AI stack:
1. Power sources
2. GPUs
3. Cuda/alt kernel levels
4. Data movement magic sauce <— largest models
5. PyTorch
6. Frameworks (transformers, CNNs, diffusion)
7. Models
8. MCP etc <—- still fragile
9. Apps, agents, and APIs
10. Paranoid and lonely people <— corner case forcing function
11. Deepfake and disinformation markets (politics, porn)
12. Information economy slop
13. Visionary FAFOers
14. Techlash pearlclutchers
15. Cynical regulation politicians
Crypto stack:
1. Power sources [PoW]
2. GPUs, CPUs, ASICs
3. Cryptography
4. Zero-knowledge magic sauce
5. [ feels like there’s a layer here ]
6. Engineering crypto primitives (merkle trees etc)
7. Blockchains and blueskyish anti-chain things <—- comparable to models?
8. RPCs, sequencers, IPFS, bridges type things
9. Wallets, exchanges and other chain agnostic tech
10. Degens and grifters <— corner case forcing function
11. Money laundering, ransomware crime markets
12. Stablecoins <— this is crypto slop
13. Visionary FAFOers
14. Techlash pearlclutchers
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