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David Mattin
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Human in the Exponential Age

Newsletter on technology, society, and our shared future goes to 25K readers: newworldsamehumans.com

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So 2025 has dawned. It's going to be a pivotal year in so many ways

it's becoming increasingly clear that we're at the foothills of something we can meaningfully call AGI

the vast changes that I've written about as part of the Exponential Age thesis are really going to start to bite
January 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!

and here's a special Christmas message from New World Same Humans

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This World is Sacred
On simulated worlds and spiritual transformation
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December 25, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Yesterday Raoul Pal and I hosted our monthly Fireside Chat for subscribers of The Exponentialist

a great group joined, and we talked about everything...

from AI scaling laws, to Musk's role as a bridge between the incoming US administration and the CCP
November 28, 2024 at 10:59 PM
If you want to understand the deep underlying forces driving the strange alliance between Musk and Trump, this newsletter post I wrote a while back may prove useful

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The Next Great Divide
Should we accelerate our technologies or slam on the brakes?
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November 27, 2024 at 10:06 PM
'It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.'

Wendell Berry, from Life is a Miracle, published in 2000
November 26, 2024 at 10:52 PM
More wonderful retro computing
This is my VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan). It is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines from May 1981 – Jan 1985. The VIC-20 was the first computer of any description to sell one million units, eventually reaching 2.5 million sold.
November 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Wow the retro computing vibes here are strong

loving it
November 18, 2024 at 1:08 PM
I made the jump

hoping for a saner, more thoughtful conversation

so far, looks as though I'll find it here
November 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM