Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Founder) on the Future of AI in Storytelling

The Colin and Samir Show

Colin and Samir

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4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we speak with Reid Hoffman — LinkedIn founder, OpenAI investor, and now one of the first people to launch an AI version of himself. We interview both Reid AI and the real Reid to explore what AI means for the future of storytelling. We dive into the biggest questions facing creators today: Will AI help us scale or replace us? What happens to trust in an era of deepfakes? And how do creators stay ahead when anyone can prompt instead of produce? Reid shares his outlook on the creator economy’s next chapter — and how creators can use AI to turn disruption into opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We just had a 30 minute conversation with your AI Avatar, Reed, AI.
0:04.3	And hopefully I will be at least half as entertaining.
0:07.1	Hello, everyone. I'm thrilled to be here today. I'm an AI-generated version of Reed Hoffman.
0:12.4	Probably the existential fear that all creators feel today, which is replacement.
0:17.2	Back when photography was invented, people were like, oh my God, this is the end of painting, this terrible. It's like, no, no, people still paint? So there aren't many people right now that
0:24.6	have AI versions of themselves. Is that a reality that is inevitable? I think that versions of that
0:29.5	are very highly likely. How close do you think we are to being able to regulate that?
0:42.9	Today on The Collin of Smyrair Show, we're joined by Reid Hoffman.
0:49.2	Now, if you're unfamiliar with Reid Hoffman, he's one of the most articulate entrepreneurs that we've ever spoken to.
0:51.7	He's the co-founder of LinkedIn.
0:54.0	He's also a partner at Greylock Ventures.
0:57.4	And he was an early investor in Open AI.
1:00.9	Not to mention Friendster, Facebook, Airbnb.
1:02.5	The list goes on. Reed is a creator in his own right.
1:04.1	He's written several books.
1:05.6	He has a podcast called Masters of Scale where he interviews entrepreneurs.
1:09.1	And his most recent book is called Super Agency.
1:12.2	It's a book that paints an optimistic future about AI and how AI can give entrepreneurs and
1:18.5	creators like us superpowers. Alongside the book, he's also launched Read AI, which is an AI
1:24.1	avatar version of himself. We actually got to interview Reed AI.
1:29.9	And before we get into the full conversation with Reed,
1:32.0	we're going to play an abridged version of that conversation.
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