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AI Video Game Mods, Should You Sell Your Data, Bryan Johnson on Endurance Racing | Sean Frank, Linda Du, Ali Partovi, Sigil Wen, Jerry Wu, Bryan Johnson

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Briefings

In a 2026 podcast, Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge, declined to sell business data to AI firms despite AI's transformation of e-commerce and advertising. Linda Du, COO of Valon Technologies, highlighted a $150 million Series D valuation and the company's history of proving software before becoming a pure-play AI mortgage servicer. Ali Partovi proposed holding AI companies liable for autonomous crimes to encourage law-abiding development. Sigil Wen discussed Underdog, a free on-device AI with privacy benefits and a payments-based model. Jerry Wu, co-founder of Halluminate, described $30 million-funded environments for AI to learn non-coding tasks like financial modeling. Bryan Johnson, a longevity advocate, discussed shifting from health optimization to ambitious physical pursuits like dunking at age 49.

Key points

• Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge, declined to sell business data to AI firms despite AI's transformation of e-commerce operations.
• Valon Technologies raised $150 million in a Series D at a $2.3 billion valuation to become a pure-play AI mortgage servicer.

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Podcast coverage is limited to specific company executives and their strategic decisions regarding AI and data, with no broader market analysis or future predictions provided.

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