Anton Piskunov

[みねるば @minerva_owl1]

ロシアの友人達へ
最近なぜかタイムラインにロシア人のツイートが流れてくるようになった。素晴らしいね！私はロシア文学が大好きだ。ドストエフスキーやトルストイ、チュッチェフやソルジェニーツィンは、私の人生でとても大きな意味を持っている。どうもありがとう！
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[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@jordan_ross_8F OS

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@itsdanielho Are you moving to 10X now?

[Ben Cera @Bencera]

When I was 38, 39, when I really started to build AI products, I definitely wanted to build companies that could run themselves, It was almost impossible because the dream was so big that I didn't see any chance because

I was living between Paris, LA and San Francisco; was working alone, And when I finally broke away from the idea of building products manually and used AI, I thought, "Well, now I may have a little bit of a chance", Because all I really wanted to do was build products, And not only build them, but make them think for themselves

At that time, in San Francisco, in '24, '25, they already had AI, So, I would stay up all night, writing code with AI, Building apps in like 2 hours, I think I built about seven, eight apps, I would partially sleep on the couch, Because I didn't want to stop building, and that kept me going for about, Almost two years in the beginning

I wanted to create a platform with the vibes of the 1990s, the vibes of the 2000s, of the 2010s, and then have a feature of the future, And I said, "Wait a second, I know the Agent SDK Why don't I use the Agent SDK which is the feature of the future?", And I didn't have any idea what to do, But I knew I needed agents, so I put agents in loops and connected MCPs, Which then were synced to real products running in production, I knew that could be a feature of the future, But I didn't realize how much the impact would be

My name is Victor-Benjamin
But everybody calls me Ben

Once you free your mind about the concept of a company, and what it means to build a company "the right way", You can do whatever you want, So nobody told me what to build and there was no preconception of what to build

cc @daftpunk @giorgiomoroder

[Christian Catalini @ccatalini]

1/ Some Simple Economics of AGI—🔥🧵
Right now, there is a low-grade panic running through the economy. Everyone is asking the same anxious question: what exactly is AI going to automate, and what will be left for us?

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

Vitalik being a decel was not on my bingo card

[toly 🇺🇸 @toly]

There aren’t enough young people to pay for the old. If we don’t get massive productivity improvements the standard of living will drop dramatically. It will drop the most for the poorest regardless of the size of the welfare state.

Think Soviet world war 2 veterans with medals begging on the street in the 90s. Despite the global economy growing like crazy. Despite 1990 being USSRs highest gdp year.

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@Fecta23 @danivy @SaysSimulation so it basically worked

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@gptbrooke @moldbugchaser Thank you!

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@gptbrooke @moldbugchaser How does one find these? It’d be awesome if you could share the links/give a shoutout. Thank you!

[MDST @mdst_app]

Introducing MDST Engine - the first WebGPU WASM32/64 engine that runs your favourite GGUF models (Qwen, Ministal, LFM and many more) in your browser (Chrome, Safari) like magic w/o any hassle, connecting the biggest LLM community with the rest of internet: https://t.co/V9zwUZTBD8

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

Another one:
What happens when I click "add to library" on an album? It doesn't seem like it adds all the songs in it to "liked songs". So what does it do?

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

My biggest design pet peeve is Spotify "add to playlist". It gives a seemingly random list. It's not the most recent, it's not alphabetical. I still can't figure out any logic behind it. How did this ever get shipped?

[owen @blissbrah]

how to jhana in 500 words

The goal is continuity of an enjoyable feeling (e.g. love, joy, gratitude). If there’s enough continuity, then intensity takes care of itself. Build continuity by creating a positive feeling, reacting to it, identifying prominent things that aren’t enjoyment, reacting to those, and repeating (not necessarily in that order). Find a pace of reacting that feels easeful. If it feels effortful, that’s the wrong direction. During meditation, repeatedly do something to spark a positive emotion (e.g. smiling, metta phrases, things you’re grateful for, picture a puppy). any above zero valence feeling is enough. Once a way of creating positive emotion is found, stick to it. Sometimes it stops working. Good, that means level 2 unlocked. There’s some reaction or expectation that needs to be included/softened. Include/soften things other than positive feeling by welcoming/loving/appreciating/forgiving them, appreciating noticing, or some move that doesn’t create more internal violence. If anything detracts from building continuity of enjoyment, then respond using one of those ways. Respond with low complexity moves first, then return to sparking and reacting to positive emotion. If thing doesn’t go away easily / on its own, then gradually increase the complexity of moves (e.g. longer forgiveness session, asking what it wants [core transformation moves], maybe IFS, etc.). once it feels attended to, softened, or dissipates on its own, return to sparking nice feeling and reacting to it. Whenever positive feeling shows up, react to it with savoring, appreciating it, or giving it away / sending it (metta style). All moves (things used to spark positive feeling, reactions to positive feeling, and reactions to things other than positive feeling) can start complex, then become subtle, and nonverbal eventually. For example, gratitude can start as visual memories plus phrases, then one image plus a mantra, then just the mantra, then just the feeling of gratitude alone. Less complexity helps develop continuity of enjoyment. If pure physical pleasure shows up, that’s helpful, but not the goal, so react to it using savoring, appreciating, or sending to create an enjoyable feeling. Notice enjoyment and react to it irl as well. This helps build momentum so you’re not “starting from zero” every time you formally meditate. Noticing “negative” feelings and thoughts irl and responding with the softening reactions listed earlier can also build momentum for the second skill. It’s all skills. Once the skills are learned, jhanas emerge naturally. Emotional blocks are normal. Longer forgiveness sessions can help, or some other integration technique (bio emotive, core transformation, ek meditation). It’s normal for emotions other than “positive” ones to show up as you create a friendlier emotional space. If some hesitancy about intensifying enjoyment emerges, that can be responded to similarly to any other thing other than the positive feeling. If you feel worse twice in a row from meditation sessions, then find help to debug before doing so again. Measure success by if you continue to try new things in response to challenges (opportunities) encountered. The fuel of jhana is fun.

This part doesn’t count as the 500 words lol , but i highly recommend Jhourney retreats for a more comprehensive guide to learning the jhanas :D (i work for Jhourney)

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@signulll there's this thing called sound quality

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@xlr8harder In this order Yoga -> Sauna -> Massage -> Floating tank.
Basically gets all you blood + lymphatic system going, removes muscle tension and clears your head. Try it, you’ll love it

[basvanopheusden @basvanopheusden]

A few weeks ago, I started a new job at @OpenAI. I wrote a document about my interview process and recommendations for anyone on the job market for AI research positions. I hope it's helpful!

https://t.co/0I6f6UrAqD

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@yacineMTB Same with cracked

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@Pirat_Nation Dishonored

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@politicalmath Google was definitely a hit

[Anton Piskunov @par94]

@JulianGoldieSEO Yes