In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen HIGHLIGHTS: Reid Hoffman - co-founder of LinkedIn
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Feb 27, 2026 
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, Greylock partner and Microsoft board member. He discusses why this AI wave is unprecedented. He highlights where AI is already transformational in research and medicine. He explains organizational hurdles like risk-first mindsets slowing adoption. He recounts contrarian investment bets that shaped major tech successes.
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AI Is Biggest Tech Cycle Yet
- AI is the largest tech revolution because it builds on the internet, cloud, massive data and compute.
- Reid Hoffman argues this stacking makes learning machines part of our society and will have the biggest impact of our lifetimes.
Use Frontier Models For Serious Work
- Use frontier models for substantive information work like research, decision support, and medical second opinions rather than just trivial tasks.
- Reid uses serious AI for book research and evaluating therapeutic molecules as concrete examples of high-value use.
Coding Is The Frontier For Adoption
- Coding is the leading adopter area because engineers understand precision and can extract value quickly from models.
- Reid says coding's precision foreshadows similar transformations in legal, medical and education work.