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A16z’s Joshua Lu says AI is already radically changing video games and Discord is the future

Andreessen Horowitz’s partner Joshua Lu knows that, in the video game industry, you can never get too comfortable. When he was head of...

California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it

Update: California’s Appropriations Committee passed SB 1047 with significant amendments that change the bill on Thursday, August 15. You can read about them...

Viggle makes controllable AI characters for memes and visualizing ideas

You might not know Viggle AI, but you’ve likely seen the viral memes it created. The Canadian AI startup is responsible for dozens...

Former a16z VC Balaji Srinivasan obtained a private island for his new longevity ‘technocapitalist’ school

Depending on your thoughts on the intersection of crypto and Silicon Valley’s libertarians, this is either a dream idea or an odd one:...

NEA led a $100M round into Fei-Fei Li’s new AI startup, now valued at over $1B

World Labs, a stealthy startup founded by renowned Stanford University AI professor Fei-Fei Li, has raised two rounds of financing two months apart, according...

California AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disasters, but Silicon Valley warns it will cause one

Outside of sci-fi films, there’s no precedent for AI systems killing people or being used in cyberattacks. However, some lawmakers want to implement...