Durkin

AI & Community Engagement @ #WHOOP #MassAICoalition

[Ankit Gupta @agupta]

another Cambridge, MA-based near decacorn 👀

[Ankit Gupta @agupta]

I agree with @JTLonsdale on these suggestions.

I’ll add one more. aggressively expand the most successful public-private partnership in American history: the research university system.

We should 10x the budgets of the NIH and NSF and fund massive dataset buildouts through universities that can be used to power the next gen AI systems. Training on those datasets can be restricted to American entities for a number of years to bolster our industries.

and yes we can reform the parts of academia that need fixing in parallel. There is no world in which America wins in which the majority of new basic science is happening abroad.

[Jason Kelly @jrkelly]

Thanks for this @JTLonsdale — I’ve been having an exhausting argument with biotech VCs for the last week about not offshoring biotech R&D to cheaper scientific labor in China. Sort of getting nowhere 😛 I don’t know if it’s possible for tech folks to give a warning about the stupidity of Sequoia China, etc, so we don’t have to learn all this the hard way in biotech:

https://t.co/SkpPiWLQK8

[Durkin @Durkin]

@baym Yes. Same.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 This will be awesome!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Durkin @Durkin]

Cleveland hurting itself more than it already is. Self inflicted. Sad.

We want Boom in Massachusetts! Come to Boston!

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

Boom has rejected Cleveland as a site for future manufacturing facilities.

[This Week in Startups @twistartups]

Jason wants his doctor to start with his Whoop data. They won't.

Meanwhile tech is rebuilding healthcare from scratch. Oura, Function, Superpower and Whoop demonstrate how it's done: clinicians via video chat and AI coaches. Could this be the new way of health care?

[SightBringer @_The_Prophet__]

⚡️The deeper signal is youth risk did not disappear.

It migrated inward.

Teen drinking fell because the old physical world of adolescence got dismantled. Alcohol belonged to a social ecosystem: unsupervised time, cars, parties, local jobs, malls, basements, boredom, flirting, older siblings, house gatherings, and the chaotic peer world where teenagers learned who they were by colliding with other people in real space.

That ecosystem was replaced by phones, surveillance, parental tracking, algorithmic entertainment, social anxiety, online status games, and a much thinner physical commons.

So the surface looks healthier. Fewer kids drinking. Fewer kids using weed. Fewer kids doing reckless things in public.

The hidden layer looks worse. The young are less reckless because they are less socially embodied. Less initiation. Less unsupervised friction. Less courage-building. Less embarrassment and recovery. Less real dating. Less independence. Less contact with the physical world before adulthood demands it.

The old teenage world produced damage, stupidity, alcohol abuse, pregnancy risk, fights, accidents, and bad decisions. No need to romanticize it. But it also produced social reps. It forced young people through discomfort. It made them practice attraction, rejection, conflict, reputation, risk, repair, and status in the open.

The new world suppresses visible risk while increasing invisible fragility.

That is the trade.

A teenager can avoid drinking, avoid parties, avoid sex, avoid driving, avoid real confrontation, avoid rejection, avoid shame, avoid danger, and still arrive at 23 emotionally underbuilt. Cleaner behavior does not automatically mean stronger formation.

This is why the marriage chart and the teen drinking chart are the same story at different stages. People are not suddenly failing to pair in adulthood. The whole pathway into embodied adulthood has been slowing for years before marriage even becomes the question.

The real truth: society solved part of the teen vice problem by shrinking the arena where teenagers become adults.

It took away the dangerous commons and replaced it with controlled isolation.

The result is safer kids with weaker initiation into real life.

[Durkin @Durkin]

We need safe streets in Massachusetts. If we don’t have safe streets, nothing else matters. Judges who let guys like this off should go to prison. I agree.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

The judge who let this guy off easy should go to prison.

25 Investigates: Suspect in brazen Cambridge shooting has criminal history https://t.co/SphaDWBKM4

[Durkin @Durkin]

@aakashgupta Dragons Lair. Andover Mass.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

I have surpercharged my investment portfolio using AI.

Every breakthrough or best practice has been incorporated into @cfosilvia.

Now anyone can use the same tools, skills, alerts, memory, and intelligence system.

Try it: https://t.co/587F3GzJzR

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

mother’s day is every day

[Will Ahmed @willahmed]

@dcitty @FlyFrontier @WHOOP @afa_cwa Hope everyone is ok. Glad whoop could help !

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Our engineering team at @cfosilvia is building on the cutting-edge of AI.

We have created a custom file system for agents, so every user has their own memories, skills, and preferences.

We have been sharing analytics dashboards, eval reports, and design specs internally as HTML to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical team members.

We have implemented cron jobs that can be run semantically, so users can set up their own semantic crons to create a proactive experience that feels magical.

We have built a PM/QA agent. Every Linear ticket that comes in gets automatically assigned and the agents will debug the bug report and put its findings back into the Linear ticket.

Our marketing team has created AI avatars with social media accounts that have accumulated tens of thousands of followers and millions of views in a few weeks.

Individual employees like @shaincodes have their own personal wiki for the entirety of the company, including Slack, email, GitHub, Linear, and everything else using TroveFiles for their knowledge base connected to Claude.

There are many other examples.

If you want to leverage all the tools we are building to better manage your finances and investments, I highly suggest you try out Silvia.

Sign up free: https://t.co/bMI7hLeciU

[Durkin @Durkin]

@paulg Atlas Shrugged

[Dhruv Vasishtha @dvasishtha]

Huge news for the Boston healthcare startup ecosystem with Roche announcing they're buying PathAI for $1B in consideration ($750M upfront and $300M in milestone payments).

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

AI-Personalized Medicine
@agupta

The cost of genome sequencing has fallen faster than Moore's Law, and agents can now analyze personalized health data to generate highly accurate, user-specific suggestions.

We think these shifts will bring about a revolution in care delivery, and a wide variety of startups will support every step of that ecosystem.

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

When one thing becomes abundant and cheap, another thing becomes scarce and valuable.

[Durkin @Durkin]

Amazing to see #Boston cranking with so many IRL events. Great work to the @massaicoalition. Well done team!

[Massachusetts AI Coalition @massaicoalition]

🌟 Calling all tech enthusiasts in the Boston area! 🌟 So many new companies joining the coalition means even more incredible events! Check out what's happening over the next two weeks:

𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗤 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲
🗓 Thursday, April 23 | 6:00–9:00 PM
Hosted by Tutor Intelligence
Celebrate the launch of Tutor HQ and connect with the team building the future of AI-powered learning. Fun night with robot demos right on the beautiful Charles River!

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗖 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
🗓 Thursday, April 23 | 6:00–8:00 PM
Hosted by Underscore VC
Watch top startups pitch and network with founders, investors, and operators in the Boston ecosystem.

𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
🗓 Monday, April 27 | 4:00–6:30 PM
Hosted by Fluent Metal & Jumbo Ventures
An early evening of networking with founders and builders across the startup community.

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 @ 𝗠𝗜𝗧/𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱
🗓 Monday, April 27 | 7:00–8:30 PM
Hosted by TNT, Fluent Metal, MEC—MIT Entrepreneurship Club
Meet fellow innovators and spark unexpected connections across campuses.

𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 @ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
🗓 Tuesday, April 28 | 5:30–8:00 PM
Hosted by HubSpot
Hear from industry leaders and explore the latest trends in tech.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲
🗓 Wednesday, April 29 | 5:00–8:00 PM
Hosted by HYBRD & Silicon Valley Bank
Learn what it takes to raise capital in today’s environment and connect with key players.

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜
🗓 Wednesday, April 29 | 5:30–7:30 PM
Hosted by Bevi
An Earth Month conversation on building responsible and sustainable AI systems.

𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻
🗓 Thursday, April 30 | 2:00–6:00 PM
Hosted by 7AI & Upwind Security
Lace up and network with the cybersecurity and AI community.

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 @ 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿
🗓 Thursday, April 30 | 6:00–8:30 PM
Hosted by Tutor Intelligence
Unwind with games, robotics enthusiasts, and great conversations.

Don’t miss the chance to connect, learn, and build with the Boston tech community 🚀 Learn more and RSVP: https://t.co/rwAjmjWxaX

[Massachusetts AI Coalition @massaicoalition]

🌟 Calling all tech enthusiasts in the Boston area! 🌟 So many new companies joining the coalition means even more incredible events! Check out what's happening over the next two weeks:

𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗤 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲
🗓 Thursday, April 23 | 6:00–9:00 PM
Hosted by Tutor Intelligence
Celebrate the launch of Tutor HQ and connect with the team building the future of AI-powered learning. Fun night with robot demos right on the beautiful Charles River!

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗖 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
🗓 Thursday, April 23 | 6:00–8:00 PM
Hosted by Underscore VC
Watch top startups pitch and network with founders, investors, and operators in the Boston ecosystem.

𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
🗓 Monday, April 27 | 4:00–6:30 PM
Hosted by Fluent Metal & Jumbo Ventures
An early evening of networking with founders and builders across the startup community.

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 @ 𝗠𝗜𝗧/𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱
🗓 Monday, April 27 | 7:00–8:30 PM
Hosted by TNT, Fluent Metal, MEC—MIT Entrepreneurship Club
Meet fellow innovators and spark unexpected connections across campuses.

𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 @ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
🗓 Tuesday, April 28 | 5:30–8:00 PM
Hosted by HubSpot
Hear from industry leaders and explore the latest trends in tech.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲
🗓 Wednesday, April 29 | 5:00–8:00 PM
Hosted by HYBRD & Silicon Valley Bank
Learn what it takes to raise capital in today’s environment and connect with key players.

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜
🗓 Wednesday, April 29 | 5:30–7:30 PM
Hosted by Bevi
An Earth Month conversation on building responsible and sustainable AI systems.

𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻
🗓 Thursday, April 30 | 2:00–6:00 PM
Hosted by 7AI & Upwind Security
Lace up and network with the cybersecurity and AI community.

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 @ 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿
🗓 Thursday, April 30 | 6:00–8:30 PM
Hosted by Tutor Intelligence
Unwind with games, robotics enthusiasts, and great conversations.

Don’t miss the chance to connect, learn, and build with the Boston tech community 🚀 Learn more and RSVP: https://t.co/rwAjmjWxaX