On this extra special episode, the boys welcome a new cohost, ~habsul-rignyr of the OG Urbit podcast, The Stack (Rest in Power). More importantly, our trio of idiots is joined by famed translator, scholar, technologist, and sinophile Xianyang (~forlyt-novmep) to discuss AI-enhanced gaming, Taoist philosophy, and the creation of DAObi, a token-based simulation game of an ancient Chinese state. Then, we dive into Lexicat, Xianyang's natural language processing platform, and dissect her attempts to create GPT Burmese. All this plus: economic incentives to instantiate the AI apocalypse, the startling Confucian-Taoist rivalry, a scandalous battle for DAObi Chancellor, digital wife swapping, and how to murder a cat. Don't miss it. Timestamps
0:00—Welcome to ~habsul
2:33—Xianyang: A short history
7:16—Blockchain gaming, simulations, and Chinese philosophy
16:58—The future of governance and historical lessons from DAObi
23:51—DAObi: hacks, surprises, and the battle for Chancellor
31:14—Medieval DAObi and real-life consequences for digital games
34:53—Lexicat, Burmese GPT, and linguistic diversity
40:20—Xianyang's "scary AI"
48:50—The Urbit section
54:47—Outro and a 5-star review!
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Xianyang (forlyt-novmep / @XianyangCB)
~bichul-ritsen (@bichulR)
~nilrun-mardux (@AlephDAO)
~habsul-rignyr (@habsulrignyr)
And, if you liked the episode, don't forget to give us a five star review. Say something nice and we'll even read it on the pod.
