“Truth Terminal now worth $3.5 Million as GOAT and Fartcoin rally.” You could be forgiven for thinking that’s a joke headline. But I assure you...it’s 100% real. A developer in New Zealand created an AI Bot called Truth Terminal using open source AI models. He trained
The industrial revolution required completely rethinking the way we work. And the AI revolution will as well. Much of the way we work today comes from the Industrial Revolution. Back then the majority of employees executed standardized work… In standardized jobs… For standardized pay. Assembly line work required everyone working
“The Nature of the Firm” is a famous paper written by Nobel economist Ronald Coase. It explains why companies exist. It also allows us to see why AI is killing the traditional company. And what’s next. Why companies exist "The main reason why it is profitable to establish
AI is already automating jobs. We used to need a person to translate…Now AI can do it: We used to need a person to drive a cab …Now AI can do it. We used to need a person to provide customer service…Now AI can do it. We used
There’s a war being fought for our digital brains — the AI systems that leverage our personal data and knowledge. It’s the open source community vs. closed source providers like ChatGPT. Currently, closed-source, corporate-owned digital brains like ChatGPT are winning. But the battle is far from over. History shows
There is a war being fought for our digital brains. To win, we need to make it easy for everyone to own, control, and benefit from their own digital brain. So we can stop using corporate owned digital brains like ChatGPT. And start using our own digital brain instead. Several
This is part 5 of my series on building my own digital brain. Today I'm providing a walkthrough of the digital brain I built for myself using Open WebUI. I'm also providing step-by-step instructions for how I set it up. The setup is 100% free, and
This is part 4 in my series on building my own AI powered digital brain. Today we’re exploring Open WebUI, the tool I am using to create, control, and benefit from my own digital brain. So I can stop using Big Tech digital brains like OpenAI’s ChatGPT… And
Mark Zuckerberg is both ally and enemy in the war for our digital brains. He’s an ally because he’s open sourced Meta’s AI models. Meta's AI models are now freely available for anyone to download, use, and modify. This allows us to own and control
This is part 3 in my series on building my own digital brain. In this post I outline the requirements I have for my digital brain: Requirement 1: Digital Brain Ownership and Control Corporate owned digital brains like ChatGPT meet all my requirements except 1: Ownership and control. When using
This is the second installment in my series on building my own digital brain. In this post, I'll cover: 1. Why digital brain ownership and control matter 2. Options for owning and controlling my digital brain 3. Why I'm starting with a hybrid approach The Importance
This is the first in a series where I share my journey towards building my own digital brain. In this article, I'll cover: 1. What a digital brain is 2. Why I want to own my digital brain 3. How I plan to use it 4. The components
An AI Driven chatbot or what I refer to as a Digital Brain, is running for Parliament in the UK. I asked "AI-Steve" what he thought about my concern that centralized AI may take over politics. Here's what he told me: What do you think? Dave
I’ve spent the last few months going deep into the land of AI. I’ve learned about “Tokens” and “Context Windows”. I’ve gone down the rabbit holes of “LLMs” (Large Language Models) and “RAG” (Retrieval Augmented Generation). I’ve even toyed with “locally hosting” my own “open source”
I’m seeking feedback on a free community I am considering launching. The purpose of the community is to help people create, control, and leverage their own digital brain. Below is an overview of the concept. Appreciate any feedback on whether or not this is something that resonates. Thanks! Dave
For thousands of years work meant mainly manual labor. Then, we replaced manual labor with machines. Now we work on things that require thinking. Cognitive labor defines our current work. In the coming years we will replace cognitive labor with artificial intelligence. This means the future of work is emotional
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are revolutionary There are many reasons why. But the main reason is because they allow us to own digital property. Why is this important? Because our prosperity depends on our ability to own property. This is just as true in the digital world as it is in
AI is a general purpose technology. A technology that can be used in many other technologies. Electricity is also a general purpose technology. The lightbulb is one of many technologies electricity enables. Looking at how electricity changed everything, makes it obvious how AI will change everything. Let’s dig in:
We’re now in the era of the AI driven web. We don’t choose what we see on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Netflix and most other corporate networks. Their AI chooses for us...Or at least it makes a strong recommendation. Recent AI breakthroughs are accelerating this trend. But they’
AI = knowledge Knowledge = power Knowledge = wealth Therefore: AI = Power + Wealth Power and wealth will flow to those that own AI. If a few companies and/or governments own AI, there will be massive concentration of wealth and power. If everyone owns their own AI, there will be massive distribution of
Most people think crypto is a scam. Or at best a casino where people gamble on magic internet money. You can’t blame them. There’s lots of scams in crypto. There’s also lots of crypto currencies that exist primarily for people to gamble on. But if you think
Technology revolutions have always created more high quality jobs. Not less. I believe the same will hold true in the AI revolution. I’m confident of this because of how jobs are created. Don’t believe me? Let’s look together: How Jobs are Created Jobs are created by a
Netscape was the first mass market web browser. Before Netscape you essentially had to write code to use the internet. After Netscape anyone could use the internet by clicking around like we do today. Marc Andreessen was a co-founder of Netscape, and one of the inventors of the modern web
Imagine a world where you can’t own anything. Your only option is to rent. And If you don’t rent products from the same company, they can’t be used together. Want to wear clothes while driving? You have to rent them from the same company that owns your