The First Human Fired by AIAug 17
we visited the store in san francisco where an ai boss decided to terminate a human worker — here's exactly what happened, according to the humans
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Dawn of the Shell-qui-hire
big tech's newest weapon, the partial acquisition, threatens to violate the social contract that makes startups work
Jake Cooper
Jul 17, 2025
Definition
shell-qui-hire (noun). A pseudo acquisition in which a company is “acquired” by partially poaching the team.
Recent examples: Scale (Meta poached its founder). Windsurf (Google poached its brain trust and licensed its IP, with Cognition acquiring the rest). Character AI (Google licensed its IP and hired its cofounders).
The First Human Fired by AI
Meet Effective Altruism's New KingmakersAug 13
when openai and anthropic ipo, a new generation of philanthropists will emerge — and they'll spend (probably) over $100b on causes like ai safety and global health
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Flock's Case for the PanopticonAug 12
ceo garrett langley discusses the promises (finding 1,100 missing people; apprehending murders) and pitfalls (creepy cops stalking exes) of his 120,000 cameras
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