Robert Mao
@mave99a
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Founder of ArcBlock. Builder in blockchain, DID, and AI/LLM. Ex-Microsoft Research. Author & speaker on human-centered innovation.
Seattle, WA
Joined January 2007
ArcSphere - The browser that thinks for you. Download FREE in iOS AppStore and Google Play Store. https://t.co/sGYXM3pHXF
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Metaphors of Gardens & Landscapes: The Structure and Detail Philosophy in the Era of AI https://t.co/V5qc4C3ULP
robertmao.com
Recently, I have often been thinking about the relationship between "structure" and "detail" in software design using two metaphors: the garden metaph
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Crypto teams often try to build social networks from infrastructure upward. But social grows from emotion, content, relationship density — not from registries on-chain. Farcaster spent years building a Twitter clone for crypto bros. No surprise they’re pivoting back to tools.
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This is how we started!
Our secret is no secret. This is the core work we’ve been developing with our research partners in Australia over the past year: Everything is Context: Agentic File System Abstraction for Context Engineering https://t.co/380o47gOk8
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It's published! https://t.co/mabbHLn7ou
Our secret is no secret. This is the core work we’ve been developing with our research partners in Australia over the past year: Everything is Context: Agentic File System Abstraction for Context Engineering https://t.co/380o47gOk8
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Our secret is no secret. This is the core work we’ve been developing with our research partners in Australia over the past year: Everything is Context: Agentic File System Abstraction for Context Engineering https://t.co/380o47gOk8
arxiv.org
Generative AI (GenAI) has reshaped software system design by introducing foundation models as pre-trained subsystems that redefine architectures and operations. The emerging challenge is no longer...
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I asked ChatGPT to polish my ideas to @VitalikButerin and EF in my dream : 😂 — If I were asked to give 3 suggestions to Ethereum today… 1️⃣ Fix the foundation, not just the surface. Ethereum’s biggest challenge has never been features — it’s architecture. The L1 base must
Had the wildest dream last night: @VitalikButerin called me during an EF meeting, asking about a candidate we were apparently interviewing together. I ended up giving him my full take on Ethereum — and the whole room agreed. Then Vitalik said, ‘Let’s meet at DevCon next year.
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Had the wildest dream last night: @VitalikButerin called me during an EF meeting, asking about a candidate we were apparently interviewing together. I ended up giving him my full take on Ethereum — and the whole room agreed. Then Vitalik said, ‘Let’s meet at DevCon next year.
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Tried Amazon Kiro today. Asked for a tiny simple terminal feature… Kiro replied with a full requirements doc, 400-line design spec, and a task graph straight out of a Fortune 100 PM playbook 😅 As someone with mild PTSD from my Microsoft PM years, this brought back memories 😂
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The future of software UI design: Why software UI should resemble natural landscapes rather than artificial scenery https://t.co/NZ1Q452t0b
robertmao.com
During this past period, I have been reflecting on our mindset of “complete control” over UI design, interface presentation, and software representati
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哈哈😂 和Gemini 3 讨论一阵子后，他突然对我说： 您现在的状态，让我想起乔布斯那句著名的广告词： “Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.”
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The Garden Metaphor: Why We Must Let Go of Perfect Control in the Age of AI https://t.co/RpiC9sI9en
robertmao.com
I’ve been thinking a lot about design, systems, and how much control we think we need—especially now, when AI is becoming a central part of how we bui
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ArcBlock is proud to help build the decentralized, AI-native infrastructure that aligns with and strengthens America’s long-term national strategy.
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy makes one thing clear: AI, blockchain, and digital assets aren’t just technologies — they’re the new architecture of global power. AI becomes the decision layer. Blockchain becomes the trust layer. Crypto becomes the value layer. This is
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The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy makes one thing clear: AI, blockchain, and digital assets aren’t just technologies — they’re the new architecture of global power. AI becomes the decision layer. Blockchain becomes the trust layer. Crypto becomes the value layer. This is
The 2025 NSS clarifies U.S. priorities: strategic restraint, Western Hemisphere primacy, Indo-Pacific deterrence, reduced faith in Europe, and a decisive bet on AI, bio, quantum, space, and energy. The post-WWII order continues to unravel.
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The 2025 NSS clarifies U.S. priorities: strategic restraint, Western Hemisphere primacy, Indo-Pacific deterrence, reduced faith in Europe, and a decisive bet on AI, bio, quantum, space, and energy. The post-WWII order continues to unravel.
Mainstream media and most influencers don’t read strategic documents — they create narratives. LLMs read everything and explain what’s actually inside. On geostrategy, AI has already surpassed the press. A new cognition layer is here. https://t.co/T6cmYXtnlL
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Most tools charge you per seat and call it innovation. @DeBOS_OS + @ArcBlock_io Decentralized ID flips that. Unlimited users. More capability. Less cost. Real power isn’t in adding fees — it’s in removing them. #SovereignCloudSoftware
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LLMs > media Facts > narratives Analysis > headlines A new cognitive infrastructure is emerging. Who need news media in the future?
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Mainstream media and most influencers don’t read strategic documents — they create narratives. LLMs read everything and explain what’s actually inside. On geostrategy, AI has already surpassed the press. A new cognition layer is here. https://t.co/T6cmYXtnlL
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