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Co-founder, LinkedIn; partner, Greylock · Sep 8, 2026 · Essay, Does AI spell the end for humanity's win-win era?

In fact, it’s pretty clear that AI is the only technology that makes a highly complex but still somehow coordinated planet even thinkable.

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Reid Hoffman, Co-founder, LinkedIn; partner, Greylock
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Does AI spell the end for humanity's win-win era?
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