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David Mattin

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David Mattin

@DMattin

My newsletter goes to 28K inboxes each week 🚀 🔮newworldsamehumans.com Technology Lead at Global Macro Investor. Co-founder of The Exponentialist.

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David Mattin
@DMattin
Oct 30, 2025
I have exciting news! I am writing a book; it's called Creature vs Machine Huge thanks to Stuart Williams @TheBodleyHead and Ashley Hong @CrownPublishing also to the brilliant Sophie Lambert and Kate Burton @CWAgencyUK and Christy Fletcher @unitedtalent
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Dec 20, 2024
More thoughts on o3: TL;DR: strap in everyone, things are about to get very weird. This model scores 25% on the Frontier Math benchmark. These are math problems so hard almost no human can understand them, let alone solve them. I can't. You can't. Let's face it: the machines
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Dec 16, 2024
🤖 Mind-blowing research alert: Stanford researchers created 1,000+ AI agents that perfectly mirror real humans. This isn't sci-fi. It's happening NOW and it could change how we understand human societies forever. Here's why this matters 👇
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Nov 28, 2019
In 2020, rising numbers of consumers will shift from eco-status to eco-*shame*. This trend is necessary, and it's happening. Innovators, marketers, strategists: are you ready for a world of GREEN PRESSURE? 🌍 trendwatching.com/quarterly/2019… #trends #business
David Mattin
@DMattin
May 12, 2020
New World Same Humans is a weekly newsletter on trends, technology, and society 🚀🧠 It's emailed to 50K readers every Sunday evening. And I think it's right up your street. Sign up here: newworldsamehumans.substack.com
David Mattin
@DMattin
Jun 4, 2024
Replying to @RoryStewartUK
The presenter has repeatedly let Sunak make this claim and repeatedly stopped Starmer from addressing it
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Apr 15, 2023
Researchers at Stanford and Google used an enhanced LLM to create 25 simulated people they set them loose in a virtual Sandbox town called Smallville, and watched them chat to one another, make social arrangements, and visit the local grocery store.
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Jul 18, 2023
Replying to @SirSimonClarke
And this is how a country becomes suddenly poorer
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David Mattin
@DMattin
May 1, 2023
Replying to @ClickingSeason
If you listen to top flight sports people and other hyper competitive people they are mostly driven by overwhelming fear of and aversion to losing what they feel when they win is relief, not joy
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Apr 8, 2025
I've been thinking about nostalgia lately. Not just any nostalgia. The nostalgia we'll feel for RIGHT NOW. Why? Because we're living through the final days of a world before ubiquitous intelligence Let me explain 👇
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Nov 10, 2025
Replying to @Noahpinion
have you been to an American airport
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Apr 18, 2023
This looks like high-res drone footage In fact, it's the creation of zip-nerf: a neural network that turns 2D images into immersive 3D environments. This technology has been evolving for a while in the last few *months*, it's become insanely good
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David Mattin
@DMattin
May 13, 2024
Instant thoughts on GPT-4o it's a clear and apparently successful shot at the virtual companion we've all been dreaming of. A 24/7 AI guide, counsellor, and friend; one that is always watching and always there to help. The combined effect of reducing audio and visual latency to
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David Mattin
@DMattin
Nov 10, 2024
Well it looks as though my friends @BittelJulien and @RaoulGMI called it just right if you're a Real Vision subscriber, and you read their work, you saw this coming happy banana zone everyone
Julien Bittel, CFA
@BittelJulien
Nov 10, 2024
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