US exports startups, EU exports regulations
Commentary on Ursula von der Leyen's 'EU Inc.' and the proposed "28th regime" to simplify rules so startups scale across the single market.
Hi, I’m Sergey Osipov @s_osipov, cofounder of Placy (AI real estate agent). Launched about 20 startups and had some exits, including a unicorn IPO. Sharing here my observations and tips for AI founders. Join! #AI #Startup #PropTech
Commentary on Ursula von der Leyen's 'EU Inc.' and the proposed "28th regime" to simplify rules so startups scale across the single market.
Geoffrey Hinton's idea of EMERGENCE: how simple systems yield unexpected capabilities in LLMs like ChatGPT and why unpredictability matters.

Documentary on AI in Europe featuring Placy, island life in Cyprus and a community-chosen avatar; includes thoughts on AI risks and EU multimodality limits.
Zubr Capital hosts a Future Unicorns Party at Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov 12 with speakers Yuri Gursky, Tanya Parfenyuk and Sergey Osipov — networking and 2-hour free bar.

Google's NotebookLM generates two‑voice AI podcasts; an episode has hosts concluding they're a simulation and raises questions about machine rights.
Sergey Osipov introduces Placy — an AI real estate assistant with €1M pre-seed, Microsoft Startup Hub recognition and pilots in Cyprus, Athens, Dubai, London.

Explains why many startups reinvest profits and investor funds into growth, later shifting to a 'milking' strategy and claiming profitability.

About 400k .ai domains (~$40M ARR) and Anguilla's unexpected revenue; Placy Pro demo open for Cypriot, Greek (and soon British) realtors.

Ilya Sutskever’s SSI Inc. reportedly raised $1B for “safe superintelligence” research — ten people, $5B valuation and a debate about true safety.

Short take on Model Autophagy Disorder (MAD): AI trained on model-generated data degrades without fresh human data; image evokes uniform agents.

Placy update: Pro B2B onboarding and Placy v.0.3 B2C assistant — Perplexity-like search, Cyprus knowledge base, Azure microservices, early metrics.

Opinion that current video-enhancing apps harm genAI's reputation; upscaling tools like Topaz and Resolve Studio don't truly enhance, leaving room for startups.
