@mattturck
VC at @FirstMarkCap. Host: MAD Podcast; Organizer: Data Driven NYC, Author: MAD Landscape.
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A user calls the suite state of the art in voice AI.
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FirstMark partner Matt Turck says the firm also led Daytona's Series A earlier in 2026.
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A post pairs the caption “When an AI startup gets a compute allocation” with a video link.
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A post shares a conversation with TypeSafe's CEO about developer controls, copycats and the limits of AI benchmarks.
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A post says Jensen discussed why it took Nvidia four years to work on its collaboration with Microsoft.
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A post previews Andy Pavlo discussing AI agents and his move to build a research lab at ClickHouse.
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A user says they saw the beta version and found it 'truly mind-blowing,' without describing its features.
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An X post links Affleck’s machine-learning interest to visual effects and sparked several Will Hunting jokes.
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Mistral says Mistral Large 4 is live via API in public preview now, with open weights due at the end of October. Reuters says the launch is part of Mistral’s push to narrow the gap with leading Chinese open-weight models.
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In a conversation with Goodfire AI CEO Eric Ho, the interviewer explores reward hacking and ways to monitor models.
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An interviewer shares a conversation with Goodfire AI CEO Eric Ho about reward hacking, model monitoring and interpretability.
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Silicon_Data, citing @tickerplus data, says Anthropic's ARR seems to have flatlined around the time its token index peaked. It notes that the index's incomplete coverage raised questions about its value for tracking frontier labs.
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A user argues that companies raising venture capital for compute deals rather than taking on debt may lack confidence in pricing.
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A post sharing a conversation with CEO Renen Hallak describes VAST Data as a $30 billion company powering firms including CoreWeave, Nebius and Mistral AI.
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One post imagines a tech-focused bargain: “you can keep the kids, I'll keep the GPUs.”
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The post attributes the timing to AI safety concerns, quoting Sam Altman as saying an IPO would come at an “ill-advised moment.”
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Amodei says Anthropic will give third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level access to its systems to verify adherence to safety measures, report incidents and assess models’ alignment during training.
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CBS Mornings reports that current and former Anthropic employees warned AI could kill all humans. Critics worry exaggerated forecasts could undermine trust, while a defender of numerical forecasts argues they convey the seriousness of the concern.
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“Welcome to late 2026 for the hottest in AI,” the user wrote, describing the valuation leap as taking “a couple of weeks.”
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The writer suggests the same person could approve or oppose an idea depending on whether its framing appeals to or repels particular groups.