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Peter Thiel - Independent Institute
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This is an author page with limited direct AI safety content; Thiel's relevance to AI safety stems more from his industry influence, investments, and occasional public commentary on AI risks than from his Independent Institute writings.
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Author page for Peter Thiel at the Independent Institute, a libertarian think tank. Thiel is a prominent tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for his views on technology, innovation, and competition, with occasional commentary relevant to AI development and tech industry governance.
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- •Peter Thiel is co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, and an early Facebook investor with significant influence in Silicon Valley
- •His views on monopoly, competition, and technological stagnation have indirect relevance to AI industry dynamics
- •The Independent Institute publishes classical liberal perspectives on policy, technology, and governance
- •Thiel has been a vocal commentator on AI risks and the concentration of power in big tech
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# Peter A. Thiel
Founder and Managing Member, Clarium Capital Management, LLC
# Peter A. Thiel
Founder and Managing Member, Clarium Capital Management, LLC
**Peter A. Thiel** has been a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, and he is Founder and Managing Member of Clarium Capital Management, LLC; Co-Founder of Paypal, Palantir Technologies, Mithril Capital Management, and Valar Ventures; and Managing Partner of Founders Fund. Past president of Thiel Capital International and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Confinity, Inc., Mr. Thiel has worked as a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse Financial Products, a securities lawyer for Sullivan & Cromwell, speechwriter for former Education Secretary William J. Bennett, and a law clerk for Judge Larry Edmondson of the U. S. Court of Appeals.
Mr. Thiel graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, where he received an A.B. in philosophy and a J.D. from the Stanford University School of Law. He was also the Founding Editor of _The Stanford Review_, and President of the Stanford Federalist Society.
Mr. Thiel is the author of the book, [_Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future_](https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=112) (with Blake Masters), and the Independent Institute book, _[The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus](https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=38)_ (with David O. Sacks), and his articles have appeared in such publications as _The Wall Street Journal, Stanford Magazine, National Review, Policy Review, Rocky Mountain News, Academic Questions, Washington Times_, and _San Francisco Chronicle_. He has been interviewed on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNBC, Fox News
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