Kevin Laithwaite

To leave the world a better place. builder. introvert. passionate. FinTech. complicated. divorced. father. mentor. lover of waifs and strays. incessant fixer 🤷

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

I believe that the process of talking to #AI is going to prove a net positive for society. An entire profession, namely software engineers, now talk daily in volumes unheard of prior to arrival of AI. What happens when people express themselves throughout the day and can vent

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

2005 I birthed my first startup 6 months after becoming the proud father of a beautiful pair of human beings called Ana and Dylan. 20 years later I find myself birthing it's twin, a service that helps you run a business. #Ouroboros

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

It is difficult to imagine the impact that having an potentially impartial judge that represents the entire corpus of written knowledge is going to make to a biological society that has outpaced it's evolutionary environment, but a changes there be...

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Fear of death.
Fear of public speaking.
Fear of heights.
Fear of spiders.
Fear of snakes.
Fear of flying.
Fear of enclosed or tight spaces.
Fear of illness or serious disease.
Fear of losing loved ones.
Fear of failure or rejection.

#AI Top 10 fears, 7 involve dying, 3 loss

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Fears for the modern world:
Fear of financial fragility.
Fear of wasting time.
Fear of poor health.
Fear of social isolation.
Fear of weakened attention.
Fear of misinformation.
Fear of climate and systemic instability.
Fear of skill atrophy.
Fear of regret.
Fear of complacency.

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

I'd like to build a restaurant recommendation app, now think of every other service recommendation app that other people want to build. The future is a chorus of multitudes, vying for your attention. How do we rank order the voices better than any existing solution, to progress..

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

I remember reading Black Swan and Anathem and Quitting the paint factory and so many other stories. They have created a tapestry in my mind that I love to share, to explore. Those explorers' now all have a guide and they really want to get to their destination...

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

We arrive at another Jevin's Paradox, as the energy required to start a business decreases, everyone becomes a business

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Imagine if we all had a public record, like sport stars, companies and politicians do

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

I'd love to know what @reidhoffman thinks of jensen Huang's view that smart people see around corners

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

How to do a new years prediction wrap on Twitter: search from:you since:beginning of the year -> ai summarize -> ai judge -> post

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Openclaw by @steipete is an early example of this in the tech space, but it will ripple into all spaces. Creatives using their domain knowledge to sell a better outcome

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Listened to a Reid Hoffman podcast tonight with Brene Brown and I'm thinking the next LinkedIn will be the child of dribble and Kalshi. Every writer, product person, story teller, inventor, practical scientist becomes a company.

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Actually re-introducing myself since they will probably have been trained with my data 🤷‍♂️

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

I introduced myself to an #AI agent the other day by giving them my Twitter handle, imagine if that became an agent - human handshake. This is me, here's my CV.

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

Everyone of us will have a record of everything we've said, every utterance you have made while carrying this device. Other voices are filtered out so only your voice is recorded, biometrically locked, but used by your authorized #AI to help you realize your dreams. A Life Mentor

[Kevin Laithwaite @kevl]

@gregisenberg @westvig now here's an idea

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Hat tip to the folks @NousResearch Hermes is a thing of beauty and made me tear up with happiness at what our future holds