"There's a bunch of things red states are doing better than blue states." Not my words; they're @reidhoffman's! We disagree on politics, but agree on AI optimism — and some pro-liberty policies too. New AO chat w/ Reid, and wait till you hear our exchange on DEI vs merit...

"There's a bunch of things red states are doing better than blue states." Not my words; they're @reidhoffman's! We disagree on politics, but agree on AI optimism — and some pro-liberty policies too. New AO chat w/ Reid, and wait till you hear our exchange on DEI vs merit...

Every builder's first duty is philosophical: to decide what they should build for. AI is beginning to decide what ideas reach your mind—your next action, your next job, your next relationship. It will tempt you to outsource your thinking in ways you’ve never been tempted before. Left unchecked, this becomes autocomplete for life. 200 years ago, when mechanization was starting to transform the world, the German philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt warned of this very dynamic: To flourish as humans, we have to be self-directed. We are the architects of our own becoming. But if we offload our thinking—if we let AI automate what we once pursued with intention—is it still our life to live? To build AI that advances human flourishing, we need technologists who combine technical ability with moral vision. Silicon Valley once embodied this: Jobs and Wozniak asked what kind of creative life personal computers should enable; ARPANET's pioneers envisioned what kind of connected society networks should foster. But today, we now see three dominant archetypes: 1. The puzzle-absorbed: Solving technical challenges without reflecting on broader ends 2. The reductionists: Collapsing morality into math 3. The dismissers: Waving off philosophy as irrelevant to progress All three abdicate the fundamental question: What should we build for? This is where philosophy is essential. Because the job of a builder isn’t just to ship. It’s to shape a shared world. We need a new kind of technologist—one who builds with human flourishing in mind. Who resists centralized control. Who strengthens autonomy instead of mining attention. We call them Philosopher-Builders. @cosmos_inst exists to train and support them—people who translate deep thinking into systems, institutions, and infrastructure that serve human ends. If you believe the future of AI should expand human freedom and lift human potential, read the full essay.

ChatGPT is rolling out a new mode called “Study Together” 👀 Instead of giving you answers, it acts like a tutor - asking guiding Qs and walking through problems step by step. Feels like a big step towards personalized learning (if it works!)

Fast Company named alumnus Gary Rivlin’s book "AI Valley" one of five essential AI reads for 2025. Rivlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, shadows top thinkers in the field, including LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman. Fast Company article: .