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Ries: Facebook buried internal scientific research proving its products cause depression
“Facebook even commissioned the scientific research to find out if their product makes people depressed. And then they found out that it does. And they were like, oh, better bury that. Instead of take it seriously and do something about it.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 31:30 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
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Ries: Leading AI firms are not backed by legacy SaaS and social VCs
“So you see like a number of the leading AI firms are not funded by the leading venture firms from the SaaS or social media eras.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 1:31 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
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Ries: AI founders tend to be older and more sophisticated
“And you also see just, it's a difference in the kind of founders that are doing this. They tend to be older. They tend to be a little bit more sophisticated.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 2:14 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ries: AI accountability agents will avoid the uncanny valley problem
“I don't think we're gonna have an uncanny valley problem here. I think these things are actually gonna feel very good when it praises you. You're actually gonna feel good. You're gonna want to get it right.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 44:55 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
Assertion Supported
Ries: Corporate venture capital is far more involved in AI than past eras
“You see a lot more involvement of corporate venture firms which You didn't see before.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 1:45 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ries: AI accountability bots will become a huge category as AI improves
“This kind of thing is going to be a huge category as the AI gets better.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 42:48 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
Assertion Supported
Ries: Securing Long-Term Stock Exchange regulatory approval took ten years
“I built a stock exchange, literally the same regulatory category as NYSE or NASDAQ. I spent 10 years of my life getting the regulatory approval to do it.”
Eric Ries Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 18:14 The Biggest Startup Opportunities In 2024 | Eric Ries (The Lean Startup)
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