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Anish Tondwalkar - The Societal Implications of Reasoning Models Anish Tondwalkar is a former employee of OpenAI and Google Brain, now the co-founder of Y-Combinator-backed AI interpretability startup ‘dmodel.ai’.

What do the latest generation of AI reasoning models mean for people, institutions, and society?

AI reasoning has completely revolutionized capabilities this year, but we're still catching up to the implications of GPT-4. How will we need to adapt to GPT-5?

alethios.substack.com/p/anish-tond...

Why New Zealand is an Overlooked AI Hyperscaler Opportunity 'Flops in the wop-wops'

New Zealand's recent regulatory changes and high geothermal capacity help create an exceptionally low-risk environment for AI hyperscaler investment.

See also: high data bandwidth, no visa quotas, geopolitical alignment, simple logistics.

alethios.substack.com/p/why-new-ze...

On Strategy Do we want to win, or just show up?

Every organisation thinks they have one. Few do.

Almost every strategy can be more accurately described as a marketing exercise incapable of guiding action as circumstances change.

Change is always hard, and we need to get real about strategy to deliver it.

Alethios.substack.com/on-strategy

Hello? (hello, hello, hello)

Is there anybody out there?
Just heart if you can hear me.
Is there anybody home?

Is Artificial Intelligence an Existential Risk? Seperating genuine concerns from science fiction

Does Midjourney dream of electric sheep? Is AI an existential risk, as some claim?

I've been working with an international team of experts and forecasters for the past year or so trying to answer these questions:

https://alethios.substack.com/p/is-artificial-intelligence-an-existential

At the Dawn of the 'Smart City' Age Making space for humans in a world of data

Cities sensors are multiplying exponentially, while our ability to process this data through modern AI grows apace.

There's gold in them there hills, but we risk sleepwalking into a tyranny beyond Orwell's wildest dreams.

https://alethios.substack.com/p/at-the-dawn-of-the-smart-city-age

TweetBot looking increasingly rusty these days...

The Exile Rides. Midjourney v4.

Why we need Taiwan Taiwan is a shining example of the value of a relentless drive for finding innovative ways of improving people's lives, while preserving their dignity and privacy.

Taiwan not only supplies 90% of cutting edge chips, but also presents an alternative to the West's regulatory and public sector sclerosis. The things they're doing there should excite anyone that still believes in building a better future.

https://alethios.substack.com/p/why-we-need-taiwan

I'm glad to have made the cut :)

Perhaps I misunderstood what you were saying.

It's not related to a human mind though, even by analogy.

Sundar Pichai announces Google SkyTwitBook. Midjourney v5.

You're not in the 'We just need a big ole pile of linear algebra' camp then?

How about these birch boletes tho?

If that's true, where is my like?

Look forward to seeing some photos of what it can do, if possible.

Goddamm. It's magnificent!

You wouldn't turn this into the sort of generic copypasta choking the commons of every other social media platform, would you?

this kind of dense, walkable, mixed-use subgraph is illegal to build in most social networks

Looks incredible. What size aperture does that suckered have? Have to imagine you'd get pretty amazing detail of the solar system.

I laughed, I cried, I lost 10 pounds! Thanks Bluesky!

Oh right, I was mostly kidding, but now I'm motivated!

#gains #youshouldfollowmetbh

Mr Cartographer Sir, can you tell me where I am on the map?

Ruth Badger Ginsberg

Is this a parody of AGI-foomers?

Yes it may have helped us quell our inner demons, become more self aware and deliberate, but aside from that.. what has vipassana ever done for us?

Helped me fix the chronic muscular issue in my back?

Oh shut up!

I mention it because its partly written in response to the very point you've just raised.

Why we need Taiwan Taiwan is a shining example of the value of a relentless drive for finding innovative ways of improving people's lives, while preserving their dignity and privacy.

If I may humbly suggest, you might enjoy this:

https://alethios.substack.com/p/why-we-need-taiwan