Reid Hoffman, Greylock partner, Inflection AI and LinkedIn co-founder, and ‘Superagency' author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss China's DeepSeek AI development, impact on the AI technology race, AI investment outlook,

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer researcher and author of the book “The Emperor of All Maladies,” have co-founded an

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has been immersed in Silicon Valley since his August 1967 birth in Palo Alto, California, in the shadow of Stanford University, where he and fellow technology luminary Peter Thiel became friends as college students during the 1980s.

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee.

Hoffman isn’t the only prominent Silicon Valley figure betting on A.I.’s promise in medical research. The new technology is expected to generate between $60 billion and $110 billion annually in value for the pharmaceutical and medical-product industries, according to a McKinsey report released last year.

What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future," the LinkedIn co-founder makes the case that AI can extend human

Manas AI Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to discover new medicines, launched today with $24.6 million in initial funding. The investment was led by General Catalyst and Manas AI co-founder Reid Hoffman. Greylock Partners, where Hoffman was a general partner until 2023, participated as well.

The author of the seminal cancer biography The Emperor Of All Maladies and the co-founder of LinkedIn are looking to connect their skills to the development of new medicines by launching a new artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery outfit.

In an interview with Fortune, Hoffman discussed the thorny societal questions surrounding AI, as well as his own experiences as a founder, and funder, of AI startups including OpenAI.

Four things NPR's Steve Inskeep learned from LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman in their discussion of his latest book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future?"

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman about his latest book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future?"