The "What is Money?" Show Bitcoin, AI, and the Rise of the Cyborg Economy w/ Sad Oshi (WiM591)
64 snips
Jun 6, 2025 Sad Oshi, a Bitcoin and AI enthusiast known for his insights at the intersection of technology and economics, discusses the potential of Bitcoin to revolutionize value perception. He elaborates on the shift from fiat to sound money and the societal implications of this transition. Additionally, Oshi explores the rapid evolution of AI technology, its impact on the workplace, and the philosophical questions surrounding consciousness and data. The conversation highlights the essential balance between human judgment and evolving digital identities.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Bitcoin Filters Bad Ideas
- Bitcoin acts as a filter for bad ideas through economic incentives.
- It encourages creation of quality products that the market truly values over short term low-quality goods.
Time Preference Shapes Quality
- Longer time horizons lower time preferences and incentive better quality work.
- Businesses aligned with Bitcoin adopt a mindset of long-term care and customer accountability.
LLMs As Multi-Dimensional Lookups
- Large language models compress knowledge by multi-dimensional contextual lookups similar to Excel's VLOOKUP.
- They generate next tokens based on context and marginal probabilities, enabling advanced language predictions.
