In this lively conversation, Mike Krieger, the Chief Product Officer at Anthropic and co-founder of Instagram, shares his journey into the AI landscape. He discusses the rise and fall of his news app, Artifact, and the lessons learned from its shutdown. Mike dives into the potential of AI in creative industries, navigating misinformation, and the intricacies of product development at Anthropic. He reflects on how collaboration and innovation are reshaping AI, all while addressing ethical concerns and user feedback in technology.
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Artifact Shutdown and Acquisition
Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom shut down Artifact, their AI-powered newsreader, after three years.
Yahoo acquired Artifact and relaunched Yahoo News using its technology.
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The Web's Shifting Landscape
Artifact struggled because it relied on a rich web, but creators increasingly prefer closed platforms.
Breaking news often emerges on closed platforms, making it difficult for news aggregators to stay current.
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Yahoo's Acquisition of Artifact
After shutting down Artifact, there was a wave of interest from potential buyers.
Yahoo acquired Artifact quickly, aiming to relaunch it as Yahoo News within two months.
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Today, I’m talking with Mike Krieger, the new chief product officer at Anthropic, one of the hottest AI companies in the industry. Anthropic’s main product right now is Claude, the name of both its industry-leading AI model and a chatbot that competes with ChatGPT.
Mike has a fascinating resume: he was the cofounder of Instagram, and then started AI-powered newsreader Artifact. I was a fan of Artifact, so I wanted to know more about the decision to shut it down as well as the decision to sell it to Yahoo. And then I wanted to know why Mike decided to join Anthropic and work in AI — an industry with a lot of investment, but very few consumer products to justify it. What’s this all for?
Links:
Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger is Anthropic’s new chief product officer | The Verge
Instagram’s co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app | The Verge
Yahoo resurrects Artifact inside a new AI-powered News app | The Verge
Authors sue Anthropic for training AI using pirated books | The Verge
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