Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too(techcrunch.com)
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TechCrunch article reporting that Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to distill frontier models.
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Y Combinator often backs startups that duplicate other YC companies, data shows(techcrunch.com)
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TechCrunch article reporting data showing Y Combinator frequently funds startups that compete directly with other YC companies, beyond just AI code editors.
Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies’(techcrunch.com)
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TechCrunch article reporting that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called OpenAI's messaging about its military deal 'straight up lies.'
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