The HackerNoon Newsletter: The One Question I Ask Before Investing in Any AI Company (8/22/2025)

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22 Aug 2025

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 22, 2025?


The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The First Computer User Group Was Founded in 1955, First Person to Enter Space Twice in 1963, Masatoshi Shima Birthday in 1943, and we present you with these top quality stories. From How SocialFi Crowdfunding is Replacing VCs in Crypto: Interview with SeedList Co-Founder to One Is Eager, Another Is a Bootlicker, and the Other Is Unhinged: Decoding the Personalities of AI, let’s dive right in.

One Is Eager, Another Is a Bootlicker, and the Other Is Unhinged: Decoding the Personalities of AI


By @hackercm7vboi4k0000356q3bkj7c9i [ 5 Min read ] What happens when you put ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok through the Big Five personality test? Spoiler: they’re eager, brown-nosing, and unhinged. Read More.

The One Question I Ask Before Investing in Any AI Company


By @hacker90235211 [ 4 Min read ] Before you start an AI company or invest in one, always imagine a moment when the AI component is available to everyone tomorrow for free. Read More.

From the Big Bang to Superintelligence: A Story of Inevitability


By @3l4d [ 6 Min read ] An essay on how the second law of thermodynamics shape the long arc from the Big Bang to AGI, suggesting superintelligence as a physical inevitability. Read More.

How SocialFi Crowdfunding is Replacing VCs in Crypto: Interview with SeedList Co-Founder


By @johnwrites [ 4 Min read ] Discover how SocialFi crowdfunding platforms like SeedList are disrupting traditional VC funding in crypto. Read More.


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