Writing

I have not personally commented in public on the Israel/Gaza conflict until now (USV signed on to a statement ). The suffering has been heartbreaking and the conflict is far from over. Beyond the carnage on the ground, the dialog [...]  Read more

I was at a conference earlier this year where one of the topics was the fear of a population implosion. Some people are concerned that with birth rates declining in many parts of the world we might suddenly find ourselves [...]  Read more

Silicon Valley’s tribal boosterism has been bad for tech and bad for the world. I recently criticized Reddit for clamping down on third party clients. I pointed out that having raised a lot of money at a high valuation required [...]  Read more

Silicon Valley’s tribal boosterism has been bad for tech and bad for the world. I recently criticized Reddit for clamping down on third party clients. I pointed out that having raised a lot of money at a high valuation required [...]  Read more

A few week backs I wrote a series of blog posts about the risks from progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) . I specifically addressed that I believe that we are facing not just structural risks , such as algorithmic bias, [...]  Read more

A few week backs I wrote a series of blog posts about the risks from progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) . I specifically addressed that I believe that we are facing not just structural risks , such as algorithmic bias, [...]  Read more

A couple of weeks ago I participated in Creative Destruction Lab ’s (CDL) “Super Session” event in Toronto. It was an amazing convocation of CDL alumni from around the world, as well as new companies and mentors. The event kicked [...]  Read more

A couple of weeks ago I participated in Creative Destruction Lab ’s (CDL) “Super Session” event in Toronto. It was an amazing convocation of CDL alumni from around the world, as well as new companies and mentors. The event kicked [...]  Read more