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If you ask Shiring to tell you about Artificial Intelligence, he thinks: “So how many monthlies have been written looking at the sort of stuff?” It is the technology that will change industries, improve work processes, and rewrite human-computer interactions, and it has also given rise to worries about runaway...

In a recent conversation, Bret Taylor, CEO of AI software startup Sierra and chairman of OpenAI, offered a vivid comparison between today’s rush into artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet explosion of the late 1990s. Taylor, a veteran tech executive with stints at Google, Facebook, and Salesforce, shared his commentary...

The story of Sierra, a product of the creative thinking that drives the artificial intelligence sector, is both compelling and timely. Sierra, co-founded by Silicon Valley veteran Bret Taylor and former top Google official Clay Bavor, raised $350 million in new funds. This deal enabled the startup to reach a...