Arena has quickly become the largest Moat on the platform with the single largest unique participant count as well Join me on an Arena Stages in ~45 minutes as I dive into all the metrics and nitty gritty details behind the Moats App and our upcoming airdrop 🏰⚔️

ChatGPT just switched ads on across Europe. Quick summary: 1. 31 markets went live this week. Biggest expansion yet. Total is now 40 markets, six months after the US pilot. 2. Ads only show on Free and Go plans. Plus, Pro, Enterprise stay clean. The inventory sits where casual users live. 3. It's not basic CPC anymore. Conversion optimization, geo-targeting, custom audiences. Tens of thousands of advertisers already ran on it in the US. 4. You can't self-serve yet. Agencies and the ads team for now. The self-serve dashboard lands later this summer. 5. That early window is the whole play. Thin auction right now means cheap bids. Once self-serve opens, the floor finds itself. 6. The buying decision now happens inside the chat. Ads sit exactly where people decide what to buy. —————————— My take OpenAI sets the precedent for AI-native advertising. Pro: Targeting specific user segments gets easier as the platform matures. Con: Every other AI provider now has license to push ad integration harder. The real question isn't whether users leave. Rather "ads on free, clean on paid" stays true. Furthermore, OpenAI's promise that ads never shape answers is the line that decides whether we trust any of it.

When the first frameworks for local models drop, then yes. Right now, you are (as a consumer) giving away (almost) all your (critical) business 'problems' to Anthropic, Open AI or Google (see Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI). And all of them train on your data and eroding your temporary competitive edge. Local models will solve that in the future.

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Create with Dreamina Seedance 2.0. Dreamina launches a €40,000 prize pool to bring your work to Annecy International Animation Film Festival Animation is one of humanity’s oldest ways of dreaming. With Dreamina Seedance 2.0, we continue to explore new possibilities for animated storytelling, and hope to bring more imagination to the world’s leading animation stage. The Annecy International Animation Film Festival — the only animation festival among global Category A international film festivals and widely known as the "Oscars of Animation" — marks its 66th year in 2026, placing AI on its key theme for the very first time. The Dreamina AI International Animation Summit will be held on June 23, 2026 at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, launching a global open call for AI animated works and creative project proposals. The event features a total prize pool of €40,000, with winning creators and selected works receiving sponsored flights and accommodation to attend Annecy in person, participate in screenings, and engage with the international animation industry. Powered by Dreamina Seedance 2.0, and the new upcoming 「Octo」, Dreamina AI continues to explore new frontiers in animation filmmaking — and we hope to create the defining visual language of this era together with you. For detailed information, please visit the official Dreamina AI website. #DreaminaAI #DreaminaatAnnecy #DreaminaContest #DreaminaOcto #DreaminaSeedance2 #DreaminaOctoVibeCreate

I am taking a break from posting on X for the time being and cleaning up my follower and following list, so don't get confused if you notice my account is suddenly private. See you later! - Lionars 🦁

Focus On...?

The Lone Wolf Walks Alone?

I did two alternative edits, which one is the best?

Can you do it?

In other news.. Rejected Promo takes #1 Who wants a Viking chieftain action figure? 😉

First Happy Horse Test! 🐴 I used the same prompt as yesterday (see quoted post). My thoughts: 🖼️ Visuals 10/10 🎬 Transitions 7/10 🎵 Sound 4/10 Overall: 7/10 Visually strong, but it needs improvement in the sound department. How's you experience with Happy Horse so far?

Refine the prompt! Can you spot the error? Prompt: @ Img1 is the character. Anime semi realistic style. Scene: Black screen, pause <glaring sound>, text appears: "Revenge?" , black screen, pause <glaring sound>, text appears: "Wake Up!", character's blue eyes lit up (fueled with magic), then black screen, character is in a valley of mist, then black screen, text appears: "I SAID WAKE UP!", close up on character's face as his expression changes from anxious to terrified, <slow then loud epic intro>, one pair of eyes appears, shining first red and mysterious, then a big dragon. Finally: the dragon opens his mouth and spews fire.

💸 Attention Future Builders! 💸 Episode 2 of Vibe 101 is coming this Wednesday! This time it's an open, freestyle format where we build in real time. Lionars (@InterestedBrain) will steer Squall (@09_squall) as they work together on an application from scratch. Time: 🇩🇪 8 PM CET (Berlin) 🇬🇧 7 PM UTC (London) 🇺🇸 2 PM ET (New York City) Perfect for anyone who wants to see how real projects come together live. Join us and get inspired! See you Wednesday at 8 PM CET. Also some quick updates: • Whitepaper is in the works and will soon go live on our website. • New Reward Structure: Next monthly rewards will be distributed via Moats (more details dropping this week). $VIT Always Wins. 💸 I wish you a VITastic Monday! 💸 — Vita 💸