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Anthropic’s Cofounder: ‘Dumb Questions’ Unlock AI Breakthroughs

Anthropic’s cofounder said the key to advancing AI isn’t rocket science — it’s asking the obvious stuff nobody wants to say out loud.”It’s really asking very naive, dumb questions that get you very far,” said Jared Kaplan at a Y Combinator event last month.The chief science officer at Anthropic said…

TripAdvisor Cofounder Gets Ghosted on LinkedIn After Leaving CEO Role

It turns out even CEOs can be left on read — especially if they’re no longer running a household name company.Steve Kaufer cofounded TripAdvisor in 2000. Over his 22 years at the company, Kaufer sold his company for $212 million to IAC, navigated it through the 2005 Expedia spin-off and…

Waze Cofounder Uri Levine: the Next Generation ‘Will Not Drive’

Serial entrepreneur Uri Levine helped build two navigation companies that achieved roughly billion-dollar exits.But he predicts kids born today, known as Generation Beta, won’t end up behind the wheel.”They will not drive,” the Waze cofounder told Business Insider. “A generation after that, if you will tell them that you used…

Smashburger Cofounder on Why Generational Trends Don’t Factor Into R&D

Don’t expect to find a Labubu-themed promotion at Smashburger anytime soon.The Denver-based chain is preparing to launch its “Summer of Smash” menu on July 22, featuring the return of its Smoked Brisket Bacon Smash and a new lineup of offerings under $4.99. But while Smashburger’s new items do include a…

OpenAI’s Cofounder Andrej Karpathy: ‘Keep AI on the Leash’

Andrej Karpathy thinks we’re getting way too excited about AI, especially when it comes to deploying agents that act without supervision.In a keynote at an event hosted by Y Combinator earlier this week, the computer scientist said people need to “keep AI on the leash.” The OpenAI cofounder said current…