Snapchat is reportedly in talks to pay Robert Downey Jr. $100M in stock to be an ambassador for its Specs AR glasses 🕶️ Each pair costs $2,195 (via @alexeheath)

"The fundamental point of alignment for @hivemind is what we define as a good story," says @jasonyuan "To nudge us along and create opportunities, should we choose to engage in furthering our life stories." The full interview is now streaming in your pod app of choice: access.show ✨

At this point, it’s better to assume that all longform tweet essays are written by AI (while reserving the right to be surprised if it’s a exuberantly human and spiky-prosed piece) rather than assume they’re all written by people and being constantly shocked by the triple-digit pangram score

"The fundamental point of alignment for @hivemind is what we define as a good story," says @jasonyuan "To nudge us along and create opportunities, should we choose to engage in furthering our life stories." The full interview is now streaming in your pod app of choice: access.show ✨

I met @jasonyuan in 2024 while he was building Dot at @newcomputer. I was struck by his thoughtfulness, authenticity, and deep passion for what he was building, and as I looked at what he’s created over time, it became clear that he’s a special person whose intuition allows him to see the future before it’s obvious. In 2019, Jason created Mercury OS. He told us the story of how it came together: at the time, he felt, “This computer doesn’t adapt to my brain. I have all these files. There’s so much value from emails. It has Siri. Why am I opening all these apps to do things, to respond to emails, to coordinate?” This led him to envision a computer that understood context and could generate interfaces on the fly – which seven years later, we now refer to as generative UI. In 2023, he teamed up with @sjwhitmore to build Dot, an AI with deep, personal memory designed to help you better understand yourself. It was an early bet on memory and proactivity before either became central to consumer AI, and I felt it was a beautiful product, both visually and how it felt to interact with. @hivemind is the culmination of a lifetime of Jason’s insights and intuition and years of experimentation at the intersection of AI and social. And I believe that, once again, he’s seeing something the rest of us haven’t – a new kind of social network (check out the video!). It’s a privilege to have had the opportunity to back Jason when he had nothing but an idea, and to have since seen firsthand so many magical moments in the Hive. The team is hiring – please reach out to me or Jason if you want to learn more!

Introducing HIVEMIND: the Social Intelligence. Watch the film, based entirely on true stories from @jasonyuan, @biz, @supercgeek, @Reshusaur, and more...

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Every generation inherits a new medium. Ours is taking shape. Introducing Nell. Built in San Francisco. Backed by Danny Rimer and @IndexVentures, alongside @antonosika, @gokulr, @rauchg, Jason Citron, @joshm, @lennysan, @mati, @Max, @saradu, @soleio, @Thom_Wolf, and several others. More soon.