EP 72: Jaan Tallinn (Co-Founder, Skype) on Lessons from Skype, Giving SBF $100M & Investing in AI

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Jaan Tallinn is the Co-Founder of Skype and one of the most prominent voices in AI safety. After co-founding Skype he begun to delve into the world of AI safety and strongly holds the position that humans can not motivate AI and that action must be taken. Jaan initiated the 6-month pause on AI that was co-signed by Elon Musk. Nonetheless he's invested in some of the most influential AI companies like DeepMind and Anthropic. On this episode he shares why he invests in AI despite his views on safety, the insights he gained from founding Skype and his first impression meeting SBF in the Bahamas. (0:00) Intro (0:54) Jaan's journey with crypto (2:49) Investing in SBF (8:08) Entrepreneurial…