Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns that the AI boom is ‘a great opportunity to go deceive people’

Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warned that the artificial intelligence boom gives founders chances to deceive investors. Unprofitable companies are securing high valuations because technical due diligence is difficult. Business leaders and investors must find better ways to separate original technology from third-party wrappers.

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