Jillian Goodman
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Jillian joined The Information in 2021 as opinion editor. Previously, she served as deputy editor at Bloomberg Green, which she helped launch in early 2020, and as politics editor at Bloomberg Businessweek. She got her start at New York Magazine and is still a proud resident of New York City. Want to send her a pitch? Find out how here: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-to-get-your-opinions-published-in-the-information
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Are self-driving cars a viable ambition or an impossible dream?
Posted byJillian Goodman
There's another lively discussion underway in the opinion section, this time about the future of autonomous driving. Author Paris Marx argued that "since at least 2012, tech companies have been promising that self-driving cars would revolutionize our transport system, and yet not much has actually changed, nor does it appear set to change anytime soon"—and tha...The Information
What will actually make venture capital more diverse?
Posted byJillian Goodman
As The Information's opinion editor, one of my favorite things to do is watch discussions bloom in the comments sections of the essays we publish. Right now there's an excellent exchange of ideas going on in our essay from Tuesday, headlined "The Relationship Model Is Killing Venture Capital." The thesis of the piece, written by venture capital investor Del...The Information
On the one hand: Status
Posted byJillian Goodman
I'm particularly curious to know what this group thinks of our latest opinion offering, penned by investor Ali Partovi. On the one hand, status can be a powerful motivator. On the other hand, as they say, "a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its shoes on."* Is a system like this actually feasible in practice? And more imp...The Information
On the one hand: Antitrust
Posted byJillian Goodman
There's an interesting debate brewing in the comments of our latest opinion story: Should big tech companies work with regulators and lawmakers to place limits on their own industries, or should they continue to resist in the name of protecting consumers?The Information
On the One Hand: DALL-E
Posted byJillian Goodman
Well, that happened fast—this week, OpenAI announced that it was getting rid of the waitlist for its DALL-E text-to-image generator, effectively opening up the service to the whole wide world. Just a few months after its immaculate images started trickling out on Twitter, delight and awe have given way to consternation and concern. The same goes for competitors like Stable D...The Information