Peter Thiel: The Stagnation of Science and the AI Revolution

Peter Thiel is one of the greatest entrepreneurs and investors of his generation. #peterthiel #AI #vc #diversitymyth #zerotoone Looking for more data news? Follow us on Twitter @worldofdaas   / worldofdaas   🌐 The trusted news feed on Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) companies and products 🌐 Peter was the co-founder and CEO of PayPal (PYPL), the first investor in Facebook, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies (PLTR). He’s the founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Founders Fund, and the author of Zero to One, one of the best business books of all time. --------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Peter Thiel - Tech investor & Entrepreneur 00:35 Zero to One and market size 03:20 Monopolies in venture capital 05:30 Why scientific progress has slowed 21:02 Steven Pinker and positive progress 26:10 Religion, science and skepticism 31:18 Why AI researchers believe we’re in a simulation 40:03 US debt and economic growth 55:06 A conspiracy theory Peter Thiel believes 59:12 Peter’s take for common bad advice --------------------------------------------------------- In this episode with Peter Thiel, we discuss: 🔬 The Stagnation of Science and the AI Revolution 💡 Startups, Monopolies, and why “Competition is for losers” 🌐 Wokeness, Safety, and the Soft Lockdown of Society 🤖 AI, Existential Risks, and the Simulation Hypothesis: Could we be living in a simulated reality? 🚀 From Zero to One: Peter Thiel's Unconventional Insights on Startups & Investing in 2023 In December 2015, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Reid Hoffman, Jessica Livingston, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infosys, and YC Research announced the formation of OpenAI and pledged over $1 billion to the venture. Peter’s Socials: Twitter:   / peterthiel   LinkedIn:   / peterthiel   Founder Fund: https://foundersfund.com/team/peter-t... 🎧 Listen to World of DaaS: Spotify: http://bit.ly/3P6BBHL Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sNyjBJ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/463P9KY Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/3LkuGJN Host Auren Hoffman Socials: Twitter:   / auren   Substack: https://substack.com/@auren World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph & Flex Capital. SafeGraph: https://safegraph.com Flex Capital: https://flexcapital.com For more episodes, visit https://safegraph.com/podcasts