Rob May
@robmay-nyc.bsky.social
Managing Director at HalfCourt Ventures. Previously founded Backupify (acq by Datto), Talla (acq by Bloomfire), Dianthus (shutdown), BrandGuard (acq by Sightly). Interested in neuroscience, hardware, AI, economics, business.
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We conducted an 8 year study of MAGA. We know (and have thoroughly explained) how they were brainwashed and became a cult. Please spread this.
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Thread by @MAGACult2 on Thread Reader App
@MAGACult2: MAGA CULT: The Full Explanation "Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse." - Sophocles Message frequency + algorithms = indoctrination In a 8-year funded social media study...
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November 13, 2024 at 1:33 AM
We conducted an 8 year study of MAGA. We know (and have thoroughly explained) how they were brainwashed and became a cult. Please spread this.
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Reposted by Rob May
Men will literally start a trade war with every other nation on earth instead of going to therapy.
April 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Men will literally start a trade war with every other nation on earth instead of going to therapy.
The downsides of AI nmn.gl/blog/ai-and-...
New Junior Developers Can’t Actually Code
Something’s been bugging me about how new devs and I need to talk about it. We’re at this weird inflection point in software development. Every junior dev I talk to has Copilot or Claude or GPT runnin...
nmn.gl
February 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The downsides of AI nmn.gl/blog/ai-and-...
Good approach
Maybe a hot take, but what about the following advice to the next gen:
Don't get an AI degree; the curriculum will be outdated before you graduate. Instead, study math, stats, or physics as your foundation, and stay current with AI through code-focused books, blogs, and papers.
Don't get an AI degree; the curriculum will be outdated before you graduate. Instead, study math, stats, or physics as your foundation, and stay current with AI through code-focused books, blogs, and papers.
February 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good approach
Doesn't bode well for AI moats arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/a...
Hugging Face clones OpenAI’s Deep Research in 24 hours
Open source “Deep Research” project proves that agent frameworks boost AI model capability.
arstechnica.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Doesn't bode well for AI moats arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/a...
This will be an interesting startup to watch www.eetimes.com/gelsinger-in...
Gelsinger Invests In British AI Chip Startup Fractile - EE Times
Former Intel CEO said better inference performance would equate to years of lead on model development.
www.eetimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This will be an interesting startup to watch www.eetimes.com/gelsinger-in...
This why more value is going to accrue to the hardware layer than people expect. Great piece medium.com/@muratonen/t...
The Only AI Moat is Hardware
And Compute is the Upper Bound for Achievable Intelligence
medium.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This why more value is going to accrue to the hardware layer than people expect. Great piece medium.com/@muratonen/t...
Why the fallout from Deepseek will drive innovation in foundation models. investinginai.substack.com/p/why-deepse...
Why Deepseek Will Drive Innovation In Foundation Models
Basic economics now makes other foundation models more viable
investinginai.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Why the fallout from Deepseek will drive innovation in foundation models. investinginai.substack.com/p/why-deepse...
This is very good mohakshah.substack.com/p/the-hype-g...
The HYPE Games
Hype culture threatens to dilute the credibility of legitimate scientific advancements while posing significant harm to society.
mohakshah.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is very good mohakshah.substack.com/p/the-hype-g...
My new post - AI's Hourglass Figure investinginai.substack.com/p/ais-hourgl...
AI's Hourglass Figure
Economic value is going to accrue at the top, and the bottom, of the AI stack
investinginai.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM
My new post - AI's Hourglass Figure investinginai.substack.com/p/ais-hourgl...