John Maeda
@johnmaeda
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VP Eng, Microsoft CoreAI / How To Speak Machine (2025) https://t.co/tlzThtcVKS or (2019) https://t.co/eb6gj2wf1b
Redmond, WA
Joined July 2008
Metaverse in NYT (2007): “John Maeda isn't real, nor is the island. He is the Resident, and the island is the Metaverse in the virtual world of the Second Life online game. Other works exhibited are a beige Apple II computer, and a dozen or so iPod Nanos.”
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PHP × AI 🧑🍳.
The PHP Client AI API just released its first version 😎
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At #WCUS I was able to remember how PHP means “People Helping People” and big thanks to @photomatt for sharing the newly reprinted How To Speak Machine with such a special community.
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Gemini 3D Drawing ✏️🐢🩵. Doodle → 3D Image → Video 🔊. Nano Banana + Veo 3 brought new life to this old collaboration with the best @trudypainter
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Banana World🍌 Create your own isometric worlds. Made w/ Gemini 2.5 Flash (nano banana) Sound on 🔊 Link in🧵
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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'A New Tomorrow, Today' .a short essay on creative work in the age of AI: via @littleplainsxo
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🟥🟩.🟦🟨.9️⃣5️⃣ vibes.
30 years ago: Windows 95 hit stores to the tune of "Start Me Up." Microsoft reportedly paid ~$3 million (roughly $6.3M today) to license the song in their ad. Video v/Whamtan on YouTube
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Simon's Scissors have been a durable model when trying to understand this new kind of AI.
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I never expected coding to become such a design-y topic given its less than warm reception back in the 90s. But coding is where all the attention in this Al revolution has landed. Why? First and foremost because it is verifiable as either working or not working. Secondly,
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The new generation of hybrid creatives have a lot to do, and are in the best quarter of life in which to get it done. As for me, I’m still not done yet. Almost, but not yet. Thanks for the inspo, Ryo!.
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If you’re allocating capital to the broad crypto market, here’s what you need to know:. Passive investing underperforms. Not just in returns, but in risk. We looked at the data. Here's what actually makes sense:
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One of the most influential programming textbooks was first published as a paperback 40 years ago today: MIT's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.". Read it for free here:
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another trick for an "infinite" list - create a cylinder and spin it
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But human opinion, even when guided/controlled by media technologies still requires many interactions for behavior changes to stick. The RL loop for humanity can still get disrupted by humans outside of the loop. I choose to believe this.
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The way? Let’s just say it took a while to get to where “modern” design brought us today. A good marination takes a good deal of time. I think we’d like to think that the marinating process can be accelerated with GPUs.
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The Bauhaus era was about reconciling new industry-grade technologies and their specific habits of form-making. The goal? To find a way to meld humanistic thinking with the new mechanistic outputs.
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Because writing wrong can be a path to not being “right.” . But even better. Being new.
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To remain yourself, it is important to write by yourself. At least if you care to be. Yourself. And not just. Others.
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Stepping into the dynamic arena of games is a pulse-pounding journey, where each obstacle refines your strategic thinking and every victory fuels an enduring passion for creative exploration and tactical brilliance.
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