Hilary Mason
Person on 4 sites
Hilary Mason is an American data scientist and entrepreneur.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Role: Co-founder and CEO, Hidden Door (as of 2026) (opens wiqqi.app)
- Earlier: Chief scientist at bitly (until 2014); founder of Fast Forward Labs (2014, acquired by Cloudera in 2017); general manager of machine learning at Cloudera (2017 to 2020); data scientist in… (opens wiqqi.app)
- Co-founded: hackNY (2010); DataGotham conference (2012) (opens wiqqi.app)
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4 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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Bluesky: hilarymason.com (opens bsky.app)
“It is also a perfect night to play "New Yorker or Halloween" with all of the outfits. People here can dress.”
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GitHub: hmason (opens github.com)
“nanoclaw-reactions — Emoji reactions for NanoClaw — the agent reads reactions and can answer with one. Installable skill.”
- Blog: hilarymason.com (opens hilarymason.com)
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Bluesky: hilarymason.com (opens bsky.app)
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3 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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AI agents can be used to shift the balance of power in complex, unfair systems back toward the individual who has to use them. (opens korrents.com)
“These agents are one tool that we can use to reface complex and cruel systems into something that works for us, in the ways that we need.”
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The ability to build AI agents that counter high-friction systems should be made open and accessible to everyone, not just those with technical privilege. (opens korrents.com)
“It's also worth saying out loud that the people who can build these agents themselves today are privileged enough to have knowledge and access to do so; we should focus on making the tools open and accessible for…”
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Bad-looking ideas often turn out to be the best ones, and pushing boundaries increases the odds of finding something valuable. (opens korrents.com)
“The best ideas often start as a bad idea. When you're willing to push the boundaries, you're more likely to stumble onto something really interesting.”
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AI agents can be used to shift the balance of power in complex, unfair systems back toward the individual who has to use them. (opens korrents.com)
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10 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Moleskine (opens rcmnd.app)
“For math, I'm a fan of whiteboards, Moleskine notebooks, and Muji .38mm pens and pencils.”
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Muji .38mm pens (opens rcmnd.app)
“For math, I'm a fan of whiteboards, Moleskine notebooks, and Muji .38mm pens and pencils.”
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MacBook Air (opens rcmnd.app)
“I also recently picked up an 11" MacBook air for travel, which was an indulgence, but I really love it!”
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Moleskine (opens rcmnd.app)