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Albert Wenger – Sep 18, 2023
Today we’re excited to announce our investment in Chamber, a new service for securely holding digital assets. One of the challenges for crypto adoption is the perception that it is unsafe. Research by Pew found “75% of Americans who have [...] Read more
We Need New Forms of Living Together
Albert Wenger – Sep 18, 2023
I was at a conference earlier this year where one of the topics was the fear of a population implosion. Some people are concerned that with birth rates declining in many parts of the world we might suddenly find ourselves [...] Read more
Low Rung Tech Tribalism
Albert Wenger – Jul 3, 2023
Silicon Valley’s tribal boosterism has been bad for tech and bad for the world. I recently criticized Reddit for clamping down on third party clients. I pointed out that having raised a lot of money at a high valuation required [...] Read more
Low Rung Tech Tribalism
Albert Wenger – Jul 3, 2023
Silicon Valley’s tribal boosterism has been bad for tech and bad for the world. I recently criticized Reddit for clamping down on third party clients. I pointed out that having raised a lot of money at a high valuation required [...] Read more
Artificial Intelligence Existential Risk Dilemmas
Albert Wenger – Jun 26, 2023
A few week backs I wrote a series of blog posts about the risks from progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) . I specifically addressed that I believe that we are facing not just structural risks , such as algorithmic bias, [...] Read more
Artificial Intelligence Existential Risk Dilemmas
Albert Wenger – Jun 26, 2023
A few week backs I wrote a series of blog posts about the risks from progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) . I specifically addressed that I believe that we are facing not just structural risks , such as algorithmic bias, [...] Read more
Power and Progress (Book Review)
Albert Wenger – Jun 25, 2023
A couple of weeks ago I participated in Creative Destruction Lab ’s (CDL) “Super Session” event in Toronto. It was an amazing convocation of CDL alumni from around the world, as well as new companies and mentors. The event kicked [...] Read more
Power and Progress (Book Review)
Albert Wenger – Jun 25, 2023
A couple of weeks ago I participated in Creative Destruction Lab ’s (CDL) “Super Session” event in Toronto. It was an amazing convocation of CDL alumni from around the world, as well as new companies and mentors. The event kicked [...] Read more
Tutors for Everyone
Albert Wenger – Jun 12, 2023
In 2009 we hosted a one day event we called "Hacking Education." We brought together a diverse group that included game designers, principals from schools, and even homeschoolers. We were fortunate to have the late Sir Ken Robinson give opening [...] Read more