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Is this the end of art?

The article explores the evolving nature of art in the digital age, questioning whether technological advancements and changing cultural values signal a decline in traditional artistic expression.

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Technology

Marc Andreessen on Evaluating Founders and AI's Consumer Surplus

This episode originally aired on The Twenty Minute VC with Harry Stebbings. Marc Andreessen explains why learning from past investment mistakes can be a trap, shares his framework for evaluating founder greatness through IQ, courage, and drive, and makes the case that venture investors should back the person over the business plan. They also discuss why AI is reconcentrating the tech industry in Silicon Valley, the concept of consumer surplus and where 99% of AI's value will actually go, and ...

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Geopolitics

The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Today and Beyond

The 12th annual RAND-hosted U.S.-Japan Alliance Series at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles explored the current state and future of the alliance and featured keynote speaker Shotaro Yachi, Japan’s first national security advisor, and expert panelists

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Technology

The Pentagon’s culture war tactic against Anthropic has backfired

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI. It’s the latest development in the month-long…

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