Tech Optimist Episode 26: Three Breakthroughs — Chevron and the Startup Space, Bridge Gene Editing Breakthrough, and AI Arms Race
Alumni Ventures CEO Mike Collins and Managing Partner Matt Caspari discuss three groundbreaking advancements
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In our latest Three Breakthroughs segment, Alumni Ventures Founder and CEO Mike Collins and Managing Partner Matt Caspari delve into three significant developments reshaping technology and regulation:
- The implications of the Chevron ruling and its potential to reduce regulatory hurdles for startups, fostering greater innovation across industries.
- A groundbreaking gene editing technique called bridge editing, which could revolutionize medical therapies and agricultural practices with its unprecedented precision.
- The rapidly evolving AI arms race, discussing the competitive push among global tech giants to advance AI technologies, which are becoming crucial tools in both business and personal contexts.
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