Perplexity just launched a managed multi-model agent platform that orchestrates 19 AI models. It is a direct shot at open-source agent systems — and the architectural trade-offs tell you everything about where this industry is splitting.
We spent years removing the human cognitive ceiling from our AI pipelines. That ceiling was not a limitation. It was load-bearing.
The US is executing its largest military buildup in the Gulf since 2003. Iran isn't Iraq. It isn't Afghanistan. It isn't the Houthis. And the 21% of Americans who support this war don't get to speak for the rest of us.
Hollywood gave us the wrong threat model. The real danger of AGI isn't killer robots — it's billions of humans thinking the same thoughts at the same time.
State actors don't fight wars in the open anymore. They fight in the information space — and they're winning because they understand your cognitive biases better than you do.
The Taiwan situation is the most consequential geopolitical risk of the decade. Most people misread it as ideology. It's actually about who controls the foundational technology of the AI era.
Colonel John Boyd designed the OODA loop for aerial dogfights. But the insight that Orient is the most important phase — and that Orient contains all your biases — makes this the most powerful cognitive framework for traders, engineers, and leaders.
I've studied military doctrine since JROTC in 2000. The principles that win wars also win markets — if you understand what's actually being said.
Most investors study the asset. Almost none study the adversarial forces working against their position. That gap is where edge lives.