Simone Collins

Dear Second Voice Readers, Please enjoy this guest essay by parent-entrepreneurs Simone and Malcolm Collins. We seek to feature a range of perspectives on AI and its worldly application. And what could be a more timely topic than the future of parenting in the AI age? If you have a thoughtful and original perspective on this topic, we’d love to hear from you. Pitch us hello@lightninginspiration.com This Substack is reader-supported.

Last month, the Lighthaven convention center in Berkeley hosted Manifest, the first conference for prediction market enthusiasts. By now this has already been covered elsewhere, including in a great article by the New York Times, but here are some particular highlights: Prediction markets have often existed in a regulatory gray area. A newer market, Kalshi, has tried to cooperate with regulators to become a new kind of fully-legal and highly-regulated platform, but it’s been tough going.