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Media Monitor: WIRED Recalls Clash Between Tech's Idealists and Its Investors

25 Sep 2026 11:00 a.m. · Source: WIRED Backchannel

WIRED's Backchannel recounts a 2015 Founders Fund retreat where computer pioneer Alan Kay and investor Peter Thiel failed to connect, illustrating tech's divided worlds.

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Media Monitor: WIRED Backchannel Reports Anthropic CEO Says AI Safety Hinges on Understanding How Models "Think"

18 Sep 2026 11:05 a.m. · Source: WIRED Backchannel

WIRED's Backchannel reports Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI safety depends on understanding how models think, warning that evidence of potential harm remains disturbing and largely theoretical.

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