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  1. Arvin Bhangu on a Hong Kong street holding a handheld sensor unit, shopfronts and traffic behind him.
    Street-testing sensors I built in Shenzhen.Hong Kong
  2. Arvin Bhangu wearing a pair of large custom augmented-reality glasses with a tethered controller in his hand.
    AR glasses I built, with a heads-up display.
  3. Arvin Bhangu on Fox News, the lower third reading Founder, Superintelligence, arcade cabinets beside him.
    The Fox News interview about the model I trained.Los Angeles, 2023
  4. A young Arvin Bhangu wearing a Google Glass Explorer Edition, its display lit.
    Google Glass, before the public could buy one.2013
  5. Arvin Bhangu seated in an empty arena stand beside a white humanoid robot.
    Sat next to a Unitree humanoid at Chase Center.San Francisco
  6. Arvin Bhangu in a corridor at MIT, close to camera.
    MIT. Talking world models with students.Cambridge, Massachusetts
  7. Arvin Bhangu holding an NVIDIA sign against a green wall at GTC.
    NVIDIA GTC, San Jose.San Jose, 2026
  8. Arvin Bhangu seated beside a colleague in front of a screen showing a verification dashboard.
    Presenting our zero-knowledge work in Denver.Denver, Colorado
  9. Arvin Bhangu seated beneath a wall covered in handwritten sheets of paper and diagrams.
    Bengaluru. Forty sheets of paper, one construction.Bengaluru, India
  10. Arvin Bhangu from behind at a bedroom desk, code on the monitor.
    Building the dedup pipeline from my bedroom.
  11. Arvin Bhangu on stage holding a trophy between two other people, a hackathon sponsor wall behind them.
    Won the Bitcoin hackathon in Bangkok.Bangkok, Thailand, 2024
  12. Arvin Bhangu and Vitalik Buterin at an outdoor table in the evening.
    Vitalik Buterin, Chiang Mai.Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2024
  13. Arvin Bhangu greeting someone in a crowded room at an event.
    San Francisco, 2014. Met him in Toronto earlier that year.San Francisco
  14. Arvin Bhangu with Balaji Srinivasan at a dinner in Singapore
    Balaji Srinivasan's network state dinner, Singapore.Singapore
  15. Arvin Bhangu seated at a restaurant table beside Howard Morgan.
    Dinner with Howard Morgan, New York.New York, 2026
  16. Arvin Bhangu with Howard Morgan at a bar, a year later.
    A year on, February 2023.2023
  17. Arvin Bhangu with Howard Morgan and a colleague at an outdoor dinner.
    Howard Morgan, February 2022.2022
  18. Arvin Bhangu and Michael Amoako standing together at a house gathering.
    Michael Amoako.San Francisco
  19. Arvin Bhangu with Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn, who is wearing a Zcash shirt.
    Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn.Utah
  20. Arvin Bhangu with three other founders at dusk on a terrace.
    Nikita Bier, Jacob Peters, Josh Peters.Los Angeles, California
  21. Arvin Bhangu with two other founders on a terrace above Los Angeles.
    Raj Vir and David Tesler, at my place.Los Angeles, California
  22. Arvin Bhangu in a selfie with Gary Vaynerchuk at an evening event in New York.
    Gary Vaynerchuk, New York.New York
  23. Arvin Bhangu working on a laptop on a hotel bed late at night.
    Shenzhen. One in the morning, still going.Shenzhen
  24. Arvin Bhangu sitting on a step outside a closed cafe with a laptop, backpack beside him.
    The cafe shut. The call didn't.San Francisco
  25. Arvin Bhangu at a desk in a university dorm room, two friends in the doorway.
    The dorm room that doubled as an office.Canada
  26. Arvin Bhangu beside a Golden State Warriors championship trophy at Chase Center.
    OpenAI event at Chase Center.San Francisco
  27. Arvin Bhangu speaking at a lectern in a university lecture hall
    Guest lecture on smart contracts at Harvard.Cambridge, Massachusetts
  28. Arvin Bhangu seated on stage at the Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau
    Speaking at Crypto Bahamas, Nassau.Nassau, Bahamas, 2022
  29. Arvin Bhangu being filmed while speaking on a set
    Filming a talk on who owns a model's behaviour.
  30. Arvin Bhangu in an office in front of a United States flag and a whiteboard of equations
    O-1A came through. The hoodie reads alien of extraordinary ability.San Francisco
  31. A room of people working on laptops during a live-in hacker residency
    Mid-session at a residency I hosted in Thailand.
  32. Arvin Bhangu at a laptop surrounded by residency participants looking at the screen
    The India cohort.India
  33. Arvin Bhangu in a DON'T DIE t-shirt in front of an ETHGlobal Singapore backdrop.
    ETHGlobal Singapore.Singapore, 2024
  34. Arvin Bhangu at a restaurant table with a tomahawk steak, other diners behind.
    Dinner downtown with Peter Hirshberg.San Francisco
  35. Arvin Bhangu on a rocky shoreline holding an action camera on a handle.
    Shooting in Bali.Bali, Indonesia
  36. Arvin Bhangu with three friends on a terrace at sunset above Los Angeles.
    Max Gomez, Jacob Peters, Josh Peters.Los Angeles, California
  37. Arvin Bhangu talking with Lizz Warner beside a fireplace.
    Lizz Warner.
  38. Arvin Bhangu and Landon Hamilton wearing cowboy hats
    Landon Hamilton, Austin.Austin, Texas
  39. Arvin Bhangu beside a Bitcoin Beach sign in El Zonte, El Salvador
    Bitcoin Beach, El Zonte. Ran sessions for the town.El Zonte, El Salvador
  40. Arvin Bhangu in a selfie with Brock Pierce at an evening event.
    Brock Pierce.Singapore
  41. Arvin Bhangu in a selfie with Diplo at an indoor event.
    Diplo, Singapore.Singapore
  42. Arvin Bhangu in a selfie with Perris Howard outdoors.
    Perris Howard.
  43. Arvin Bhangu in front of a large Bored Ape mural painted on a wall
    Commissioned fifty feet of Bored Ape for my house in Beverly Hills.Beverly Hills, California
  44. A large group of founders and creators on a rooftop terrace at night in Los Angeles
    One of the nights I hosted, most of the roof.Los Angeles, California
  45. A large group posing together on a rooftop terrace at night in Los Angeles
    Another one of those nights.Los Angeles, California
  46. A group on a sunlit rooftop terrace above Los Angeles at midday
    Brunch at the house, cooked by Gabriel Barone.Los Angeles, California
  47. Arvin Bhangu and Sami Brielle beside a pool during a video shoot
    On a shoot.Los Angeles, California
  48. Arvin Bhangu in front of a Los Angeles Swim Week screen.
    Walked a show at LA Swim Week.Los Angeles, California
  49. Portrait of Arvin Bhangu lit in red, reaching toward the camera.
    Shooting for a fitness studio.
  50. Arvin Bhangu in a yoga position in a red-lit studio while a photographer shoots from the floor.
    The set it was shot on.
  51. Arvin Bhangu with Cosette Rinab
    From a creator night at the house.Los Angeles, California
  52. Arvin Bhangu standing on the roof of a Tesla Cybertruck with the Golden Gate Bridge behind
    Cybertruck, delivery week.San Francisco
  53. Arvin Bhangu in a suit on the seawall at the San Francisco Marina, the Golden Gate Bridge behind him.
    Opening Day on the Bay.San Francisco
  54. Arvin Bhangu driving a golf ball off a terrace while two friends watch.
    Restaging the Entourage golf scene.Los Angeles, California
  55. Arvin Bhangu standing with another man in a forest clearing in the Peruvian Amazon.
    Eighteen days living with a tribe in the Peruvian Amazon.Peru
  56. Arvin Bhangu on a ridge above Medellin, Colombia
    Medellin from the ridge. Two months in Colombia.Medellin, Colombia
  57. Arvin Bhangu beside a loaded motorcycle on a mountain road in Colombia
    Learned to ride so I could see Colombia properly.Colombia
  58. Arvin Bhangu seated outdoors in Shenzhen holding a small terrier.
    Shenzhen, between factories.Shenzhen
  59. Arvin Bhangu walking barefoot along a covered wooden walkway beside a canal.
    Barefoot along a Bangkok canal.Bangkok, Thailand
  60. Arvin Bhangu at a window high inside Taipei 101, the city spread out below.
    Taipei 101.Taipei
  61. Arvin Bhangu on a rooftop at night with the Petronas Twin Towers lit behind him.
    Kuala Lumpur from the roof.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  62. Arvin Bhangu on the Marina seawall in San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge behind
    Home. The Marina.San Francisco, California
  63. Two people walking the Marina Green path at sunset, the bay to the right.
    The evening walk, Marina Green.San Francisco
  64. Arvin Bhangu on a terrace at sunset with palms and the Los Angeles skyline behind.
    My terrace in Los Angeles.Los Angeles, California
  65. Arvin Bhangu on a rooftop terrace at sunset overlooking Los Angeles
    My roof in Beverly Hills, looking east.Los Angeles, California
  66. A group of friends seated across the bow of a boat on Lake Tahoe.
    The rest of the boat.Lake Tahoe, 2026
  67. Arvin Bhangu on the bow of a boat on Lake Tahoe, mountains behind.
    Tahoe, fourth of July.Lake Tahoe, 2026
  68. Arvin Bhangu holding an oversized tennis ball against a neon Wilson wall at the US Open.
    US Open finals, Flushing Meadows.New York, 2025
  69. Arvin Bhangu in the stands at SoFi Stadium during the Super Bowl
    Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium.Inglewood, California, 2022
  70. Arvin Bhangu on skis in falling snow at Breckenridge
    Breckenridge. Every year after ETHDenver since 2018.Breckenridge, Colorado
  71. Arvin Bhangu sitting above the Hollywood sign looking across Los Angeles
    Above the Hollywood sign, first week in LA.Los Angeles, California
  72. Arvin Bhangu in a wetsuit carrying a surfboard on a rocky beach.
    Surfing near Porto.Portugal
  73. Arvin Bhangu sitting on a granite outcrop above Big Bear Lake, pines around him.
    Big Bear Lake.California
  74. Arvin Bhangu training in a gym
    Training.
  75. Close portrait of Arvin Bhangu with a freshly shaved head, wearing sunglasses.
    The day I shaved my head.
  76. A view across Lake Joseph at sunset from a boat, an island in silhouette.
    Lake Joseph with family.Muskoka, Ontario
  77. Arvin Bhangu holding a bass on a boat on a lake in Ontario
    Ontario. Been fishing here since before any of the companies.Ontario, Canada
  78. Arvin Bhangu and a friend standing among trees, both smoking cigars.
    Upstate New York.New York
  79. Arvin Bhangu laughing with a cigar, holding a single white flower.
    Five seconds after the last one.New York
  80. Arvin Bhangu with Sami Brielle at a restaurant
    Dinner out.
  81. Arvin Bhangu and Sami Brielle in front of a giraffe enclosure.
    San Diego Zoo.San Diego, California
  82. Arvin Bhangu and Sami Brielle in a crowd at a concert under stage lights.
    Bryson Tiller.
  83. Arvin Bhangu and Sami Brielle in white, on a lawn beside a palm on Maui.
    Maui.Maui, Hawaii
  84. Arvin Bhangu in a woven poncho against an Inca stone wall at Machu Picchu
    Machu Picchu.Cusco Region, Peru
  85. Arvin Bhangu on the terraces at Machu Picchu with Huayna Picchu behind
    The terraces, an hour later.Cusco Region, Peru
  86. Arvin Bhangu standing with arms folded, the Taj Mahal behind him.
    Agra.Agra, India
  87. Arvin Bhangu and a friend from behind, arms outstretched toward the Taj Mahal.
    At the Taj Mahal.Agra, India
  88. Arvin Bhangu with a friend in front of the Taj Mahal and its reflecting pool.
    The friend I went with.Agra, India
  89. Arvin Bhangu with a friend in front of the Colosseum in Rome.
    The Colosseum. Same friend as Agra.Rome, Italy
  90. Arvin Bhangu with arms outstretched in front of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
    Christ the Redeemer, Rio.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  91. Arvin Bhangu standing in the nave of a basilica in Rome with a gilded coffered ceiling
    A basilica in Rome. Cosmatesque floor, gilded ceiling.Rome, Italy
  92. Arvin Bhangu on a street in Rome wearing a Dogecoin shirt
    Rome again, less reverent.Rome, Italy
  93. Arvin Bhangu at the rim of the Grand Canyon under a clear sky.
    Grand Canyon.Arizona
  94. Arvin Bhangu on a clifftop above a bright turquoise sea.
    Kelingking, Nusa Penida.Nusa Penida, Indonesia
  95. Arvin Bhangu hiking in Yosemite National Park with pine and granite behind
    Yosemite.Yosemite National Park, California
  96. Arvin Bhangu standing on granite above a waterfall in Yosemite
    Above the falls.Yosemite National Park, California
  97. Arvin Bhangu standing at the base of giant sequoias
    Sequoia.California
  98. Arvin Bhangu on a bridge over the Limmat in Zurich
    Zurich.Zurich, Switzerland
  99. Arvin Bhangu with family in front of the Eiffel Tower at night
    Paris with family.Paris, France
  100. Arvin Bhangu standing at the surf line on a black sand beach on Maui.
    Black sand, Maui.Maui, Hawaii
  101. Arvin Bhangu and Sami Brielle on a Maui beach with green sea turtles resting behind them
    Green sea turtles, Maui.Maui, Hawaii
  102. Arvin Bhangu in a cream suit beside a vintage black car at a wedding
    A friend's wedding upstate.New York
  103. Arvin Bhangu holding a small poodle puppy at a cafe table under an olive tree
    Somebody else's dog, West Hollywood.West Hollywood, California
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