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AI is quietly stealing your life’s work
What if the most valuable asset in your company isn’t your tech stack, your team, or even your brand
What if it’s the quiet archive sitting on your laptop
In this episode of AI for Founders, Ryan sits down with Dr. Jonathan Schaffer, a 40-year AI pioneer, professor, and now founder of a privacy-first AI platform called Kind. What unfolds is not just a product conversation. It is a philosophical reckoning with who AI is supposed to serve.
From competitive chess in the 1970s to launching a company in 2026, Dr. Schaffer shares how decades of teaching, research, and observing AI hype cycles led…
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