On this extra special episode, the boys welcome a new cohost, ~habsul-rignyr of the OG Urbit podcast, The Stack (Rest in Power). More importantly, our trio of idiots is joined by famed translator, scholar, technologist, and sinophile Xianyang (~forlyt-novmep) to discuss AI-enhanced gaming, Taoist philosophy, and the creation of DAObi, a token-based simulation game of an ancient Chinese state. Then, we dive into Lexicat, Xianyang's natural language processing platform, and dissect her attempts to create GPT Burmese. All this plus: economic incentives to instantiate the AI apocalypse, the startling Confucian-Taoist rivalry, a scandalous battle for DAObi Chancellor, digital wife swapping, and how to murder a cat. Don't miss it. Timestamps

• 0:00—Welcome to ~habsul

• 2:33—Xianyang: A short history

• 7:16—Blockchain gaming, simulations, and Chinese philosophy

• 16:58—The future of governance and historical lessons from DAObi

• 23:51—DAObi: hacks, surprises, and the battle for Chancellor

• 31:14—Medieval DAObi and real-life consequences for digital games

• 34:53—Lexicat, Burmese GPT, and linguistic diversity

• 40:20—Xianyang's "scary AI"

• 48:50—The Urbit section

• 54:47—Outro and a 5-star review!

Mentions

• DAObi

Connect:

• Xianyang (forlyt-novmep / @XianyangCB)

• ~bichul-ritsen (@bichulR)

• ~nilrun-mardux (@AlephDAO)

• ~habsul-rignyr (@habsulrignyr)

And, if you liked the episode, don't forget to give us a five star review. Say something nice and we'll even read it on the pod.