Alex Wittenberg

So, yes, humans have always been interpreters of experience, but the nature and scope of the interpretive work has changed, and, most importantly, we’ve become aware of it.

These days, trucks might also have cameras that point at their faces and microphones recording audio inside the truck. Some of these cameras have AI to detect if the drivers are getting drowsy. There’s also a growing industry in wearable tech — like headbands — to additionally check if a driver is falling asleep.

Aave will continue to build a public Dune Dashboard 25 that tracks protocol revenue and expenses over time. This will provide the community a real-time view into financial performance and treasury spending. The community could also monitor the Aave treasury’s performance via token holdings and the correlations between what the treasury holds and... See more

The way the tech works is exceptionally cool. If you own an Anata, you can verify it in your wallet with their browser plugin. Then whenever you open a video conferencing tool like Google Meet, you can choose to have your Anata take over your video stream instead of your webcam. The Anata is stored on Arweave and streams from there, so you don't... See more

Although A.I. technology can’t address the scarcity of qualified mental health care providers — there are not nearly enough to meet the country’s needs, said Dr. Bentley — there’s hope that it may lower the barriers to receiving a correct diagnosis, assist clinicians in identifying patients who may be hesitant to seek care and facilitate... See more

Or if you like: people become the new platforms. 

“The market cap of the protocol always grows faster than the combined value of the applications built on top, since the success of the application layer drives further speculation at the protocol layer. And again, increasing value at the protocol layer attracts and incentivises competition at the application layer.”

It’s tempting to imagine that ending or at least easing the struggle with time might also make you happy, most or all of the time. But I’ve no reason to believe that’s true. Our finite lives are filled with all the painful problems of finitude, from overfilled inboxes to death, and confronting them doesn’t stop them from feeling like problems—or... See more

Bundling is a tailwind to sales conversations. Why pay $30 per employee per month for five different products ($150) if you can get a comparable offering in a single bundle for $50? And companies with smaller budgets can buy additional products that were out of reach as point solutions. This is one of the few true accumulating advantages in... See more