For Startups Facing the AI Safety Uproar, Cybersecurity Looms Larger than Existential Risk
The Week In Short The OpenAI / Hugging Face hack stirred up discourse about the dangers of rogue AI , while the model-makers move to bring in big cybersecurity bucks. Dimension founder Zavain Dar explains what Silicon Valley can learn from Chinese AI companies on the podcast. Inference provider Baseten scoops up an early-stage infrastructure startup. Mistral brings in billions but can’t shake its identity crisis. A new Ramp report shows AI spending per employee dipped in August. Coding assistant Cognition rakes in billions. Meta launches its Instinct-competitor Muse . The DOJ turns its attention to Nvidia’s Groq acquihire . Biden administration officials tell their side of the infamous a16z meeting in 2024 that led firm leaders to endorse President Trump. OpenAI & Anthropic Could Profit from Cyber-Defense Tools. The Irony Is Lost on No One. The uproar over AI safety that dominated the tech conversation this week was something to behold: whistleblowers declaring the end is near, poli
