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Tangential reference for understanding key figures in the tech investment ecosystem who have shaped funding and philosophical discourse around transformative AI; Thiel's influence on Silicon Valley culture is relevant background for understanding AI governance debates.
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Wikipedia biography of Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, early Facebook investor, and prominent technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Thiel is notable in AI contexts for his contrarian views on technology, his funding of various tech ventures, and his influence on Silicon Valley's approach to transformative technologies. He has expressed skepticism about certain AI development trajectories while investing in AI-adjacent companies.
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- •Co-founded PayPal and Palantir Technologies, and was the first outside investor in Facebook
- •Founded Founders Fund, a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and frontier technology companies
- •Known for contrarian views on technology progress and has expressed concerns about certain directions in AI development
- •Associated with the broader 'PayPal Mafia' network influential in shaping Silicon Valley's technology philosophy
- •His political and philanthropic activities have influenced tech policy debates including those touching on AI governance
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| Founders Fund | Organization | 50.0 |
| OpenAI Foundation | Organization | 87.0 |
| Peter Thiel (Funder) | Organization | 63.0 |
| Dustin Moskovitz | Person | 49.0 |
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# Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
For the German Olympic skier, see [Peter Thiel (cross-country skier)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel_(cross-country_skier) "Peter Thiel (cross-country skier)"). For the Danish philosopher, author and publisher, see [Peter Thielst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thielst "Peter Thielst").
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Thiel_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)<br>Thiel in 2022 |
| Born | Peter Andreas Thiel<br> (1967-10-11) 11 October 1967 (age58)<br>[Frankfurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt "Frankfurt"), West Germany |
| Citizenship | - Germany<br>- United States<br>- New Zealand |
| Education | [Stanford University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University "Stanford University") ( [BA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts "Bachelor of Arts"), [JD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Doctor "Juris Doctor")) |
| Occupations | - Businessman<br>- entrepreneur<br>- [venture capitalist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capitalist "Venture capitalist") |
| Title | - President of [Clarium Capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital "Clarium Capital")<br>- Chairman of [Palantir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies "Palantir Technologies")<br>- Partner in [Founders Fund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founders_Fund "Founders Fund")<br>- President of [Thiel Capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiel_Capital "Thiel Capital")<br>- Chairman of [Valar Ventures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valar_Ventures "Valar Ventures")<br>- Chair of [Mithril Capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithril_Capital "Mithril Capital") |
| Political party | [Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States) "Republican Party (United States)") |
| Spouse | [Matt Danzeisen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Danzeisen "Matt Danzeisen")<br><br>(m.2017) |
**Peter Andreas Thiel** ([/tiːl/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English "Help:IPA/English")[Play audio](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4b/En-us-Thiel.ogg/En-us-Thiel.ogg.mp3 "Play audio")[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-Thiel.ogg "File:En-us-Thiel.ogg"); born 11 October 1967) is a German and American[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-GAHF-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-4) entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-:4-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#cite_note-7) A co-founder of [PayPal](https://en.wikipedia.o
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