Meta Poaches OpenAI Researchers, Murati's Plans to Take on OpenAI, NATO Takeaways | Mike Gallagher, Pippa Lamb, Dan Shipper, Eliano Younes

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Jun 26, 2025

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Mike Gallagher

Pippa Lamb, a partner at Sweet Capital, shares insights on the surge in European defense spending, highlighting opportunities for tech startups. Dan Shipper, co-founder of Every, reveals Quora, an AI email assistant, and discusses the hurdles of AI integration in established platforms. Eliano Younes of Palantir talks about their merchandise store's success and dedication to American manufacturing. Meanwhile, Mike Gallagher reflects on his journey from military and political life to leading AI initiatives at Palantir, exploring how technology can reshape defense strategies.

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ANECDOTE

Lucas Bayer's AI Journey

Lucas Bayer co-led the multimodal team at DeepMind and then started OpenAI's Zurich office. He recently joined Meta with two other key researchers.
His work on the Vision Transformer fundamentally enables image understanding in AI models like ChatGPT.

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Meta's Founder-Led AI Talent War

Meta's Super Intelligence Project focuses on recruiting top AI talent rather than scaling headcount massively.
Mark Zuckerberg's hands-on founder approach intensifies the AI talent competition among big tech companies.

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OpenAI Talent Retention Narrative

OpenAI leadership claims the best talent hasn't left for Meta despite high-profile defections.
Sam Altman warns about the risk of leaving the company being seen as a marker of nonperformance.

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(02:28) - The Social Network 2 Sneak Peak
(06:27) - Meta Poaches OpenAI Researchers
(29:28) - Murati's Plans to Take on OpenAI
(31:18) - Pippa Lamb is a partner at Sweet Capital, an early-stage tech fund established by the founders of King.com following their $5.9 billion sale to Activision Blizzard in 2015. In the conversation, she discusses the recent increase in European defense spending, highlighting the UK's commitment to allocate up to 5% of its GDP to defense by 2035, and the potential opportunities this presents for both established defense companies and emerging startups in the sector.
(01:00:34) - Timeline
(01:10:07) - Dan Shipper, co-founder of Every, a writer-focused media company, discusses the public launch of Quora, an AI-powered email assistant designed to streamline email management by filtering messages, drafting responses, and providing concise summaries. Priced at $15 per month, Quora aims to reduce the time users spend on email by automating routine tasks and prioritizing important communications. Shipper emphasizes the challenges incumbents face in integrating AI into existing platforms and highlights the advantages startups have in leveraging new technologies to innovate user experiences.
(01:23:45) - Eliano Younes, Palantir's Strategic Engagement Lead, discusses the successful relaunch of the company's merchandise store, emphasizing its commitment to American manufacturing and the overwhelming demand that led to rapid sellouts. He highlights the store's evolution, noting the shift to U.S.-made products and plans for unique, limited-edition items. Younes also mentions the significant traffic from international markets like South Korea and the store's role in strengthening the Palantir community.
(01:32:19) - Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies, discusses his transition from military service and Congress to the private sector, emphasizing his commitment to national security and preventing global conflicts. He highlights Palantir's partnership with The Nuclear Company to develop an AI-driven Nuclear Operating System (NOS) aimed at streamlining nuclear reactor construction, reducing costs, and enhancing energy security. Gallagher underscores the strategic importance of this collaboration in maintaining U.S. leadership in nuclear technology amid global competition.