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Peter Thiel’s AI predictions – 10 years on
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Peter Thiel’s AI predictions – 10 years on

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Mar 05, 2024
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Among the kingpins of tech, Thiel was one of the most vocal about AI in the 2010s. He had strong convictions – and he put his money where his mouth is.

He backed OpenAI (back when its mission was “to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return.” Huh.) And he was an early backer of DeepMind, back when it was a fresh-f…

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