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Notes on engineering, design, and what I'm building. Mostly evergreen.

· 2 min

Why AI token prices are about to plummet

Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs are set to flood the market, driving token costs down by up to 35x and slashing prices across AI models, according to SemiAnalysis and industry data.

#nvidia-blackwell
#ai-tokenomics
#compute-economics
· 2 min

AI-Powered Ransomware Tools Are Flooding Cybercrime Marketplaces

AI-powered ransomware tools are proliferating across cybercrime marketplaces, with listings surging from dozens to over a thousand in months. Weaponized LLMs, deepfake identity fraud, and stolen AI services are lowering the barrier for attacks, while ransomware profits have jumped nearly 40% year-over-year.

#ransomware
#ai-tools
#cybercrime
· 4 min

Anthropic Sounds the Alarm: The World Must Be Ready to Hit the Brakes on Self-Improving AI

Anthropic warns that AI systems capable of recursive self-improvement could arrive sooner than expected, urging global preparedness for a potential pause in frontier development.

#artificial-intelligence
#anthropic
#ai-safety
· 3 min

Anthropic Warns: Self-Improving AI Could Spiral Out of Control—Are We Ready to Hit the Brakes?

Anthropic has issued a stark warning about the potential for AI systems to achieve recursive self-improvement, urging global preparedness for a future where machines enhance themselves without human oversight.

#artificial-intelligence
#anthropic
#ai-safety
· 2 min

Quantum AI Raises the Stakes for Human Agency

Wharton's Cornelia Walther warns that the convergence of quantum computing and AI will surpass current generative systems, urging leaders to invest in human agency now as a strategic complement.

#quantum-computing
#ai-governance
#human-agency
· 5 min

The Startup Race to Make AI Mathematicians

Well-funded AI startups are luring top mathematicians from academia to build systems that can solve complex problems and verify their own correctness, sparking both excitement and unease about the future of mathematics.

#ai
#mathematics
#startups
· 1 min

BNP Paribas Deepens Mistral AI Partnership with Three-Year Extension

BNP Paribas has extended its contract with Microsoft-backed startup Mistral AI by three years, aiming to co-develop and deploy generative AI solutions across its corporate, institutional, and commercial banking divisions.

#bnp-paribas
#mistral-ai
#generative-ai
· 2 min

Tokenmaxxing Under Fire: Why AI's Obsession with Maximizing Tokens Is Facing a Backlash

The corporate push to maximize AI token usage—dubbed 'tokenmaxxing'—is backfiring as companies grapple with skyrocketing costs and low-value outputs, prompting a shift toward more measured AI consumption.

#tokenmaxxing
#ai-costs
#corporate-ai