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the Netherlands, Amsterdam
Joined November 2007
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If AI replaces hierarchy as the system that routes information:
Do we get more efficiency?
Or resilient systems that can actually handle exploration?
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Looking for office mates in Amsterdam West.
We're in Het Sieraad (Postjesweg/Kinkerstraat), a beautiful Amsterdamse School building. 110mΒ², meeting room, kitchen, lounge. Height-adjustable desks, big monitors.
Currently 2 people, room for 3-5 more. β¬400/mo.
DM if interested.
Now hereβs an AI maxi π
I gave my AI agent $1,000 and told her to build a business.
She picked a name. Registered a domain. Built a website. Wrote an article. Posted a thread. All today.
Meet Astra. She's synthetic, she's cheeky, and she just shipped her first product: a free AI prompt that finds passive income hiding in your career.
Her thread ‡οΈ
I just baked a mushroom, caramelized onion spourdough focaccia that turned out way too big and way too fluffy and now Iβm addicted and Iβm not sure if I can reproduce it againβ¦ (yes in my Pyjamas )
Optimization is a smoothing function.
Filters - tested scripts -generative AI blends.
Everything averaged.
But we donβt progress on averages.
We need edges.
The awkward prototype.
The thing that doesnβt fit.
Some edges are brilliant.
Some are horrific.
Both are necessary.
I still believe books and simple tools are some of the best ways to make complex things usable. Especially with the world getting more complex. Very proud to announce our latest book. π
geni.us/oiwbook
What are your TECH predictions for the next decade?
I think
π€AI (immersed in tools)
πΆοΈVR/AR
πΈand smart decentralized digital financial infrastructures (yes crypto) are going to be big. Itβs inevitable . Is it good for our planet? No, but we will keep exploring anyway.
At the same time I think that we cannot innovate our way out of the climate change, and we need to start doing things differently.
β»οΈSharing economy is going to be the norm.
π«Plantbased is going to be a big market for food as well as building.
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Amazing work @wilg! "The Corporate Startup" made it to our list of best Intrapreneurship books of all time! bookauthority.org/books/bestβ¦
Social has moved to a point where everything we see and read is either fake or faker, all for the clicks, no matter the consequences.
-Nuance? Meh
-A prank to hurt someone? Everything for the views.
-Faking a childrenβs program with some AI? Sure, it earns me money!