Craig Wilson

Dear future teammate, I'm not a designer, yet I love design. Since we will build together, I'd like you to know what I believe. I believe design is part art, architecture, and mechanism. Art, because it must be beautiful. Architecture, because it requires a birds eye view. Mechanism, because it must be useful. You'll be responsible for a new interface: a conversational interface that feels like talking to yourself. It should be beautiful & useful, like thought. It should be made with a birds eye view, to span wherever you want to think. Our first product helps people capture thoughts & talk through ideas wherever they are. We have a lot more in store. The potential is sometimes dizzying, and always motivating. I feel the window of time we exist within. We have an opportunity to introduce a new relationship with technology—founded on extension over replacement. I'm thankful to have this opportunity, and to pursue it with many talented and caring people. I'm very excited to build towards it with you.

Tbh I’m so tired of VCs complaining about seed valuations on twitter. Some real suggestions: - Educate founders why it can be bad - Win a deal w/o pricing highest - Slow investment pace (if a bubble) - Own less & pray for larger exits What IMO won’t work long-term: - Go earlier

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Thursday's Weather Rating: 3/10 Warmth gets wiped away quickly today with periods of showers and an increasingly chilly northwest wind. Periods of snow (yes, really) are possible early this evening as the system pulls away. The vibes are in an absolute freefall.

🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone. And it's making you a worse person because of it. Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would. That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear. It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on. Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one. The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started. Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product. This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens. Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing. You're right. They're wrong. Even when the opposite is true.