Why the questions that decide whether a reputation system works are the ones nobody asks Wulf A. Kaal July 29, 2026 Three weeks ago I argued that autonomous agents evaluate a service through four sequential gates: can I find you, can I parse you cheaply, can I trust you, can I transact with you (What […]
Read more "A Reputation System Is a Parameter Problem"On “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,” published July 24, 2026, by Jensen Huang / NVIDIA and on the roster that has grown around it since. The letter went out with twenty five names. It now carries thirty two. NVIDIA hosted it, Jensen Huang used the first post of his life on X to circulate […]
Read more "Open Weights Are Necessary. They Are Not Sufficient."Pip: Wulf Kaal has spent two decades arguing that institutions matter — and now the institutions need to work for readers that don't have eyes. Mara: That's the territory this episode covers. Kaal's recent posts map what autonomous agents actually select for, what happens when those agents try to improve themselves, and why trust and […]
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