Bill Gurley
tech venture capitalist
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If we’re going to regulate, it can’t be anyone they know, and they can’t write the rules,
- said Bill Gurley, a venture capitalist and vocal critic of the leading A.I. companiesThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…
You have two factions fighting over this issue,
- said Bill Gurley, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who opposes restrictions on open-source softwareThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…
Lobbyists are urging Washington to treat open-model AI as a security threat. In fact, it is something more familiar: proper competition that should be welcomed,
- wrote Bill Gurley, a former venture capitalist, in The Washington PostCNAchannelnewsasia.com/world/trum…
They aren’t a security threat — they’re what competition looks like.”
- Bill Gurley, a longtime venture capitalist best known for his early backing of Uber, wrote of China’s AI models in the Washington PostGuardiantheguardian.com/technology/202…
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The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026091…NEW YORK -- US stocks ended lower on Monday, pressured by unexpected calls from AI executives for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn/a/202609…Sam Altman reveals ‘two ways AI progress could go very badly’ days after backing ‘slowdown’ call
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Global AI stocks slip on concerns over risks
Financial Timesft.com/content/aa8a1be7…Anthropic walks tightrope to Nasdaq, pushing for a slowdown while pursuing $2 trillion valuation
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/ceo…The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent
South China Morning Postscmp.com/opinion/world…For years, a philosophical divide over how artificial intelligence software should be created has split Silicon Valley technologists
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…From Silicon Valley to DC, the tech world is suddenly obsessed with one concept in AI: Distillation
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/07…For years, a philosophical divide over how artificial intelligence software should be created has split Silicon Valley technologists
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…Nvidia and Palantir urge US not to ban ‘open’ AI models after China scare
Financial Timesft.com/content/3203fc9a…The Trump administration this week staked out a new position that could reshape its approach to AI policy, accusing Chinese companies of stealing U.S. technology even as it defends open AI development
Axiosaxios.com/2026/07…The Chinese AIs threatening Silicon Valley
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/pixels…Chinese open-source models like Kimi, Deepseek and Qwen are now dominant AI tools
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/iainmartin…China’s Kimi K3 fuels fears safety curbs are holding back US AI
South China Morning Postscmp.com/tech/tech…Chinese open-source models like Kimi, Deepseek and Qwen are now dominant AI tools
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/iainmartin…US, China plan high-stakes AI talks in September amid tech rivalry
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1409772…As Google falters on AI, China eats into the US’s lead
Guardiantheguardian.com/technology/202…Bill Gurley Warns: Playing It Safe Is Your Career's Biggest Risk in the AI Era
International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/bill/gurley…Gurley also weighs in on Silicon Valley’s shifting work culture, the resurgence of 996-style intensity, and why he believes the best way to future-proof your career isn’t to avoid technology — but to run straight at it
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