person
Nat Friedman
AI Grant; ex-GitHub CEO; sits on Meta superintelligence advisory
Investor and former GitHub CEO (2018–2021). Co-founder of AI Grant; advised the Vesuvius Challenge that used ML to read carbonized scrolls. Joined Meta's superintelligence advisory in 2024.
current Co-founder, AI Grant
past CEO, GitHub
Strategy positions
Techno-optimismendorses
Technology and markets solve risks faster than regulation creates themArgues frontier AI will produce abundance and that the frontier should be built broadly, with many startups, not concentrated; funds early-stage AI research via AI Grant.
AI is going to give us a once-in-a-civilization productivity gain. Our job is to make sure that gain is distributed and applied to important problems.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.