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Aug 13
Will abundant intelligence become the widest shared inheritance in history, or the narrowest concentration of power ever assembled? On November 7-8, the Funding the Commons Forum comes to San Francisco. 200 researchers, engineers, policymakers, and funders, gathering to shape
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For most of history, the value of people's labor is what tied them to the powerful, and much of why societies invested in them: schools, health, a growing say in how life is run. When AI can do that labor, that link weakens. @luke_drago_ calls it the intelligence curse.
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Funding the Commons
@FundingCommons
Aug 31
The most powerful thing a group can share is a picture of a future worth building.
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@ashebytes
Aug 29
I don’t think tech needs more storytellers I think it needs more world-builders
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Aug 31
This year, Nvidia became worth more than Germany's entire economy. A few companies now hold more capital, compute, and reach than most countries. That means the decisions that used to belong to public institutions increasingly happen inside private ones: what rules a model
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Funding the Commons
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Aug 28
One of the most fun talks from our last event. The next one's in SF, November 7-8. Will you join us? luma.com/ftcforum-sf-20…
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@shawmakesmagic
Aug 27
I try to make my talks spicy and funny, like a comedy show with ultra nerd content youtube.com/watch?v=tVMdE7…
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