

Tom van Wees
276 posts

@tvanwees
Founder @lleverageai | prev. co-founder @requr_io (acq.) & @gingerpayments (acq.)




“AC this, wash dryer that, US woohoo, EU boohoo” - Why are we eating this brand-warfare from the outside about us up? Europe has the strongest precision manufacturing in the world, we have leading teams in AI, CV, robotics. Europe is a leader in Automation and Frontier Tech! Not a single NVIDIA chip could be produced without European machines. Not a single American cloud, robotics, or deep-tech firm would operate without European manufacturing or suppliers. But we are too humble. Brainwashed to never celebrate Europe. By outsiders and our local politicians. Time for a change. Europe is the birthplace of industrialization. The home of frontier tech. Time, we act like it. Welcome to the real Europe! 🔥🇪🇺


Computer use is the next step towards true agentic coworkers. Models that can click, type, and reason across the existing software humans use will work like magic. Computer-using agents will actually provide end-to-end automation across legacy and modern tools alike: navigating UIs, logging in, and sending files. The agents that win will slot in where a human can today, without IT overhauls or custom integrations. Excellent deep dive from @zephratic, @stuffyokodraws, @seema_amble, and @JenniferHli:

GPT-5 Set the Stage for Ad Monetization and the SuperApp How ChatGPT will monetize free users Router is the Release AIs will serve Ads Google's moat eroded? The shift of purchasing intent queries semianalysis.com/2025/08/13/gpt…





We are opening up a new role at Quora: a single engineer who will use AI to automate manual work across the company and increase employee productivity. I will work closely with this person.