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Silicon Valley doesn’t care about Big Tech’s AI conflicts of interest

Generative AI technology is blurring the lines between businesses and bringing fresh scrutiny to the boardroom roles of heavy-hitters like Reid Hoffman and Marc Andreessen.

Fortune

An army of 100 million bots and deepfakes—buckle up for AI's crash landing in the 2024 election

With generative AI tools it's easier than ever to spread misinformation. And with a presidential election around the corner, a growing number of people are sounding the alarm.

Fortune

Legendary Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla says the existential risk of sentient AI killing us is ‘not worthy of conversation’

The longtime Silicon Valley investor says that "doomers are worried about the wrong risks" when it comes to AI. We should be worried about China, not sentient AI.

Fortune

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Overthinking the risks of AI is its own risk, says LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman: ‘The important thing is to not fumble the future’

The longtime tech entrepreneur and investor likened the advent of AI to the creation of the automobile to show the problem with focusing only on the risks of new technology.

Fortune

US Business Leaders Start To Rally Around Republican Candidate Nikki Haley

A growing number of US business leaders are rallying behind former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as the Republican Party's presidential hopeful, seeing her as more stable than rival Donald Trump, and more favorable to business interests than incumbent Joe Biden.

International Business Times

Trump: Lawyer gave me "not good advice"

Trump appeared to blame his attorney for losing E. Jean Carroll case

Salon

Former OpenAI Director Says He Is Still Unsure Why The Board Fired Sam Altman

The mystery surrounding the OpenAI's board decision to remove CEO Sam Altman has left an aura of uncertainty around the high-profile AI startup.

International Business Times UK

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Democrat megadonor gives to Nikki Haley super PAC to help thwart Trump

Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, gave $250,000 to SFA Fund Inc and has backed other anti-Trump causes

The Independent UK

In the battle to bring ousted founder Sam Altman back to OpenAI, Microsoft and Satya Nadella hold the trump cards

The company doesn't have a seat on the board. What it does have is arguably more powerful.

Fortune

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman dismisses calls to halt AI development as 'foolish' and 'anti-humanist'

Hoffman labeled a letter signed by Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak "foolish."

Fortune

Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first

Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California

The Independent UK

Goldman Sachs scores the lead underwriting position on a trio of big tech IPOs

Arm, Instacart and Klaviyo are expected to list in September.

Fortune

Tech heavyweights, dissatisfied with San Francisco, are planning their own enclaves—following a tradition among wealthy Americans

Silicon Valley elites like Mark Moritz, Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs are over the city—and have put $800 million toward a new one

Fortune

Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats

While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants

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Parmy Olson: Your future AI will have multiple personalities

Chatbots aren’t just useful for writing essays and emails. Those designed to show empathy and retain memories about their users are already acting as personal guides. A man who recently tried using a chatbot called Pi realized it could help him give up smoking if he went to it each…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Avoiding disaster by mandating AI testing

Bad weather rarely causes a plane to crash — but the low probability of such a crash isn’t because nature lacks the power to send a plane woefully off course. In fact, as recently as 2009, a thunderstorm caused a crash resulting in 228 deaths.

Fortune

Why Reid Hoffman believes A.I. should stand for ‘amplification intelligence’

The LinkedIn cofounder and Greylock partner weighs in on the "cognitive industrial revolution."

Fortune

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman says A.I. will destroy jobs—but could also reskill workers

The LinkedIn cofounder and Greylock partner says A.I. can give workers "superpowers to do other jobs."

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A.I. as ‘amplification intelligence’ will be part of ‘every professional activity’ within 2 to 5 years, says Reid Hoffman

The Greylock partner and early OpenAI investor says A.I. is "off-the-charts amazing" in amplifying what someone can do.

Salon

Trump rips Carroll — could be sued again

Trump fumed in a 1 a.m. post after a jury found him liable for sexual assault and defamation

Fortune

DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman's new A.I. chatbot is safe. Maybe too safe

Mustafa Suleyman's Inflection debuted its hotly anticipated first product Pi. It's a chatbot—and not much else.

The New Daily

Trump accuser defends rape claim after mistrial denied

A columnist who has accused former US president Donald Trump of historical rape has given evidence in a Manhattan courtroom.

Salon

Judge warns Trump over Eric's tweet

The judge warned of obstruction charges against the former president — and potentially his son, expert says

The Independent UK

Eric Trump threatened with potential charges over tweet about father’s civil rape trial

‘There are some relevant US statutes here, and somebody on your side ought to be thinking about them’

The Independent UK

Trump is fuming at a ‘liberal megadonor’ in the E Jean Carroll rape trial. Will his gripes affect the case?

A stunning exchange between the trial judge and Trump’s lawyer this week belied a larger issue in the case: Whether the funding of Ms Carroll’s legal expenses by a private nonprofit primarily funded by liberal megadonor Reid Hoffman has any bearing on the case. John Bowden reports

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