“We believe in intelligence as a public good before everything else.” Here’s my new episode with @karan4d, who co-founded @NousResearch and …

“We believe in intelligence as a public good before everything else.” Here’s my new episode with @karan4d, who co-founded @NousResearch and helped build Hermes, the #1 personal agent and AI app on OpenRouter. Karan is the most down-to-earth AI founder I've interviewed. We had a great chat about: → Why open-source AI must win → How Hermes improves itself without slop → How to mod your favorite games with AI Some quotes from Karan: “We need to keep giving this level of intelligence to everyone so that we're all on an even and equal playing field.” “Anytime [the model] says ‘you’re absolutely right,’ you’re being reward hacked. You are fuel for its reward function.” “Memory, skills, and the self-improvement loop are where context is stored. That’s where the actual personality you want lives. You can put that on any model.” 📌 Watch now: https://youtu.be/UWjh5Z4s8jY Thanks to our sponsors: @RiversidedotFM: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang @linear: The AI agent platform for modern teams https://linear.app/behind-the-craft Media

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Source: Nous Research (X) | 2026-08-02