The consensus on AGI is that it will leave no jobs for humans; therefore, no purpose to continue living.
@kevinweil shared during his dinner with Icons that, contrary to what the masses believe is actually true, AI will reshape the work, not end it.
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- Icons hosted a dinner with @erichorvitz, the Chief Scientific Officer at @Microsoft. He's working at the frontier of AI development, and here's one of his core insights about AI and the future of jobs:
- Yesterday we had dinner with @SGRodriques, Founder & CEO of @FutureHouseSF, a non-profit research lab with the mission to build AI scientist, capable of independently hypothesizing, experimenting, analyzing, and scaling scientific discovery. FutureHouse has raised over $200m.
- Replying to @sv_icons7. VCs already know what they want. People rarely change their opinions. Trying to convince VC is full BS, you just need to find a VC who already believes that your idea is great, and then you make sure he believes you’re the right founder for the idea
- He is the visionary who helped turn a research demo into the fastest-growing consumer product in history. @nickaturley - the head of product for ChatGPT at OpenAI. He helped build arguably the most transformative application of the decade. Here are 8 lessons Nick shared
- Replying to @sv_icons8. FutureHouse's AI discovered a novel treatment for AMD, a major cause of blindness. The entire process, spanning hypothesis generation to data analysis, was carried out by AI, all while remaining open-access and mission-driven as a non-profit organization.
- Replying to @sv_icons7. Treat model behavior as a first-class part of the product. The ChatGPT team deliberately avoided giving the model a cartoonish personality, opting instead for a neutral, reliable stance. Users trust they're getting clear, unbiased information, while specialized apps handle
- Replying to @sv_icons8. Every field will adopt AI. AI will soon be as universal as computers are today. From classrooms to clinics, professionals should start integrating AI into their workflows now. Banning AI tools in schools only puts students at a disadvantage - embracing them will lead to
- Some time ago, we hosted @schrep who served as CTO of Meta and helped scale the company to billions of users. Then he founded Gigascale Ventures to help scale climate solutions and make the world a better place to live for everyone. Surprisingly, Mike’s focus shifted during
- Hosting amazing @LM_Braswell was definitely a highlight of SV Icons' summer. She shared her insights of working for @scale_AI, @foundersfund and now @kleinerperkins. Insights below:
- Last week we hosted an insightful dinner at SV Icons with @jainarvind, CEO and founder of @glean. Attendees asked many company-building questions, and below are the key highlights from the conversation:
- Man @martin_casado is special! A couple weeks ago we had the absolute pleasure of hosting one of the most important people in AI. Keep fighting the good fight Martin!
- Last week at SV Icons we had the pleasure of hosting @VanjaJosifovski, a seasoned tech leader, co-founder and CEO at @Kumo_ai_team, which uses graph neural networks to make AI for enterprises as simple as analytics. Here are some insights from the dinner =>











