Jaan Tallinn

Founder, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

One of the programmers behind Kazaa file-sharing platform, and Founding Engineer, Skype. Partner, Ambient Sound Investments, a seed-stage venture firm. Co-Founder and Chairman, MetaMed Research, a start-up intent on revolutionizing healthcare. Co-Founder, Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, a research centre at the University of Cambridge investigating the risks and opportunities of future technologies.

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