Nathan Benaich

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solo member of superinvestment staff @airstreet @airstreetpress @stateofai @raais

Europe's AI Lag: Causes and Paths to Recovery
SocialDec 4, 2025

Europe's AI Lag: Causes and Paths to Recovery

this is a great piece on why europe has fallen behind on driving ai progress and what we might do to rectify this

By Nathan Benaich
150 AI Leaders Ignite Collaboration at State of AI Meetup
SocialDec 4, 2025

150 AI Leaders Ignite Collaboration at State of AI Meetup

This week’s State of AI Report x London AI @airstreet meetup was something special. 150 people building across big tech, AI labs, startups, and academia packed the space with sharp ideas and real momentum. Highlights from the night: • @rosstaylor90 (@GenReasoning) on...

By Nathan Benaich
Avoid Nonprofits for AI Products: Simplify Legal Structures
SocialDec 2, 2025

Avoid Nonprofits for AI Products: Simplify Legal Structures

another reminder folks - plz don’t start a non-profit if you want to build ai products, it literally makes no sense, you will have to do the awks conversion or spin out a newco don’t invent complicated legal structures that add...

By Nathan Benaich
AI Slide Makeover Falls Short of True Design
SocialDec 1, 2025

AI Slide Makeover Falls Short of True Design

i'm not too impressed with the "beautify this slide" result in google slides (before, after) makes me wonder what "beautiful" slides were in the training data .... https://t.co/iAsq8g3lid

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Airstreet Backs Europe's Breakthrough Visual AI Startup Flux
SocialDec 1, 2025

Airstreet Backs Europe's Breakthrough Visual AI Startup Flux

new on the press: unveiling @airstreet's investment in the leading frontier ai company for visual intelligence, @bfl_ml from the black forest 🌲 @robrombach @andi_blatt and their team have shipped the world's most popular image generation and editing models, FLUX - and...

By Nathan Benaich
Predicted TPU Hype and Six AI Trends to Watch
SocialNov 30, 2025

Predicted TPU Hype and Six AI Trends to Watch

ppl getting excited about google for their tpu today I wrote this below in jan 2017 In addition to 6 other areas of AI that one must watch incl. RL, generative models, memory, data-efficient learning + small models, and simulation I love...

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Swiss Voters Reject Initiative, Boosting Tech‑AI Appeal
SocialNov 30, 2025

Swiss Voters Reject Initiative, Boosting Tech‑AI Appeal

Very smart to have squashed this Switzerland is in a great spot for tech + AI cycle and will probably attract more talent! “More than 80 per cent rejected the initiative, with about 42 per cent of the population participating by...

By Nathan Benaich
State of AI Report's Upcoming Newsletter Is Packed
SocialNov 30, 2025

State of AI Report's Upcoming Newsletter Is Packed

next issue of @stateofaireport monthly newsletter ships in a few hours - it's a meaty one check it out on press(dot)airstreet(dot)com https://t.co/m3iCUSrusy

By Nathan Benaich
Could You Please Provide the Text of the Tweet?
SocialNov 27, 2025

Could You Please Provide the Text of the Tweet?

https://t.co/x0ETqsuG9m

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Image Generation Has Leaped Forward Since Summer 2022
SocialNov 25, 2025

Image Generation Has Leaped Forward Since Summer 2022

it is wild how far we’ve come since the hot image gen summer of 2022 image cred: @bfl_ml https://t.co/i5KbszlFDM

By Nathan Benaich
FLUX.2 Launches, Upgrading Community’s Top Image Model
SocialNov 25, 2025

FLUX.2 Launches, Upgrading Community’s Top Image Model

the community’s favorite image creation and editing model just got better: welcome, FLUX.2 by @bfl_ml 🤩 https://t.co/iLrbYYK4bd

By Nathan Benaich
London AI Meetup: 150 Experts Gather for State of AI
SocialNov 20, 2025

London AI Meetup: 150 Experts Gather for State of AI

t-2 weeks til we're back in london for @airstreet state of ai meetup, ft: - @rosstaylor90 of @genreasoning - @youssef_a_mejj of @synthesiaio and yours truly on @stateofaireport! come hang with 150 ai friends across big tech, ai labs, startups and academia https://t.co/ELPmczmd31

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US Government Draws Policy Ideas From State of AI Report
SocialNov 19, 2025

US Government Draws Policy Ideas From State of AI Report

👀 the US Government getting policy inspo from @stateofaireport 🔮 see our prediction #10 https://t.co/lLCww4bNRG

By Nathan Benaich
Poolside AI Acquires Fern Labs, Forming Full‑stack Frontier AI Powerhouse
SocialNov 18, 2025

Poolside AI Acquires Fern Labs, Forming Full‑stack Frontier AI Powerhouse

news! @poolsideai has acquired @fern_labs, in which @airstreet was the first and sole investor - and a first investor into poolside as well. i met @ashedwardst in late 2024 before fern had a name or team. his technical depth, product taste...

By Nathan Benaich
Investors Back Cloudflare Rivals to Prevent Single
SocialNov 18, 2025

Investors Back Cloudflare Rivals to Prevent Single

resilience investors won’t be mincing their words either when they start funding a bunch of cloudflare competitors can’t have the internet crash bc of this single point of failure ey

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AI-Driven Gene Editors Could Cure Countless Genomic Diseases
SocialNov 17, 2025

AI-Driven Gene Editors Could Cure Countless Genomic Diseases

ai-first design of gene editors has so much potential when you consider that so so many diseases are the result of genomic aberrations

By Nathan Benaich
Open‑source ESM Replacement Outperforms the Original
SocialNov 13, 2025

Open‑source ESM Replacement Outperforms the Original

new open source drop in replacement for esm models that blows it out of the water, courtesy of @profluentbio

By Nathan Benaich
We only Denounce Policies After They're Legally Enacted
SocialNov 13, 2025

We only Denounce Policies After They're Legally Enacted

why is it human nature to call a bad idea a bad idea not as it is ideated but after its been legally passed or is basically too late? whether it’s this eu ai act (dumb from the start) or...

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UK Sandbox Fosters Fintech; EU AI Act Stifles Innovation
SocialNov 13, 2025

UK Sandbox Fosters Fintech; EU AI Act Stifles Innovation

ohhhhnoooo this is the wrong conclusion, @EZaharievaEU the UK’s FCA and PRANcreated a reg sandboxed with RELAXED regulations and CLEAR guidelines to enable new fintech’s to start up like revo et al. EU AI act is the opposite and will thus...

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Anthropic Miscast as Chatbot Maker, Actually API Powerhouse
SocialNov 12, 2025

Anthropic Miscast as Chatbot Maker, Actually API Powerhouse

the year is 2025 and some still refer to anthropic as a chatbot maker 🤔 especially weird bc the company is actually known for its api and code products … https://t.co/TkTXz2YzBe

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VC Feuds on Podcasts Spark Recursive Self‑Improvement
SocialNov 12, 2025

VC Feuds on Podcasts Spark Recursive Self‑Improvement

VCs beefing about other VCs on a VC podcast might just lead to recursive self-improvement

By Nathan Benaich
Exploring AI and TechBio's Future Landscape
SocialNov 12, 2025

Exploring AI and TechBio's Future Landscape

tune into my convo on the state of ai and techbio with @recursionchris 👀 https://t.co/pXrmKBbUVX

By Nathan Benaich
Consider Sharing Anduril’s Behind‑Scenes Development Learnings
SocialNov 12, 2025

Consider Sharing Anduril’s Behind‑Scenes Development Learnings

yes

By Nathan Benaich
AI Set to Revolutionize GPU Programming and Adoption
SocialNov 12, 2025

AI Set to Revolutionize GPU Programming and Adoption

“So what is really happening is that the enormous gains AI has provided to general-purpose programming are now coming to GPUs. While it's not fully there today, I am deeply, deeply convinced that a significant amount of GPU programming is...

By Nathan Benaich
Disco Mic Demo Shows AI Models Will Evolve
SocialNov 12, 2025

Disco Mic Demo Shows AI Models Will Evolve

me, my disco microphone, and why ai models are going to get better

By Nathan Benaich
London AI Meetup Returns Dec 2 – Join Us
SocialNov 11, 2025

London AI Meetup Returns Dec 2 – Join Us

🇬🇧 we're back for a @londonai meetup on 2nd dec! come hang, it's been a minute since @raais :) airstreet(dot)com/londonai https://t.co/qvgbe1Nzw3

By Nathan Benaich
Exploring AI's Core Drivers, Open Source, and Geopolitics
SocialNov 10, 2025

Exploring AI's Core Drivers, Open Source, and Geopolitics

a really fun 2 hour chat with @kofinas where we dive into the fundamentals driving ai progress, open source, china, geopolitics, ai-first applications, the story of @airstreet and @stateofaireport and what's more to come with some philosophising along the way

By Nathan Benaich
Delian AI Counter-UAS Successfully Engages Class‑1 Drones Live
SocialNov 10, 2025

Delian AI Counter-UAS Successfully Engages Class‑1 Drones Live

behold @delian_ai counter-uas vs class 1 drones working live in a field test this system is operational today @vonderleyen https://t.co/biFDSrG10E

By Nathan Benaich
Western Startups Increasingly Rely on Chinese AI Models
SocialNov 10, 2025

Western Startups Increasingly Rely on Chinese AI Models

this is a great piece that captures the current love affair that western startups and even some bigger companies have with chinese ai the models are intelligent, accessible, and open weight turns out some of your fav sf startups are built on...

By Nathan Benaich
Monthly AI State: Infra, Politics, Research, Industry, Startups
SocialNov 9, 2025

Monthly AI State: Infra, Politics, Research, Industry, Startups

here’s everything you need to know about across ai infra, politics, research, industry, and startups in the last month is here on press(dot)airstreet(dot)com i call it the state of ai newsletter, because that’s what it is - and it makes more...

By Nathan Benaich
ChatGPT Atlas Browser Automation Boosts Economic Efficiency
SocialNov 9, 2025

ChatGPT Atlas Browser Automation Boosts Economic Efficiency

in-built browser task automation on chatgpt atlas is economically useful https://t.co/Xsr3kGrzcC

By Nathan Benaich
AI Browser Competition Heats Up Fiercely
SocialNov 9, 2025

AI Browser Competition Heats Up Fiercely

ai browser wars are aggro! https://t.co/8wEaQWXRh4

By Nathan Benaich
ChatGPT Writing Tools Crash Across Chrome, Atlas, macOS
SocialNov 9, 2025

ChatGPT Writing Tools Crash Across Chrome, Atlas, macOS

writing and editing with chatgpt is actually remarkably buggy across chrome, atlas and macos app - the chats crash, takes ages to load, bug out pretty terrible experience

By Nathan Benaich
Biotech Nasdaq IPO Promises Massive Early‑investor Returns
SocialNov 6, 2025

Biotech Nasdaq IPO Promises Massive Early‑investor Returns

juicy biotech nasdaq ipo today! huge returns for early investors https://t.co/EppHjO3egc

By Nathan Benaich
AI Scientist Achieves Verifiable End-to-End Discoveries
SocialNov 5, 2025

AI Scientist Achieves Verifiable End-to-End Discoveries

in the latest @stateofaireport, I predicted that an ai scientist would make verifiably new discoveries end-to-end looks like we’re pretty much there!

By Nathan Benaich
ChatGPT Recorder Still Terribly Slow, Feels Like Wheel of Death
SocialNov 4, 2025

ChatGPT Recorder Still Terribly Slow, Feels Like Wheel of Death

chatgpt recorder feature is still soooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow at generating the transcript once you hit finished call @OpenAI @nickaturley it's the new instantiation of the WHEEL OF DEATH

By Nathan Benaich
EU AI Rhetoric vs Reality: Dignity Claims Questioned
SocialNov 3, 2025

EU AI Rhetoric vs Reality: Dignity Claims Questioned

why do European politicians always say things like “the unique aspect of ai built in Europe is that it respects human dignity and values” as opposed to American ai that doesn’t? do you even use ai? even if that were true...

By Nathan Benaich
Swiss LLM First EU AI Act‑Compliant, Despite Non‑EU Status
SocialNov 3, 2025

Swiss LLM First EU AI Act‑Compliant, Despite Non‑EU Status

european ai innovation…the swiss make the first llm compliant with the eu ai act, while not being in the eu themselves. https://t.co/1ybB1jcNcG

By Nathan Benaich
AI‑fused Sensor Network Secures Europe’s Borders 24/7
SocialNov 1, 2025

AI‑fused Sensor Network Secures Europe’s Borders 24/7

No drone is safe from @delian_ai StrikeWeb fuses any sensor into a single intelligence picture. AI-enabled detection and tracking that works across static towers, observation posts, or mobile deployments. Deployed 24/7 on Europe's borders. https://t.co/8CWK2ngZeB

By Nathan Benaich
Presenting State of AI Report at Copenhagen AI Summit
SocialNov 1, 2025

Presenting State of AI Report at Copenhagen AI Summit

🇩🇰 see you in copenhagen this week! excited to be sharing @stateofaireport at the ai in science summit! https://t.co/SNSLDEBUtK

By Nathan Benaich
Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion, Ushering Airstreet’s New Era
SocialOct 29, 2025

Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion, Ushering Airstreet’s New Era

a day to remember: a new @airstreet epoch begins as @nvidia becomes the first 5t company fortuitous timing? i think not!

By Nathan Benaich
DeepSeek Dip Buyers Reap Big Gains
SocialOct 29, 2025

DeepSeek Dip Buyers Reap Big Gains

to everyone who correctly bought the deepseek dip, enjoy your gains

By Nathan Benaich
I’m Unable to View the Linked Content, so I Can’t Create a Headline.
SocialOct 28, 2025

I’m Unable to View the Linked Content, so I Can’t Create a Headline.

https://t.co/JtEZw7NKPj

By Nathan Benaich
PARIMA Becomes First European Approved Cultivated Meat Brand
SocialOct 28, 2025

PARIMA Becomes First European Approved Cultivated Meat Brand

today, @airstreet portfolio co PARIMA (fka Gourmey) has become the first european company to be granted regulatory approval to market a cultivated meat product! the first approval within PARIMA’s global regulatory pipeline was granted in singapore for its cultivated chicken. https://t.co/yCJcg3rH9d

By Nathan Benaich
Screens Now Track Your Movements in Virtual Worlds
SocialOct 28, 2025

Screens Now Track Your Movements in Virtual Worlds

your screen now understands how you move in virtual worlds

By Nathan Benaich
Poolside's 2GW AI Factory Redefines Vertical Integration
SocialOct 27, 2025

Poolside's 2GW AI Factory Redefines Vertical Integration

some thoughts on @poolsideai's project horizon announcement last week: building a 2gw ai factory "This level of vertical integration - from model and agent development through to power generation and deployment - gives poolside a durable advantage as AI systems become...

By Nathan Benaich
Discussing AI Report and 2025 Biotech Trends in NYC
SocialOct 27, 2025

Discussing AI Report and 2025 Biotech Trends in NYC

It was such a pleasure to spend a Saturday morning with @RecursionChris recording this pod in NYC to talk about the @stateofaireport and biotech in 2025🦎 👀

By Nathan Benaich
AI Meetups Expand to Zurich and Munich in 2026
SocialOct 27, 2025

AI Meetups Expand to Zurich and Munich in 2026

new zurich and munich events added to the @airstreet ai meetup calendar for 2026! stopping in a city near you soon - subscribe at luma(dot)com/airstreet https://t.co/2JYV1TVNOt

By Nathan Benaich
CrusoeAI Secures $1.4B to Power Infrastructure Boom
SocialOct 23, 2025

CrusoeAI Secures $1.4B to Power Infrastructure Boom

👀 @ChaseLochmiller and team @CrusoeAI are an unstoppable force that’s enabling the greatest infrastructure buildout of our lifetime. And it’s still early innings! $1.4b in fresh capital, let’s go! https://t.co/p8Hp8XVdGA

By Nathan Benaich