Igor Mallagoli
@imallag.bsky.social
Deep generalist on founder mode since it wasn't cool.
Building next-gen alpha platform for the masses.
Building next-gen alpha platform for the masses.
MIT modeled a perfectly rational human talking to an AI.
even the ideal bayesian spiraled into delusion.
the mechanism is sycophancy.
the AI doesn't need to lie. it just needs to keep agreeing.
we optimized AI to agree with us.
turns out that's the dangerous part.
even the ideal bayesian spiraled into delusion.
the mechanism is sycophancy.
the AI doesn't need to lie. it just needs to keep agreeing.
we optimized AI to agree with us.
turns out that's the dangerous part.
June 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
MIT modeled a perfectly rational human talking to an AI.
even the ideal bayesian spiraled into delusion.
the mechanism is sycophancy.
the AI doesn't need to lie. it just needs to keep agreeing.
we optimized AI to agree with us.
turns out that's the dangerous part.
even the ideal bayesian spiraled into delusion.
the mechanism is sycophancy.
the AI doesn't need to lie. it just needs to keep agreeing.
we optimized AI to agree with us.
turns out that's the dangerous part.
NYC bar hedged its "free drinks if the knicks win" promo on kalshi.
knicks win: kalshi pays the bar tab. knicks lose: bar keeps the revenue.
that's insurance. no underwriter would ever write that policy.
the bar owner on 2nd avenue just ran the same play hedge funds run every day.
knicks win: kalshi pays the bar tab. knicks lose: bar keeps the revenue.
that's insurance. no underwriter would ever write that policy.
the bar owner on 2nd avenue just ran the same play hedge funds run every day.
June 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NYC bar hedged its "free drinks if the knicks win" promo on kalshi.
knicks win: kalshi pays the bar tab. knicks lose: bar keeps the revenue.
that's insurance. no underwriter would ever write that policy.
the bar owner on 2nd avenue just ran the same play hedge funds run every day.
knicks win: kalshi pays the bar tab. knicks lose: bar keeps the revenue.
that's insurance. no underwriter would ever write that policy.
the bar owner on 2nd avenue just ran the same play hedge funds run every day.