Dave Morin: AI will radically amplify both curiosity and addictive tendencies
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Dave Morin, partner at Offline Ventures, discusses the societal and behavioral consequences of rapid AI deployment.
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“AI is like an enormous amplifier, right? Like it's going to radically amplify, you know, curious people are more curious. If you want to build more, you can build more. Addictive personalities are going to spiral. Like all the things are going to happen, right? Massive amplifier.”
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