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Henry Farrell's take on how science fiction led Silicon Valley astray

Posted by Tim O'reilly · Founder & CEO 6 hours ago

Henry Farrell's substack is always worth reading, erudite and provocative in equal measure. As a long time science fiction reader, I was of course...

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Brittain Ladd

on... Meta Hires Four More OpenAI Researchers

I absolutely love how aggressive Mark Zuckerberg has become in running Meta, and making a Big Bet on AI. When Zuckerberg realized Meta’s AI model was a dud, he pivoted and immediately went on a recruiting and hiring spree to find the best talent available.

I agree with the 49% investment in Scale AI and hiring Alexandr Wang. However, I’d also like to see Zuckerberg acquire Thinking Machines Lab, and hire Mira Murati.

I’m surprised that he hasn’t hired

Justin Zhang

on... OpenAI and Microsoft Duel Over AGI in High-Stakes Negotiation

Excellent piece!

Hunter Walk

on... Google Cuts Smart TV Budget as It Doubles Down on YouTube

Christian Oestlien is strong, credible exec from my experience with him - we worked together 2006/2007 and have remained friends. Would be good choice IMO.

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