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Volcker senior fellow for international economics</a> at the Council on Foreign Relations, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of six books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/More-Money-Than-God-Relations/dp/0143119419/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More Money Than God</a>,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Law-Venture-Capital-Making/dp/052555999X/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Power Law</a>,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Knew-Times-Greenspan-ebook/dp/B01CDVCAXS/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Man Who Knew</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Banker-Financial-Poverty-Relations-ebook/dp/B01MUNOYM9/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The World's Banker</a>. 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#870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs Early

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#870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs Early

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