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Seth Levine nailed it! The concentration problem isn't just a GP pain point... it's choking innovation. When capital pools around the same 20 funds, emerging managers and founders get shut out. Love that he's using his platform to call this out. Foundry has backed 50+ emerging managers. That's the diversification the ecosystem needs. This is exactly why Carta exists — making capital allocation visible and accessible. Capital Evolution hits at exactly the right moment. Thanks for having us Daniel Dart. Team Carta loves the community of FUTURE TITANS you have built 🚀

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This week's Waymo revelation hit differently for me. Turns out those "fully autonomous" robotaxis navigating Los Angeles streets? They're being remotely assisted by human operators in the Philippines during complex scenarios. Not occasionally. Regularly!!! It reminded me of Builder.ai's spectacular unraveling in 2021, when journalists discovered their "AI-powered app development platform" was actually dozens of human engineers in India manually writing code. The AI was mostly PowerPoint. And they're far from alone: Facebook's "AI" content moderation in 2018? Thousands of human moderators in developing countries watching traumatic content for $1/hour while the company publicly credited AI. Amazon Go's "Just Walk Out" technology? Required 1,000+ human reviewers in India checking transactions because the computer vision struggled with accuracy. They quietly phased it out last year. Google Duplex's restaurant booking demo in 2018? 25% of calls were actually made by humans. Even today, many "AI assistant" calls have humans in the loop. I'm not anti-AI. As someone who's spent years analyzing technology markets, I'm bullish on where we're heading. But here's what bothers me: the gap between marketing promises and operational reality erodes trust in genuinely transformative technology. When companies oversell AI capabilities: - They set unrealistic expectations for the industry - They exploit low-wage workers in developing countries while claiming automation - They make it harder for honest innovators to get funding - They delay necessary conversations about AI's actual limitations and ethical guardrails The irony? Waymo's technology IS impressive. Acknowledging human oversight doesn't diminish that—it actually makes their safety record more credible. But they waited until investigative journalists forced the conversation. *Here's my ask*: If you're building or investing in AI, be honest about what's AI and what's humans-in-the-loop. There's no shame in hybrid models. There IS shame in calling something autonomous when it manifestly isn't. The real breakthrough won't be perfect AI. It'll be building systems where humans and machines complement each other transparently, ethically, and effectively. What other "AI" companies have surprised you with the reality behind their technology? #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechEthics #AutonomousVehicles #Innovation #TechAccountability

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I'm bullish on the impact of the internet. Even more bullish on the impact of web-native, browser-native payments and the endless possibilities for builders around the world to build a true internet economy. Excited that x402 is now live on Stellar!

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