Ex-Instacart president: trust blocks AI adoption

Nilam Ganenthiran, former Instacart president and current Beacon CEO, said trust is the biggest obstacle to AI adoption. He said AI is "arming both the good guys and bad guys," that safety fears are holding back real-economy use, and explained Beacon is building what he calls an "AI-native Berkshire Hathaway."

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