Theranos whistleblower warns AI boom is ripe for deception

Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warned that the AI boom offers a prime chance to deceive investors, noting that unprofitable companies are raising at trillion-dollar valuations. He said the era of funding people after a brief coffee meeting should end, arguing Holmes merely scaled that model to $100 million.

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