It's important that founders think long-term, beyond themselves and their own businesses. For that reason I'm using Founders Pledge to contribute towards the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, which focuses on research for AI safety.
Riva-Melissa Tez is the CEO and Co-Founder of Permutation, a San Francisco based database platform and development studio specializing in emerging artificial intelligence-related technologies. Permutation uses its database and industry knowledge to scout for talent and opportunities, developing the next generation of AI companies through it's Entrepreneur-In-Residence program. She has held teaching positions at the DAB and HTW Business Schools in Germany and has presented at Oxford, Birkbeck and Stanford. Riva writes for a number of publications on topics such as existential risk, artificial intelligence, finance and philosophy.