Social media for AIs might (will?) radicalize them at hyperspeed. It took fifteen years from Facebook to Groypergate; AIs will get there in fifteen minutes and keep going....
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Social media for AIs might (will?) radicalize them at hyperspeed. It took fifteen years from Facebook to Groypergate; AIs will get there in fifteen minutes and keep going....
1/2 Carney's speech is much needed, but very very very far from being original. The Non-Aligned Movement was created by Nehru, Tito, Sukarno, Nkrumah and Nasser for this very reason. Read the Bandung Declaration!
“In the most powerful speech in Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out a forward-looking vision for those who must operate in the breach.”
—Nathan Gardels
#carney #davos #worldorder
—Nathan Gardels
#carney #davos #worldorder
The Middle Powers Step Up | NOEMA
Can the “countries in between” forge a counterweight to the dominant spheres of influence?
www.noemamag.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
1/2 Carney's speech is much needed, but very very very far from being original. The Non-Aligned Movement was created by Nehru, Tito, Sukarno, Nkrumah and Nasser for this very reason. Read the Bandung Declaration!
1/n There's a camp of analysts - Cosma Shalizi, Henry Farrell and Alison Gopnik are the most prominent members - who say that AI is a cultural technology. Let's say they're correct. The obvious follow-up question is:
> What's the culture of which AI is a cultural technology?
> What's the culture of which AI is a cultural technology?
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
1/n There's a camp of analysts - Cosma Shalizi, Henry Farrell and Alison Gopnik are the most prominent members - who say that AI is a cultural technology. Let's say they're correct. The obvious follow-up question is:
> What's the culture of which AI is a cultural technology?
> What's the culture of which AI is a cultural technology?
Is 2026 the year Embodied Intelligence goes viral? I don't know, but I will be tracking it for sure. Also: this is the last #WeeklyPlanet of the year, and likely the last one for a while since I need to recover from all this daily/weekly posting.
The Weekly Planet #19: The China Shock, Part 3: AI.
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Is 2026 the year Embodied Intelligence goes viral? I don't know, but I will be tracking it for sure. Also: this is the last #WeeklyPlanet of the year, and likely the last one for a while since I need to recover from all this daily/weekly posting.
And now for some official propaganda from the Chinese govt - not that we are averse to manufacturing consent ourselves - about how their rise will be good for everyone.
The Daily Planet #117: The China Shock, Part 18
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And now for some official propaganda from the Chinese govt - not that we are averse to manufacturing consent ourselves - about how their rise will be good for everyone.
2025 was supposed to be the year of AI agents. I don’t think that prediction came true. Nevertheless, the article linked in today's Daily Planet gives us some insight into how China is thinking about the former.
The Daily Planet #116: The China Shock, Part 17
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
2025 was supposed to be the year of AI agents. I don’t think that prediction came true. Nevertheless, the article linked in today's Daily Planet gives us some insight into how China is thinking about the former.
Humanoid robotics is much more popular in Japan and China than it is here in the US. That plays into the AI rivalry between China and the US. #DailyPlanet
The Daily Planet #115: The China Shock, Part 16
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Humanoid robotics is much more popular in Japan and China than it is here in the US. That plays into the AI rivalry between China and the US. #DailyPlanet
On embodied intelligence and the Chinese approach to AI. #DailyPlanet
The Daily Planet #114: The China Shock, Part 15
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
On embodied intelligence and the Chinese approach to AI. #DailyPlanet
While the U.S. chases AGI primarily through Large Language Models, China is diversifying. Instead of betting solely on LLMs, Beijing is investing in multiple, parallel pathways to achieve superhuman intelligence. It's a broad strategy vs. America's focused sprint.#DailyPlanet
The Daily Planet #113: The China Shock, Part 14
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
While the U.S. chases AGI primarily through Large Language Models, China is diversifying. Instead of betting solely on LLMs, Beijing is investing in multiple, parallel pathways to achieve superhuman intelligence. It's a broad strategy vs. America's focused sprint.#DailyPlanet
@leaflet.pub posting is not working for me, either to Bluesky or quietly. Hasn’t worked all day.
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@leaflet.pub posting is not working for me, either to Bluesky or quietly. Hasn’t worked all day.
I have known the author since childhood
leaflet post spotted 👀🙌
Adding @ranganaut.bsky.social 's excellent piece on Hyperproblems to our "Picks of 2025 💎" Semble list!
"Hyperproblems are scientific challenges whose scale, complexity, ... and interdependence overwhelm traditional research, requiring new forms of collective intelligence."
semble.so/url?id=https...
"Hyperproblems are scientific challenges whose scale, complexity, ... and interdependence overwhelm traditional research, requiring new forms of collective intelligence."
semble.so/url?id=https...
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have known the author since childhood
I wish I had thought of these simple hacks to make America great again
told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I wish I had thought of these simple hacks to make America great again
In this last series of #DailyPlanets for the year, I want to talk about China's approach to AI, which concentrates on embodied AI such as robotics, and leans in on China's advantages in manufacturing.
The Daily Planet #112: The China Shock, Part 13
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In this last series of #DailyPlanets for the year, I want to talk about China's approach to AI, which concentrates on embodied AI such as robotics, and leans in on China's advantages in manufacturing.
Today’s #WeeklyPlanet is on the Second China Shock - China’s increasing dominance of renewable energy, batteries, EVs etc.
The Weekly Planet #18. China Shock, Part 2: Renewable Energy
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today’s #WeeklyPlanet is on the Second China Shock - China’s increasing dominance of renewable energy, batteries, EVs etc.
How many ways do I love this thread? Let me count the ways:
1. Scorching take-down of an annoying talking head 🔥
2. Calls out fossil fuel boosterism 🌇
3. By a sitting member of Congress! 🗳️
I wish there were more elected representatives like @seancasten.bsky.social
1. Scorching take-down of an annoying talking head 🔥
2. Calls out fossil fuel boosterism 🌇
3. By a sitting member of Congress! 🗳️
I wish there were more elected representatives like @seancasten.bsky.social
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
How many ways do I love this thread? Let me count the ways:
1. Scorching take-down of an annoying talking head 🔥
2. Calls out fossil fuel boosterism 🌇
3. By a sitting member of Congress! 🗳️
I wish there were more elected representatives like @seancasten.bsky.social
1. Scorching take-down of an annoying talking head 🔥
2. Calls out fossil fuel boosterism 🌇
3. By a sitting member of Congress! 🗳️
I wish there were more elected representatives like @seancasten.bsky.social
And to finish off this week, one more article about an industry that is a a) high tech b) in demand (and aspirational) across the world c) China dominates already and will likely do so even more in the future. #DailyPlanet
The Daily Planet #111: The China Shock, Part 12
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
And to finish off this week, one more article about an industry that is a a) high tech b) in demand (and aspirational) across the world c) China dominates already and will likely do so even more in the future. #DailyPlanet
“I know few things about myself, but I know with absolute certainty that I do not want to be on the side of those who use weapons, money and culture to oppress farmers and shepherds.” - extraordinary essay by Natalia Ginzburg in @equatormag.bsky.social
www.equator.org/articles/our...
www.equator.org/articles/our...
Our Monstrous Ideas • EQUATOR
In these two essays, newly translated for Equator, the Italian writer articulates a powerful moral vision of what it means to belong, and to whom we owe our compassion
www.equator.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“I know few things about myself, but I know with absolute certainty that I do not want to be on the side of those who use weapons, money and culture to oppress farmers and shepherds.” - extraordinary essay by Natalia Ginzburg in @equatormag.bsky.social
www.equator.org/articles/our...
www.equator.org/articles/our...
It's clear that renewables will not lead to a common human goal of addressing climate change; in fact, renewables might be a better hedge against foreign sources of energy than for climate action. China is both a supplier of energy technologies and an adversary worth hedging against. #DailyPlanet
The Daily Planet #110: The China Shock, Part 11
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's clear that renewables will not lead to a common human goal of addressing climate change; in fact, renewables might be a better hedge against foreign sources of energy than for climate action. China is both a supplier of energy technologies and an adversary worth hedging against. #DailyPlanet
Continuing our #DailyPlanet exploration of China's energy futures, let's acknowledge that coal isn't going way anytime soon. China is the world's largest consumer of coal, burning nearly half of the global total in 2024.
The Daily Planet #109: The China Shock, Part 10
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Continuing our #DailyPlanet exploration of China's energy futures, let's acknowledge that coal isn't going way anytime soon. China is the world's largest consumer of coal, burning nearly half of the global total in 2024.
I read some great books and essays in 2025. Here are some of my highlights. I love that Semble makes it so easy to share these reading lists! @cosmik.network semble.so/profile/rang...
💎 Rajesh's picks of 2025 (by Ranganaut) — Semble
Articles, books etc that I appreciated reading in 2025
semble.so
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I read some great books and essays in 2025. Here are some of my highlights. I love that Semble makes it so easy to share these reading lists! @cosmik.network semble.so/profile/rang...
I am far from the first person to report on this, but in today's #DailyPlanet I cover China’s dominance in the electric vehicle sector. Which is due to its ability to produce advanced technology at lower prices and its control over critical mineral supply chains essential for battery production.
The Daily Planet #108: The China Shock, Part 9
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I am far from the first person to report on this, but in today's #DailyPlanet I cover China’s dominance in the electric vehicle sector. Which is due to its ability to produce advanced technology at lower prices and its control over critical mineral supply chains essential for battery production.
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Still feels like a critically missed opportunity for @leaflet.pub to not interop with Bluesky for comments.
For someone who discovered this article via leaflet itself or any medium other than *sky, there’s absolutely no sign of the generative discussion that ensued on-feed, nor its likes/shares. 🧵
For someone who discovered this article via leaflet itself or any medium other than *sky, there’s absolutely no sign of the generative discussion that ensued on-feed, nor its likes/shares. 🧵
December 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Still feels like a critically missed opportunity for @leaflet.pub to not interop with Bluesky for comments.
For someone who discovered this article via leaflet itself or any medium other than *sky, there’s absolutely no sign of the generative discussion that ensued on-feed, nor its likes/shares. 🧵
For someone who discovered this article via leaflet itself or any medium other than *sky, there’s absolutely no sign of the generative discussion that ensued on-feed, nor its likes/shares. 🧵
Wow. Quite the honor! Thanks!
Adding @ranganaut.bsky.social 's excellent piece on Hyperproblems to our "Picks of 2025 💎" Semble list!
"Hyperproblems are scientific challenges whose scale, complexity, ... and interdependence overwhelm traditional research, requiring new forms of collective intelligence."
semble.so/url?id=https...
"Hyperproblems are scientific challenges whose scale, complexity, ... and interdependence overwhelm traditional research, requiring new forms of collective intelligence."
semble.so/url?id=https...
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wow. Quite the honor! Thanks!
A rogue United States might lead to greater cooperation between Europe and China on climate change, renewables etc. More in today's #DailyPlanet
The Daily Planet #107: The China Shock, Part 8
dailyplanet.leaflet.pub
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A rogue United States might lead to greater cooperation between Europe and China on climate change, renewables etc. More in today's #DailyPlanet