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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by AJRF on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:21AM (#48659357)
I read the article - and many articles touting what Reid said - but my question remains - why in the name of god is he relevant.

He is connected and gives money to people - why should that mean anyone should listen to him about any of this. He's not actually a do-er is he?

Is there something I am missing? The amount of coverage he gets seems massively disproportionate to his skill, talent and insight.

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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by DanielHB on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:46AM (#48659759)
Sam Altman is not an AI researcher, I don't think he ever worked directly with tech as an engineer either. Pure MBA-with-engineering-degree type.
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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by mschild on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:31AM (#48659525)
> He is connected and gives money to people

Thats why. Not that we should listen to him (no clue who exactly he is) but thats why he gets attention.

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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by dwa3592 on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:45AM (#48659745)
>>He is connected and gives money to people

this is also known as influence so..

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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by mrhottakes on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @11:05AM (#48661086)
All that Zuck, Altman, Musk, etc do is give money to people
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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by N_Lens on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:33AM (#48659544)
Sir this is Capitalism.
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Re:Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'comple... by otterley on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:29AM (#48659493)
I truthfully don’t know the answer, but if I had to guess, his connections and positions provide him with an unusual amount of knowledge and perspective. Another might be that his opinions often are correct in hindsight.
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