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Jaan Tallinn (born 14 February 1972) is an Estonian billionaire computer programmer and investor known for his participation in the development of Skype and file-sharing application FastTrack/Kazaa.
Nov 20, 2020 · Tallinn, who helped to create Skype, has invested over $130 million into around 200 companies with AI focus. He backed DeepMind, Faculty.ai and other start-ups, but also gave to research labs on existential risks.
Dec 29, 2020 · Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn said artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and so-called unknown unknowns each represent an existential risk through to 2100. The entrepreneur turned investor...
Apr 26, 2023 · In the 1990s and early noughties, Jaan Tallinn led much of the software engineering for the file-sharing application Kazaa and the online communications tool Skype. He was also one of the...
Learn about Jaan Tallinn, a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and the Future of Life Institute, and a founding engineer of Kazaa and Skype. He is also an expert on P2P technologies and a pioneer of Estonian software industry.
Jun 19, 2019 · Jaan Tallinn is one of the first donors to support research on AI alignment, the problem of ensuring that artificial intelligence serves human interests. He explains how he became interested in this issue and why he thinks it is crucial for the future of humanity.
Jaan Tallinn is a founding engineer of Skype and Kazaa, and a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and the Future of Life Institute. He is also an angel investor and a supporter of other AI safety organizations.
