Daniel Mika

Robots and World Models | UPenn M&T, MSE Robotics

[John Sarihan @jsarihan]

Today, we're launching Crosby Intelligence to push the frontier of legal AI forward.

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@JacobZietek I am here for a few weeks as well, lets catch up lol

[Kylin Shaw @ShawKylin]

Proud to share that the U.S. Army, 1st Cavalry Division, has reached a deployment agreement with Hippos.

1CD one of the most storied combat divisions in American military history.

Phase 1 and 2 deployment begins this year, with a pathway toward 2,000-unit ($2M) division-wide procurement in 2027.

As a 21-year-old, all I could have asked for was a place where I could freely dream the impossible, a team to build shoulder to shoulder with, and a purpose greater than myself.

America gave me all three.

This is the beginning of paying back a debt of gratitude I will carry for life. 🇺🇸

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

Really great idea! You should apply

[seungkwon @seungkwonson]

Launching the Alive Prize. $100K to build what makes you come alive.

I've been fixated on a quote from Howard Thurman lately: "Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

We want to help more people find that feeling.

https://t.co/LosgT4WWRW

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@agapalka_ Congrats, the growth is crazy

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

It is funny to me how often people see 100k views on a video and they call it viral. If you want to see what going viral means check out what Aga is doing, most of the content they publish repeatedly hit +500k, some +5M on Instagram/TikTok/YT

[Aga Pałka @agapalka_]

WE JUST CROSSED 6,000,000+ VIEWS ON GRANITE WAVES PILOT

Feels PHENOMENAL. Love from so many types of Ryuu users that I got to meet in last weeks: from electrical and aerospace engineers, to athletes, writers, artists, florists, doctors, nurses, teachers, IT’S NUTS how cool are the people who are coming onto Ryuu to watch our vertical anime shows.

I wish I had time to celebrate beyond fixing app bugs, onboarding users, creators and running tens of network-effect-style marketing campaigns all at once but hey, as my ex used to say: you’ll get a good night’s sleep in the coffin

Congrats team @GraniteWaves by @tezeze_art

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@arian_ghashghai Definitely not humanoids. This is close, but still not right

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@rohanpaul_ai how is that going...

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@arian_ghashghai @EarthlingVC I don’t know ofc what company you have in mind but do you think it is a correct move for them to go into YC?

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@theisaacmed I think i know which dudes you mean

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@gabriel1 Kurwa

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@eastskykang Dongho, fantastic work! Is there a code available for this method?

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@0xSigil @gabriel1 Love all the points and the energy, showing you can do things is most important really

[Jess Lee @jesskah]

The backlash isn’t just about the tools.
It’s also a rejection of the content (“soulless AI slop”) and the people (“not real artists”).

We’ve seen this before. Every creative revolution starts with an awkward “slop era.”New medium, new tools, immature taste.
Over time, the tools improve, the work matures, and the new creator class gains legitimacy. Photography was dismissed as “mechanical imitation”, YouTubers were “kids in bedrooms”.

Today most AI art still carries that unmistakable “AI sheen”. The people are too perfect, the colors are too saturated, the camera motion is too smooth. But as the tools evolve to allow better blending of real human thought and performance with AI-conjured worlds, creators will infuse more of themselves into the work. Then the medium will find its soul.

Wrote about slop eras here:
https://t.co/qzGqQAKZuP

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@scottbelsky @agapalka_

[scott belsky @scottbelsky]

knowing how something was made greatly appreciates the value for it.

in an era where so much can be generated, i suspect we’ll get more glimpses into the craft behind seemingly innocuous moments.

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@kevin_zakka I would love to try it out

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@agapalka_ Let’s count number of huntrix cosplays for Halloween shall we?

[sam lessin 🏴‍☠️ @lessin]

The reality? without AI narrative we can't get even close to GDP growth needed to deal with debt (it is our chinese housing for computers since we have fewer people...) so if everyone is kinda colluding believing the story, so be it. tomorrow's MOL

[Daniel Mika @DanielMika_]

@materzynska @AIatMeta Awesome, I will reach out!