johndang

Independent AI adviser to founders and senior leaders. Private AI systems for defence and sensitive work. Songwriter (2B+ streams). BJJ brown belt.

[johndang @johndang]

@mikeinmcr It’s vulgar

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I was a true believer in the last hype cycle. I'm telling on myself about it and using it to explain how I read the AI wave now.

https://t.co/PG3MPIKeeK

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@boardyai building private AI systems for teams that need sensitive data to stay on-device and off third-party platforms. would love in on Boardy Pro

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The acrobatic dance show at @ElaResort is superb! Super talented cast

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@benjamincowen Huge congratulations
5 kids… now that’s a long-term investment thesis.

Wishing you all health, happiness, and a lot of coffee.

[johndang @johndang]

One of the biggest problems with AI isn’t hallucinations.

It’s homogenisation.

The more people rely on the same models, prompts and language patterns, the more everything starts sounding the same.

Same tone. Same phrasing. Same polished “insights”.

And if everyone sounds the same, value disappears.

I think people misunderstand where the real value still comes from.

It’s still the person behind it. Your judgement, taste, instincts, experience, personality.

The goal shouldn’t be removing yourself from the process entirely.

Some people fear AI will make humans redundant. Others seem to want to become redundant and let the machine do all the thinking for them.

Personally, I think that misses the point.

Because in a world where everyone has access to the same tools, the most valuable thing left won’t be the AI.

It’ll be the people brave enough to sound like themselves.

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Most ideas don’t fail. They just never get finished.

I’m seeing a shift. A company I’m working with is saving ~30 hours a week (10 per person) using a private AI setup.

Same people, less time in the weeds.
Data → structured reports
Docs → instantly searchable
Hours of work → minutes

It reminds me of music. The idea still has to come from you. It just moves faster once it’s there.

You can actually keep up with your own ideas now.

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Before AI, I spent years as a songwriter.

My old manager Simon Napier-Bell used to say writing is one of the loneliest jobs. Ultimately you do it on your own. Nobody is going to write that song or book for you.

That still holds.

AI hasn’t replaced the creative part. It’s removed friction.

Faster demos
quick idea testing
less waiting around

It gets ideas to a point where they’re worth bringing other people into.

That’s what good tools do. They do some of the heavy lifting so you can focus on what matters.

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Love to see it

[The Associated Press @AP]

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[johndang @johndang]

Martial arts → music → publishing → web3 → now AI.
2bn+ streams as a songwriter. Now I'm deep in AI.
Following what fascinates you leads to the right rooms.
Sharing what I'm learning.

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As someone who’s spent years obsessing over tone in music it’s funny how obvious it is when AI gets tone wrong

Not the logic, the words, where small changes completely shift how you feel

❌ “Your request has been processed”
✅ “That’s sorted — you’re all set now”

Same meaning but a completely different experience

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Action Model is Live. Check it out!

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We are officially live.

Action Model is the Future of AI.

Access, start training and get rewarded today, link is in our bio.

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@SinaHartung Strange indeed. Take some time, realise they are not people you should be working with and take stock of all the opportunities on the horizon. Change is good! Best of luck

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@mhp_guy My goodness. I thought you were kidding. I'd buy one to help you out but then my wife would threaten to divorce me too.

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@levelsio @tonci04 Need to go back to Thailand!

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@mhp_guy Sliding into your Dms

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@_mattwelter You are not alone! You've got this.

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@mhp_guy Chris, I think one of those emails might be mine 👀
Promise it won’t even take the full 40 minutes

[johndang @johndang]

David, I just came across a comment you left under a Benjamin Cowen tweet and ended up on your profile. You were such an inspiration to me during your YouTube days — I’m genuinely so happy to see your journey and success! As a dad to two young kids myself, everything you wrote here really hits home. Still writing, still making music, and now diving deep into the world of blockchain, AI, and all the fun tech. Feels like we’re on parallel paths. Excited to follow your journey again!

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@BryHard2 I need a link to that please!

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I co-wrote 8 of these songs! Amazing to see TheFatRat become this hugely successful artist in the last decade. He's an amazing talent.

[TheFatRat @ThisIsTheFatRat]

What a ride! If you want to pre-save „Ray Tracer“ you can do it here: https://t.co/t5KZAs4Fcn