James Altucher:

2 Hours Is All It Takes for AI Agents to Replicate Your Personality

A two-hour conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) model is all it takes to make an accurate replica of someone's personality, researchers have discovered.

In a new study, researchers from Google and Stanford University created "simulation agents" — essentially, AI replicas — of 1,052 individuals based on two-hour interviews with each participant. These interviews were used to train a generative AI model designed to mimic human behavior.

To evaluate the accuracy of the AI replicas, each participant completed two rounds of personality tests, social surveys and logic games, and were asked to repeat the process two weeks later. When the AI replicas underwent the same tests, they matched the responses of their human counterparts with 85% accuracy.

The success of the study has massive ramifications for our society. While AI replicas could assist in many scenarios, like evaluating public health policies, they could also embody a new era of super sophisticated – and dangerous – "deep fakes" of real people.

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Chris Campbell:

The World’s Greatest Bitcoin Book

Some books sneak up on you. They’re not what you expect. But by the time you’re done, you’re convinced they’ve changed the way you think.

The Mandibles, by Lionel Shriver, is one of those books. I finally got the chance to read it over the holiday break. It’s been called “the best book about Bitcoin” by many Bitcoin influencers… And yet, it’s not at all about Bitcoin.

In fact, Bitcoin is barely mentioned – just a fleeting reference in one sentence. And not even in a flattering light.

Today, let’s look at why Bitcoiners are so keen on Shriver’s novel… And, no less, we’ll see what it really means for Bitcoin and crypto at large. (Note: Spoilers ahead!)

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Enrique Abeyta:

5 Surprises That Will Rock 2025

Welcome to the first full trading week of 2025! To kick things off, I want to share some surprising predictions for the new year.

I’m talking about out-of-consensus views that are both possible and probable. Remember that, like stock picking, making predictions is about probability. There are no guarantees.

Nevertheless, these outcomes will surprise a lot of folks, and I want you to be prepared. Each one will bring investors opportunities to profit big in the near future.

So let’s go…

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