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We’re piloting a new podcast show called “too online.” If you’re into broad internet culture, check it out and then let us know what you think. Crypto happenings pod and interviews will stay, worry not web3 friends. In the arena doing stuff, etc. etc.

Also! Big event lineup over next few weeks. See you at NYFW with LUKSO (NY), Permissionless brunch (Austin), Boys Night In with Kraken (LA), SmartCon with Chainlink (Barcelona).

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Secondary gains. If you’re reading this newsletter, odds are you’ve traversed to an .ai website or two. It just so happens that domain ending belongs to an island in the Caribbean, which currently finds itself rolling in cash as a result. Anguilla was assigned the .ai ending (similar to a .uk or .us) by The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) back in the 90’s. This year, it’s estimated to rake in $30 million. That’s a 330% increase from last year, about 10% of the country’s GDP, and enough to fly private in and out of Burning Man for the next few decades.

Hot for teacher. Kylie and Timothee are no match for the will-they-won’t-they tension between educators and ChatGPT. While summer vacay was blamed for a steep decline in ChatGPT usage, parent company OpenAI is anticipating (and encouraging) an increase in usage as classrooms fill up again this fall. The company recently published a guide for teachers to make it official, with ideas for how to integrate AI in the classroom. From helping non-native English speakers to generating creative quizzes and lesson plans, ChatGPT certainly brings a lot to the table. But, like Kimothée, it’s not without controversy!

Bad trip. Expert foragers are warning readers about dangerous books that have sprouted up on Amazon. Recently, several mushroom foraging field guides have appeared on the website, apparently generated by AI. Unfortunately, these books provide rogue guidance on mushrooms that can range from weird hallucinations to extremely lethal. One book even suggests the correct way to evaluate and categorize mushrooms is by tasting them to…see if they’re poisonous.

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