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#32: Contra Citrini7 (Repost)

I have recently begun publishing shorter essays on X/Twitter. My critique of Citrini7’s essay “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” from one week ago…

9 hrs ago • John Loeber

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February 2026

#31: Open-Source Software in the Age of AI

The future will have a lot more open-source software, written by machines but funded by people, giving better experiences and greater freedom to the…

Feb 6 • John Loeber

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January 2026

#30: A Plea for Silicon Valley to Enter Politics

Silicon Valley has been one of the great drivers of American prosperity: six of the ten largest companies in the world were founded here. They…

Jan 12 • John Loeber

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October 2025

#29: Poison, Poison Everywhere

When I was in high school, my teacher once told us a crazy story.

Oct 26, 2025 • John Loeber

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July 2025

#28: Sovereignty in the Age of LLMs

When ChatGPT launched a little over two-and-a-half years ago, many people were impressed by the capabilities, but thought that LLMs would only slowly be…

Jul 24, 2025 • John Loeber

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#27: Long Google

Two weeks ago, I put 10% of my net worth into Google stock.

Jul 12, 2025 • John Loeber

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March 2025

#26: Bitcoin Without a Fight

Dial the clock back by thirteen years. Bitcoin is trading at five dollars a coin. You ask me “what will the world look like when Bitcoin is at…

Mar 9, 2025 • John Loeber

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February 2025

#25: Nobody's Thinking Enough About AI

A very strange thing is happening.

Feb 9, 2025 • John Loeber

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November 2024

#24: Insurance for AI: Easier Said than Done

In the past few months, many friends have pitched or asked me about insuring AI risk.

Nov 4, 2024 • John Loeber

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October 2024

#23: How to Write a Good Pitch Deck

Over the years, many friends have asked me to review their pitch decks and provide advice before they go out to raise capital.

Oct 27, 2024 • John Loeber

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#22: A Bubble is Rarely A Bubble

It’s a frothy time in AI.

Oct 5, 2024 • John Loeber

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September 2024

#21: Everything we know about LLMs doing Arithmetic

If you’re interested in large language models, then you should care about their ability to do arithmetic.

Sep 1, 2024 • John Loeber

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