouTube video by Business Insider

exactly! Why Subscriptions Make Everything More Expensive - www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AKn... “in the future, you will own nothing, and be happy” (Davos / WEF / Ida Auken): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You'll_...

24.01.2026 16:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
number one question uttered during the many AI conferences ;>

number one question uttered during the many AI conferences ;>

number one question uttered during the many AI conferences ;>

23.01.2026 00:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Vancouver company Hootsuite seeks business with ICE amid financial pressures Company has secured a project with ICE that involves ‘social listening’ after cancelling a contract in 2020 over employee backlash

if you squint really-really hard, their core value (“give back to our communities and be an ally.”) is sort-of being met here?!? =O @seansilcoff @hootsuite @canada @globeandmail www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

20.01.2026 21:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
WEF 2026: Yuval Noah Harari Says AI Is Not a Tool — It’s an Agent That Can Rule Humans | AI1G
WEF 2026: Yuval Noah Harari Says AI Is Not a Tool — It’s an Agent That Can Rule Humans | AI1G YouTube video by DRM News

not even wrong. that thing, when you realize that 2-min in, Yuval has no idea what he's talking about ;> #agi #ai @harari_yuval @wef www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7...

20.01.2026 20:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
new rule, never shake a 'Magic 8-Ball'  twice for the same question ;> #faike

new rule, never shake a 'Magic 8-Ball' twice for the same question ;> #faike

new rule, never shake a 'Magic 8-Ball' twice for the same question ;> #faike

20.01.2026 16:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Leica “don't leave homeland without it” =O @nytimes @leicacamerausa @washpostphoto @leica_camera @leica_fotografie @apnews @reuters @worldpressphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/DTlF_mTDvvc/

Leica “don't leave homeland without it” =O @nytimes @leicacamerausa @washpostphoto @leica_camera @leica_fotografie @apnews @reuters @worldpressphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/DTlF_mTDvvc/

Leica “don't leave homeland without it” =O @nytimes @leicacamerausa @washpostphoto @leica_camera @leica_fotografie @apnews @reuters @worldpressphoto www.instagram.com/p/DTlF_mTDvvc/

18.01.2026 20:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0