Anthropic Wants to Slow Down AI, Ban Open Source, and Still Aims an IPO at $2T Valuation. Really?
In a rather disturbing essay, Dario Amodei, Anthropic's CEO, urges to slow down AI dissemination (not training) and ban open source AI.
What Is this AGI, Anyway?
What is this AGI, that everybody talks about? Artificial General Intelligence isn't vibe coding, it's solving problems we haven't solved yet.
AI API Tokens Prices Are Not Real – They’re Aspirational
Neolabs like Anthropci and OpenAI sell inference at a certain price per token. Only the price per token is not real, it's aspirational.
Anthropic and OpenAI Are Both Expecting IPOs at Trillion Dollar Valuations. But Will They Win the AI Race?
A one-trillion-dollar valuation is no joke. Anthropic and OpenAI are both at this level, and they are both preparing for IPOs. Of course, expectations are high. [...]
Singularity and the Chevalier in the Supermarket
We're not in the Singularity yet. The chevalier-in-the-supermarket test shows what real Singularity would feel like—and why AGI hype falls short.
How I Actually End My Day in 2026 – Compared to 2011
In 2011 I wrote 33 ways to end your day. In 2026, the phone colonized the bedroom and a baby changed everything. Here's what I kept [...]
7 Kung Fu Panda Lessons, 16 Years Later — Po Actually Became a Master
In 2010 I pulled 7 lessons from Kung Fu Panda. Sixteen years later: what held up, what needed revision, and which one turned out to be [...]
Claude Mythos, the Anthropic IPO and the Apocalypse that Never Was
Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO?
We Don’t Spend Our Lives (Just) Talking
Chat isn't the final AI interface. Embodied cognition, spatial interaction, and peripheral signals matter too. Why the best AI experiences don't need words.
The World After Oil: Can AI Inference Be the Next Reserve Currency?
Ray Dalio says the dollar is in trouble. If AI inference replaces oil as the world's essential resource, what backs the next reserve currency? A speculative [...]
Why Trust Matters More Than Technology for Human Survival
Technology made everything fakeable and cheap. Now trust—not intelligence—is our survival currency. Why returning to basics may be our only way forward.
I Asked My Claude AI If “He’s” Actually Magic
Reveals AI that calls itself "appropriately modest" is slightly chilling. Exploring the inflection point where machine-validated truth starts feeling indistinguishable from reality.
AI Is the New Marijuana (And We’re All About To Get High)
AI creates plausible realities as addictive as drugs. Someone who lived under communism and capitalism sees a new ideological split emerging from this shift.
There Are 2 Wolves Inside of You
Personality tests and metaphors like the two wolves can become traps. Learn why symbols limit your growth—and how to reclaim your messy, real self.
POV: You Accidentally Injected Agent Smith Into The Matrix
We watched The Matrix, understood the warning about sentient programs, and then built AI agents anyway. Four scenarios for how this could go wrong.
Algorithmic Emotions
Algorithms trigger emotions deliberately. Outrage, envy, fear—all optimized for engagement. Your feelings became their product
And The World Will Never Be The Same
Every crisis promises permanent change. World never returns to pre-crisis normal. The question—better different or worse different?
Covid-19 – A Proposal For Pandemic Proximity Civil Duty
Pandemic civil duty proposal—voluntary proximity tracking, community responsibility, transparency over mandates. Freedom through voluntary cooperation
Skills Required In Times Of Pandemic-Induced Mass Surveillance
Pandemic normalized surveillance. Required skills—privacy tools, data minimization, encryption, VPNs. Resistance through technical literacy
People Seldom Think, They Mostly Label
Thinking requires effort. Labeling is automatic. Most people substitute categorization for comprehension—faster but wrong