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- Every week, thousands of AI headlines compete for your attention. Lightwork is where we aim to separate the signal from the noise. Hosted by Claire Zau (@clairejyz) and Josh Machiz (@Machiz), Lightwork is Lightspeed's new weekly podcast, unpacking the stories, trends, and ideas
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Conversations about humanity's road to superintelligence are finally taking centre stage. Not just the technology. A shift in thinking, a collective willingness to take seriously ideas that were, until recently, considered fringe. Move 37 was an early glimpse. In 2016, AlphaGo
- AI advancement is buzzing. What do the leaders behind the foundational models have to say about what’s being built? Yesterday, Lightspeed hosted a Builder’s Breakfast at our London HQ alongside @GoogleDeepMind and @googlecloud. With numerous founders present, the conversations
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most ai news isn't worth your time. you basically have to be unemployed to stay on top of it. there's just too much. the cycle never sleeps, and buried in the noise each week, there are a few things that actually matter. that's the premise of Lightwork, our new show. every
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2 American pilots were stranded near the Straits of Hormuz this week. It's been said by many now, but I am so proud that one of @Saronic ’s unmanned boats saved them. This was the first rescue of its kind. After an Army Apache Helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Congratulations @nifleisher @liamail @cc_jarryd and the rest of the @sandstonehq team! We at @lightspeedvp are honored to be behind a spectacular team redefining how in house legal is performed. DM if you’re interested in joining! cc @guruchahalWe’re excited to announce that we led @sandstonehq’s $30M Series A. In-house legal teams stand to benefit significantly from AI support. We believe Sandstone understands the lack of resources that can be provided to those teams. The AI platform, founded by @nifleisher,
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AI has a unique opportunity to revitalize stale outdated workflows when it comes to in-house legal. @nifleisher noticed that some in-house legal teams faced resource constraints and an overflow of administrative tasks. He built @sandstonehq to utilize AI for corporate legalWe’re excited to announce that we led @sandstonehq’s $30M Series A. In-house legal teams stand to benefit significantly from AI support. We believe Sandstone understands the lack of resources that can be provided to those teams. The AI platform, founded by @nifleisher, - “I think legal teams and lawyers will become more strategic, more generalist, and more orchestrators.” @nifleisher, Co-Founder & CEO of Sandstone joins @lisabethhan and @guruchahal on why AI means “a lot more deal volume,” “a lot more things to review,” and “a lot more AI slop
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38:37In-house legal is often heavy on administrative tasks and light on resources. @sandstonehq is an AI platform that’s working to target problems facing corporate legal teams. CEO and co-founder @nifleisher recently joined @guruchahal and @lisabethhan on The Investment Memo to talk - .@nifleisher (Co-Founder & CEO @sandstonehq) why the legal tech category is finally ready for better software: “I was surprised there were tools with 99% adoption, but the UX was still very poor… No one said, ‘I love the software I use every day.’” “Lawyers are looking for
00:0038:37In-house legal is often heavy on administrative tasks and light on resources. @sandstonehq is an AI platform that’s working to target problems facing corporate legal teams. CEO and co-founder @nifleisher recently joined @guruchahal and @lisabethhan on The Investment Memo to talk - The infrastructure behind physical AI has to keep up with the momentum of software models, or else it fails. That's why we’re excited to announce that we led the $5M Seed raise for Kyber, a company focused on strengthening the invisible infrastructure behind machine control, as
