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Sam Altman disputes Marc Andreessen’s description of AI meetings with Biden administration

20 December 2024 at 16:04

Sam Altman dismissed what he called a "conspiracy theory" from a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen.

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The promise and warning of Truth Terminal, the AI bot that secured $50,000 in bitcoin from Marc Andreessen

19 December 2024 at 04:50

“I think the most ironic way the world could end would be if someone makes a memecoin about a man’s stretched anus and it brings about the singularity.” That’s Andy Ayrey, the founder of decentralized AI alignment research lab Upward Spiral, who is also behind the viral AI bot Truth Terminal. You might have heard […]

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Trump’s Silicon Valley advisers have AI ‘censorship’ in their crosshairs

15 December 2024 at 06:00

President-elect Donald Trump has surrounded himself with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — including Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks — who are now advising him on technology and other issues. When it comes to AI, this crew of technologists is fairly aligned on the need for rapid development and adoption of AI throughout the U.S. […]

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Why Marc Andreessen was ‘very scared’ after meeting with the Biden administration about AI

14 December 2024 at 08:00

What scared him most was what some said about the government’s role in AI, and what he described as a young staff who were “out for blood. ”

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Silicon Valley hitters take over Trump transition team: “a dozen Musk allies”

6 December 2024 at 22:49

About a “dozen Musk allies” have put a pin in their daily routines to serve as unofficial advisers to the Trump transition effort, says the New York Times.  Among them, reports the outlet: Jared Birchall, the head of Elon Musk’s family office, has interviewed a few candidates for jobs at the State Department; Marc Andreessen […]

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Las Vegas sheriff tells a16z partners what’s next on his wish list: AI for bodycams

19 November 2024 at 10:35

Vegas police received funding for tech like drones and license plate readers from Ben Horowitz. Now it wants AI to go through police footage.

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