Noteworthy people, software & investors.

Former Director of AI at Tesla and founding member of OpenAI. Now building Eureka Labs focused on AI-native education, and widely recognized for making deep learning accessible through his lectures and open-source projects.

Co-founder of OpenAI and one of the most influential researchers in deep learning. Now leading Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a company singularly focused on building safe superintelligent systems.

Former OpenAI researcher and author of Situational Awareness, a widely-read analysis of the path to superintelligence. His writing has shaped discourse on AI timelines, geopolitics, and the stakes of the current decade.

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Previously VP of Research at OpenAI, he left to build an AI lab with safety at its core. His essay Machines of Loving Grace outlines a hopeful vision for AI's impact.

Founder of PSPDFKit (now Nutrient) and prolific iOS/macOS engineer turned AI power user. Known for pushing the boundaries of agentic coding workflows and sharing insights on developer tooling in the AI era.

Founder of Midjourney, the AI image generation platform known for its distinctive aesthetic quality. Previously founded Leap Motion, the hand-tracking technology company. A rare example of a founder who built two iconic companies in different domains.

Founder and CEO of Scale AI, the dominant AI data labeling and model evaluation platform. Became the youngest self-made billionaire at 25, building the critical infrastructure layer that powers AI training across the industry.

Founder and CEO of DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab producing open-source models that rival Western frontier labs at a fraction of the cost. Previously co-founded High-Flyer, a quantitative hedge fund whose profits fund DeepSeek's research.

Founder and CEO of Moonshot AI, the Chinese AI company behind Kimi. PhD from CMU, previously a researcher at Google Brain. Moonshot AI is focused on building long-context models and has quickly become one of China's most prominent AI startups.

Google's AI-powered research assistant that lets you ground conversations in your own documents. Particularly notable for its Audio Overview feature that generates surprisingly natural podcast-style discussions from source material.

Leading AI image generation platform known for its distinctive aesthetic quality and artistic control. A small, profitable team that has consistently produced state-of-the-art visual AI without massive venture funding.

AI voice synthesis platform offering remarkably natural text-to-speech, voice cloning, and dubbing. Their technology powers everything from audiobooks to real-time voice agents, setting the standard for synthetic speech quality.

The Swiss public large language model, developed by ETH Zurich and EPFL as part of the Swiss AI initiative. Apertus aims to provide a sovereign, multilingual foundation model tailored to Switzerland's linguistic and cultural diversity.

Open-source AI knowledge repository and wiki that aggregates and organizes information about AI models, companies, and research. A community-driven resource for navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

The most influential startup accelerator in tech, having funded over 5,000 companies including Stripe, Airbnb, and OpenAI. Their current batches are heavily weighted toward AI-native startups, and their open-source and AI thesis is shaping the next generation of founders.

Andreessen Horowitz is a top-tier venture firm that has been one of the most aggressive investors in the AI wave. Their AI fund and thought leadership—particularly around AI infrastructure and applications—make them a key player in shaping which AI companies get built.

The dominant AI data labeling and model evaluation platform, providing critical infrastructure for training and benchmarking AI systems. Scale's data engine powers models from OpenAI, Meta, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Chinese AI lab building open-source large language models that rival Western frontier labs at a fraction of the compute cost. Funded by High-Flyer, a quantitative hedge fund, DeepSeek has shaken assumptions about the capital requirements for frontier AI.

Chinese AI company behind Kimi, focused on building long-context models that can process millions of tokens. One of China's fastest-growing AI startups, backed by significant venture funding and a strong research team.

Leopold Aschenbrenner's comprehensive essay on the path to superintelligence, arguing that AGI is imminent and that its geopolitical implications demand urgent attention. One of the most widely-read and debated pieces of AI writing in recent years.

Isaac Asimov's 1956 short story exploring entropy, computation, and the ultimate fate of the universe. Often cited as Asimov's own favorite among his works, it remains hauntingly relevant in the age of AI and the quest for machine superintelligence.

Daniel Kokotajlo's detailed forecasting essay imagining the state of AI development in 2026. A thought-provoking scenario analysis that has become a reference point for discussions about near-term AI progress and its societal impact.