Dan Hon

Things That Caught My Attention (The Podcast)

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The podcast version of the newsletter Things That Caught My Attention, by Dan Hon.

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Dan Hon

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That Whole Moltbot/OpenClaw YOLOing AI Agents Thing, from s21e05, 5 February 2026 Video 05.02.2026 28:16

Look, let's talk about this whole OpenClaw/Moltbot/intelligent assistant thing, OK? Read this episode in your browser as it was published, at https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e05-that-whole-moltbotopenclaw-yoloing-ai/

You don't want an intelligent assistant; Protocols, Not Platforms Thursday, from s17e04, 11 January 2024 Video 01.02.2026 14:40

On the information needed to provide an LLM-backed intelligent assistant when the first beta of Gemini Assistant was released in January 2024, and notes on Mike Masnick's Protocols, Not Platforms. Read this episode in your browser as it was published, at https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s17e04-you-dont-want-an-intelligent-assistant/

What Does It Take To Trust?; The Young Lady's Illustrated Tour Guide, from s17e09, 13 February 2024 Video 28.01.2026 11:49

This newsletter episode was about what exactly would be involved in trusting an AI agent. Read this episode in your browser as it was published, at https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s17e09-what-does-it-take-to-trust-the-young-ladys/

The Problem is Defining the Problem; The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Caring, from s21e03, 16 January 2026 Video 28.01.2026 19:06

Some notes on agentic coding, why it's difficult to know what it is you want to achieve, and then why it's important to care. Read this episode in your browser as it was published at: https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e03-the-problem-is-defining-the-problem-the/

The Collapse of Form, from s21e04, 20 January 2026 Video 28.01.2026 20:36

What happens when literacy and the literate society collapses? Read this episode in its newsletter format at https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e04-the-collapse-of-form/ .