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Fear of big AI labs is overstated
Fear of big AI labs is overstated
Patrick argues that the fear of large AI labs trampling startups has been overstated, citing the historical difficulty of dominant organizations pursuing every opportunity.
- Speaker
- Patrick Collison
- Source timestamp
- 22:58
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