person
Kevin Systrom
Co-founder Instagram; co-founder Artifact (defunct AI news)
Co-founder of Instagram (acquired by Facebook 2012) and of Artifact (AI-powered news app, shut down 2024). Public commentator on AI's effect on media and information ecosystems.
current Investor / commentator, Independent
past Co-founder, Artifact; Co-founder, Instagram
Strategy positions
Techno-optimismmixedtentative
Technology and markets solve risks faster than regulation creates themArgues recommendation AI built around long-term user interest is possible but commercially difficult; Artifact's failure was a market signal more than a technical one.
Algorithmic feeds shaped by short-term engagement are bad for users in the long run. Building one shaped by long-term interest is possible, but it is harder than it looks.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.