It’s not the algorithm. And it’s not rocket science, either. — So the US tried to ban TikTok. Teenagers are angry at Meta and YouTube as it turns out they were the ones lobbying for the bill. I’m also angry, but for a different reason I’m angry because if Tiktok gets banned, we’ll be left with two subpar apps. Instagram and…

And why he believes the US will enter hyperinflation soon — Balaji is an ideological activist. He believes the US will enter hyperinflation within 3 months. He also believes that Bitcoin will reach $1 million in 3 months too. He bet $1M on this. For reference, this is what hyperinflation looks like:

This week, OpenAI announced Plugins. And it changes everything. With Plugins, ChatGPT can now not only browse the Internet (finally!) but also use your favorite apps. This reminds me of when Steve Jobs launched the App Store. Some of the most intelligent people dropped everything they were doing and…

AI replacing jobs will impact one gender more than the other — The future is great — for men. OpenAI just released a list of jobs that are the most, and the least, at risk of being replaced by AI, shown below. Do you see anything special?

Lessons from the chess community on how to deal with AI. — ChatGPT has taken over. Students are already using it en mass to do their homeworks and pass their exams. While some teachers are struggling to find ways to prevent AI plagiarism, others are embracing it. For instance, this teacher allows her students to use ChatGPT to write the first draft…

Last week, Elon Musk bought Twitter. Many people think it was a terrible idea, that he overpaid billions, and that may lead to the platform’s downfall or even his own. However, during the lawsuit leading to the acquisition, many of his text messages were leaked, giving us a good idea…

Why it's about to change the social media landscape — Like most people, you probably tried TikTok once and thought: cool, but not for me. After all, it’s mostly teenagers dancing. I did the same, but this quarantine caused me to give the app another try. After a month of using it, I finally understand its appeal. If you’re remotely…

This is a written version of the talk I gave at WAQ19. Watch the video with English captions on YouTube. Last year, the Web turned 30. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web, used the occasion to declare that he isn’t happy with the direction the Web has taken in…

Brain-Computer Interfaces will blow your mind. Perhaps literally. — There’s a lot of acronyms in tech today. AI, AR, BTC, VR, IOT. All of these are promising upcoming technologies. Companies are investing billions in the hope that they will be the next big thing. However, there is one acronym that isn’t getting that much attention. …