The Hill & Valley Forum Podcast

Hill & Valley Conversation: Roelof Botha, Jacob Helberg, Erik Torenberg on Bridging the Hill and Valley Divide, AI, and Decoupling Tech from China


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Erik Torenberg interviews Roelof Botha, the managing partner of Sequoia Capital, and Jacob Helberg, advisor to Palantir CEO and organizer of The Hill & Valley Forum. Roelof and Jacob discuss the need for collaboration between Silicon Valley and Washington, especially on national security and frontier technologies, TikTok as a bellwether for the technological decoupling between the US and China, and debate the challenges of open-source and AI regulation.


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LINKS:

  • The Hill and Valley Forum 2024
  • Silicon Valley Can’t Be Neutral in the U.S.-China Cold War by Jacob Helberg


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    TIMESTAMPS:

    (00:00) Intro

    (02:00) The Importance of Silicon Valley and DC

    (06:45) Sequoia's Bullish Stance on Defense and Frontier Tech

    (09:17) The New Arms Race with China and TikTok's Ban

    (11:55) Sequoia's Separation from Chinese Entity

    (14:17) Technological Decoupling and TikTok as a Bellwether

    (24:27) AI Supply Chain and Export Controls Discussion

    (31:26) AI Regulation and the Open vs Closed Source Debate

    (46:55) Closing Statements and Future Outlook

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