In the coming age, man has but two paths: transcendence or extinction
This is a newsletter about AI and the future of humanity. I through the lens of evolutionary biology, history, economics and religion.
Key themes I aim to cover in this newsletter:
Accelerate or Die
The existential (and moral) imperative for humanity to accelerate technological progress.
Transcendent Man
Human augmentation, evolution beyond homo sapien and the fantastic future of our species.
The SkyNet Economy
The fusion of crypto and AI, and how these technologies converge.
I'm Matt Mireles, an unusual person
I’m a tech founder and AI researcher-engineer who's built venture-backed startups: TalkTastic & Oasis AI ($13M raised for AI-augmented human communication), Dishcraft Robotics ($50M raised for dishwashing robots), and SpeakerText (backed by Google and acquired).
Before tech, I was an award-winning freelance journalist for NYT & Newsweek. I paid my way through Columbia University working as a 911 paramedic in the South Bronx. I was also a fire fighter on an elite US Forest Service hotshot crew.
In my spare time, I invest in and occasionally advise visionary technology companies like Monumental Labs, Crusoe Energy, Pelago Health, Nuvocargo, C16 Bio and Persephone Biome.
I’ve been thinking about AI and its implications for a very long time.
