@garrytan@ElizabethHolmes Because you’ve had so much experience building companies and identifying successful founders, I’m so genuinely curious what makes you think she was close (would be happy to talk in real life too, rather than here on X)
@chrissyfarr The worry would be that people might use LLMs instead of seeking their doctor's opinion. But I don't think this is how they're actually being used, more likely they're just replacing Dr. Google. And the bedside manner of Claude is undoubtedly better
The one person I want to hear from about Elizabeth Holmes' attempted rise from the ashes from prison is Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz. Here's his take for @statnews
https://t.co/sWlF60B36j via @statnews@TylerShultz_
This week my students & I had the great honor to welcome researcher, founder & whistleblower @TylerShultz_. He e-visited our lecture to talk about his career, blood testing & how he became a whistleblower against Theranos. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us!
C2 Montréal is coming! 🎉
This year's speakers include:
✔️𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆
✔️𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿
✔️𝗫𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀
✔️𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘇
And many, many more!
See the full list: https://t.co/AIRv4bN3QK
#montreal#c2montreal#eventprofs
Honored to kick by off season 4 of the social radars podcast, hosted by Y combinator co-founder @jesslivingston and legal director Carolynn Levy! This was a pretty deep dive, so buckle up. Also shout out to Carolynn for rocking the black turtleneck
Season 4 of the Social Radars launches today! And for the first episode we have a guest with a truly dramatic story: Tyler Shultz, the Theranos whistleblower.
When I left @OpenAI a little over a year ago, I signed a non-disparagement agreement, with non-disclosure about the agreement itself, for no other reason than to avoid losing my vested equity. (Thread)
While Theranos was a literal black box, AI is a metaphorical one. As technology advances, fewer people deeply understand it - and we rely on these people to raise alarm bells when it is misused or when biases are intentionally or unintentionally introduced.
The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:
Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?
The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.
Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.
In short, they said:
It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.
This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:
“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”
The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.
Don’t take my word for it.
You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.
They must all resign in disgrace.
If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.
Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?
Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.
To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.
On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.
It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.
If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.
@matthewherper Thanks so much for having me, especially as a last minute addition! It’s rare for failed startup founders to have the opportunity to take a stage like that, so I’m glad we got to talk about lessons learned from Flux as well as Theranos.
One of the most fun things I got to do last week was sit down on stage with @TylerShultz_. Mind you, last week was a very fun week.
The man is a great speaker. 1/5
https://t.co/pasCBdyDMq
What would you do if faced with a frightening truth at work? The Tech Worker Handbook was written by whistleblowers, with the help of lawyers & civil society organizers to help you. Created by @IfeomaOzoma with TSN, @whistleblowing@Lioness_Stories &others
https://t.co/GxzSIrW8mP
@fix0njoong That might be the only scene in the Dropout that actually happened 🤦♂️ and she actually made me play it twice. She said she wanted to use it in the Theranos commercial