An interview with Guillaume Verdon, who founded stealth AI startup Extropic and is behind the @BasedBeffJezos persona at the center of effective accelerationism
and spoke to Guillaume Verdon, the self-described “gentle Canadian” behind the account. https://www.forbes.com/... @autismcapital : New Forbes article on e/acc and unfortunately doxxing Beff Jezos. It...
Book excerpt shows how Zuckerberg and Sandberg's partnership deteriorated during the Trump era, as Zuckerberg increasingly made the biggest policy decisions
it feels ... familiar. And excited to read this tome tonight. https://twitter.com/... @seyitaylor : I'm assuming this is what the “Agrestes” episode was based on? https://twitter.com/... Seamus Hughes...
Examining the links between the Rationalist community, with Slate Star Codex blog as its epicenter, and influential leaders in tech, including OpenAI's founders
even inside newsrooms. This is depraved. https://twitter.com/... Robin Hanson / @robinhanson : “The ideas they exchanged were often controversial — connected to gender, race and inherent ability, for ...
A look at Facebook's 59-acre Willow Village development in Menlo Park, with 1,500 apartments and other amenities, as it follows in Apple and Google's footsteps
In Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook is building a real community and testing the proposition: Do people love tech companies so much they will live inside them? Tweets: @ssstrom , @davethackeray , @william...
Sam Altman's project The United Slate aims to help elect ~5 candidates in California aligned with its 10 left-leaning policy goals but isn't set up as a PAC
William Turton / The Outline : Thanks: @williamturton
Y Combinator boss Sam Altman says he's not going to cut ties with Peter Thiel for supporting Donald Trump
Y Combinator is extremely influential … Robert Hackett / Fortune : Data Sheet—Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian : The hypocrisy of Facebook's silence on Peter Thiel's support for ...