·ai
AI > AGI > Neurointerfaces — Singularity Is Nearer
Notes on Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Nearer (2024): AGI forecast for 2029, falling compute costs, and a recommendation to listen on Audible.
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Placy🦄 AI Startup Insights
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
·seed round
How much to raise in a seed round?
Data snapshot: average seed round $3.5M while pre-money valuations rose from $12M to $16M — AI hype lifting startup prices.
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·google
Google's self-driving bicycle launches commercially in Cyprus
Google’s self-driving bicycle R&D (started in Amsterdam, 2016) moves to production; commercial launch debuts in Cyprus this April.
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·ai coding
90% of coding by AI — the startup shift
Anthropic and OpenAI claims: 90% of coding by AI; founders build full apps from prompts and costs fall from €50k to €500 — impact on devs, PMs and copilots.
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·Sesame
Sesame/Maya voice AI now open source
Sergey notes Sesame/Maya — a billion-parameter voice AI — released under Apache 2.0 with no paywalls or permissions; demo runs in your browser.
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·ai
In Search of Happiness in the Industrial Revolution
Sergey Osipov and Serikbay discuss AI, a $60M UBI trial, four-day weeks and wealth shifts as robots take work; a recorded chat with a linked YouTube episode.
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·ai
How to beat Usain Bolt? Compete outside running
On niche strategy for startups: AI assistants create new categories; Placy targets client relations, scheduling and follow-ups in real estate.
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·Cyprus
Why Greece when there’s Cyprus?
In Athens many startups link to Cyprus; speakers at DoersSummit advise: set up in Greece for local focus, Cyprus for global reach.
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·startup
How much money do we need to grow?
Raised €1M pre-seed, launched Placy Pro tests; now considering a €2M–€10M seed round, dilution trade-offs, Carta guidance on keeping ~55–60% founders' shares.
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·ai agents
My Big Trends for 2025
Founder Sergey Osipov’s picks: AI agents, hyperpersonalization, 6G, IoT and skeptical takes on Web3, AI influencers and local AI for 2025.
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·ai
AI-Jesus is taking confessions in Switzerland
Short note on an AI-driven 'Jesus' hologram confessional in Switzerland, built with GPT‑4o; mentions Poland’s Nanochapel and the Nanochapel trend in Europe.
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·Ilya Sutskever
Ilya Sutskever’s speech summary
Краткая выжимка речи Ilya Sutskever: peak data, конец pre-training, будущее — агентные системы и причинное мышление; авторские выводы про данные и монетизацию.
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