Steven Levy
STORY ANGLES - Focuses on human interest and cultural relevance: Stories often highlight personal narratives (e.g., Steve Jobs’ memorabilia, Anthropic’s philosopher) or societal implications (e.g., wealth tax panic).
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War Bros Didnât Always Rule Silicon Valley (opens the original)
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In September 2015, the Founders Fund hosted a retreat at an eco-resort in British Columbia. Most of the attendees were VCs and people from the companies the firm was backing, but they also invited a few outsiders, including computer pioneer Alan Kay, writer Neal Stephenson, and me. One morning at breakfast I was sitting across from Kay at a long table. The man who conceived the Dynabookâbasically the modern computer that we all useâwas expounding on his exploits when Founders Fund leader Pet
If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already (opens the original)
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In early 2025 I was interviewing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei when he explained why, despite the company’s repeated acknowledgments that AI could yield catastrophic results, people seemed largely unperturbed. “There is compelling evidence that the models can wreak havoc,” he said. But, he added, those dangers were still theoretical. Would it take a Pearl Harbor–like situation for the world to wake up to those dire possibilities? He sighed. “Basically, yeah,” he said. As it turned out, all it took
Who Cares if AI Is ConsciousâItâs Basically Alive (opens the original)
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I spent the waning days of summer grinding away at columns and working on a feature. But I missed a chance at a striking change of sceneryâcruising the Galápagos with about a dozen prominent philosophers studying consciousness. The invite described morning classroom discussions tackling knotty questions on the nature of consciousness with marquee names in the field. Afternoons would be spent on island exploration and wading and snorkeling with rare biological species. One look at the agenda a
AI Has Human Doctors Asking: Whatâs Left for Us? (opens the original)
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Donât be fooled by the question mark in the title of an article published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. When the authors, including medical superstar Ezekiel Emanuel and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, asked, âWill Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Physicians as the Best Medical Care?â they were being rhetorical. Their answer is an emphatic YES. Many in the medical world are begrudgingly coming to terms with the premise that patients can get the best treatment by a
Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Donât Get What People Want (opens the original)
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Tim OâReillyâs yardstick for measuring the worth of a company, person, or society has long been create more value than you capture. Itâs no surprise that OâReillyâpublisher, internet pioneer, VC, conference organizer, and dispenser of tech wisdomâis applying that metric to the way people design and use AI. Specifically, heâs pushing for a future where open-source AI is an elixir for the masses. He worries that, like Microsoft in the 1990s, todayâs hyperscalers are trying to lock
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