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A journey through the technologies advancing humanity: the AI stack, the companies building it, and the ideas that decide who captures the value.
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The War for Time
Meta is selling near-frontier inference at a fraction of what OpenAI and Anthropic charge, and the discount is aimed at their margins.
Jul 15, 20267 min readRead the essay
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The Deflationary Trap: AI, Atoms, and the End of the Circular Flow
Technology makes the basics cheap. It makes the meaningful infinite.
Jul 10, 20266 min readRead the essay

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The Mercurial Muse
Nine months ago, we called the talent spending rational. Last week, the first model shipped. Now comes the harder question.
Apr 16, 20265 min readRead the essay