I think this is very typical of people who have knowledge and also have skin in the game to be distrusted, right? But you would know more than anyone, presumably what was to happen. That's the reason I didn't call them initially. Just sent them information because it was like, look, they're triaging an emergency. You don't walk into the surgery that's happening in the ER with them and say, Hey, let me, let me help. Like, no, no, I'm here if you need me. Here are my dirty hands and to make it even worse.
From AI and the recent launch of GPT-4 to behind-the-scenes pressure on Washington to resolve the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, today’s guest is in the thick of it all. Kara tells Nayeema that Reid Hoffman is “one of the good ones.” Kara has known the billionaire Greylock VC Partner since the 90s, when he was fresh off the sale of PayPal and before he co-founded LinkedIn. Today they discuss Hoffman’s donations to Biden and other Democrats, how his political views have impacted his friendships with Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, and why he is so bullish on AI.
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