Staying Ahead of the Curve

Happy Monday and welcome to your weekly satellite picture of where the AI ecosystem seems to be heading.

I usually watch every video shared here (especially the longer ones) but I have spent less time learning and more time building recently. When vibe coding, I find it impossible to pay attention to people talking in the background, meaning I haven’t actually spent a lot of time absorbing this week’s video selection - instead I am sharing what stood out from my YouTube algorithm and the usual assortment of insights from our amazing WhatsApp community.

Last week saw the first meetup of our new AI Coding Club. I’m excited about the amount of interest in the group. We had largely two groups of participants: newbies looking to understand what is even possible, and developers with an eye for new techniques and approaches for collaborating with AI beyond code completion. Instead of splitting groups yet, I thought of running a few more mixed-group sessions first. The next ones are happening this 🎟️ Thursday Feb 27 at 11:00 (CET) and the next one on 🎟️ Thursday Mar 6 at 19:00 (CET).

Our first session sold out, and I want to keep the sessions small to make sure everyone has an opportunity to level up their skills. The upcoming sessions will focus on building an app together from scratch. There are many ways of developing software, and I want to show how radically different of an approach AI unlocks. Would love to see you there!

We are also organizing a couple of in-person sessions to meet fellow community members and strengthening our collective AI skills. The last few in-person sessions focused on AGI & ASI, while the upcoming ones will probably lean more toward AI Coding - and how it might be accelerating our transition toward superintelligence.

São Paulo 🇧🇷 (Wed March 12)

• Online session to continue and expand the conversation started last month around our shared responsibility in assisting the deployment of AI.

• 🎟️ Tickets are limited and available for free upon request.

Amsterdam 🇳🇱 (Thu March 13)

• Vibe coding show & tell: Showcase your work and learn from fellow builders.

• Open to everyone in the beautiful Grote Sael at the Embassy of the Free Mind.

• 🎟️ Tickets are limited and free if you are presenting.

London 🇬🇧 (Thu March 20)

• Meet the community and connect with local AI enthusiasts.

• Location: TDB - open to suggestions.

• 🎟️ Tickets are limited and available for free upon request.

Lisbon 🇵🇹 (Tue April 29)

• Meetup for AI enthusiasts and official side-event of FutureDays 2025.

• Location: TBD but central.

• 🎟️ Tickets are limited and available for free upon request.

I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible. If your city or subject of interest isn’t on my agenda, please reach out.

Until next week,
MZ

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On the implications of Algorithms (37 min)

Technology Connections.

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How to use AI to save time (18 min)

Ali Abdaal.

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How to Build the Future (35 min)

YC interviews Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity.

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I tried to prove I’m not AI (20 min)

Howtown.

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Building Apps Faster Than Googling (39 min)

Peter Yang interviews Amjad Masad, CEO and founder of Replit.

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Big picture thinking about global fertility rates (and what happens when bots outnumber people) by Kevin Kelly.

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Stop delving

Here are the giveaway words used by LLMs.

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What keeps AI bosses up at night (14 min)

The Economist interviewed Hassabis & Amodei.

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Klarna apparently reversing course on full support automation.

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I love insights like these into how people are writing system prompts.

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