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Josh S Silverman

@silverman

SVP and GM, Retail at @salsify. Previously data science engineer at @crisply and cofounder at @wisr.

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Joined November 2008
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Helen Toner
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Bad DeepSeek takes flying thick and fast today. Thread of good ones instead: (all subject to Matt's correct meta-take, caveat lector ⬇️ )
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@matthewclifford27 Jan 2025
My entire feed today is basically: “DeepSeek R1 is a huge moment that validates everything I previously thought about AI and all my existing policy and technical positions” 🙃
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The reason I was a founding donor to OpenAI in 2015 was not because I was interested in AI, but because I believed in Sam. So I hope the board can get its act together and bring Sam and Greg back.
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@paulg31 Mar 2023
The problem with starting a themed fund, if you're a VC, is what if the theme wasn't AI?
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Arne Duncan@arneduncan28 Sep 2020
“The arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice”- only if we are willing to put in the hard work to make it bend. There is never anything promised, or inevitable, about progress. Only our collective work, and our sacrifice, makes it possible.
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**News!** @ArneDuncan, former US Secretary of #Education under @BarackObama, spoke with @MubusoZamchiya about education leadership lessons for #COVID19 & more. Explore Arne's “#EdLeadership through Crisis” interview at bit.ly/3kU40Qn

Arne Duncan: Education Leadership through Crisis

In autumn 2020, Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and Managing Partner of Emerson Collective, shares his thoughts on how education leaders can respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Maretta Silverman@maretta20721 May 2020
Thank you @CGDev for sharing these stories from @luminosfund & @TCFPak. We're working hard to help our students learn at home, but are clear-eyed this isn't learning as usual. @MusaMarriam @NadiaNavi @maryamakmal @ritaperakis #frontlinediaries #covid bit.ly/3bUwq7Y
Diaries from the Frontline: Distance Learning for Offline Children

Diaries from the Frontline: Distance Learning for Offline Children

In the second post in our “Diaries from the Frontline” series, we continue to examine how frontline education organizations are adjusting to the crisis. We examine how TCF and Luminos are supporting...

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Patrick Collison
@patrickc20 Dec 2019
Don’t think I’ve linked to this before: patrickcollison.com/fast. Would it be possible to have some kind of index that measures the friction associated with getting things done?
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@BarackObama13 Aug 2017
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."
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BostInno@BostInno18 Jan 2017
.@Salsify closed its $30M Series C after tripling revenue in 2016 bit.ly/2jx0gIH
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Conan O'Brien
@ConanOBrien26 Nov 2015
Finally, a Thanksgiving without a drunken uncle. Just me, my nieces and nephews and my bottle of Jack Daniels.
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Reuben Bond@reubenbond5 Nov 2015
Most JS/Python/Ruby apps... xitter.gq/reubenbond/status/6620…
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The antidote to fear of the new is looking back at fear of the old
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David Brooks
@DavidBrooks22430 Oct 2015
The Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio Moment nyti.ms/1RDgaZ7
Opinion | The Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio Moment (Published 2015)

Opinion | The Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio Moment (Published 2015)

The Republicans just picked one capable leader for the House and have another ready for their presidential nomination.

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Dan Primack
@danprimack29 Oct 2015
Ben Carson's tax math makes my head hurt.
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Uber is taking millions of Manhattan rides away from taxis: 53eig.ht/1GGggcH
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Fareed Zakaria
@FareedZakaria16 Oct 2015
Regime change in #Iraq, #Libya and #Yemen produced a humanitarian tragedy: would #Syria be different? wapo.st/1G8LCxP

Opinion | Stop swooning over Putin

If history is any indication, the United States should not follow Russia’s lead.

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Paul Graham
@paulg15 Oct 2015
Default Alive or Default Dead? paulgraham.com/aord.html
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Nick Such@nicksuch2 Oct 2015
Success at Work, Failure at Home — Working Parents — Medium bit.ly/1N9eVTg
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David Brooks
@DavidBrooks22425 Sep 2015
The American Idea and Today’s G.O.P. nyti.ms/1FxCx0W
Opinion | The American Idea and Today’s G.O.P. (Published 2015)

Opinion | The American Idea and Today’s G.O.P. (Published 2015)

American exceptionalism is built on immigration, not threatened by it, as most Republicans believe.

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PIMCO
@PIMCO24 Sep 2015
Has #Europe Turned a Corner? Read our outlook for the region: pim.co/SBJkq
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The Onion
@TheOnion20 Sep 2015
45-Minute Phone Call To Credit Card Company Goes Great onion.com/1OmswXf
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