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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Hard Fork Live Part 2 Features Figma CEO Dylan Field, Correcting $22.7 Trillion AI Market Figure
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17

Hard Fork Live Part 2 Features Figma CEO Dylan Field, Correcting $22.7 Trillion AI Market Figure

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17

Summary

  • Hard Fork released the second part of its live San Francisco event, centered on a wide-ranging interview with Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field.
  • Field discussed Figma’s “Design Is Dead” campaign and the sudden resignation of Anthropic executive Mike Krieger from Figma’s board, framing the conversation around how companies stand out in the A.I. era.
  • A correction accompanied the episode: Field cited SpaceX’s addressable market for A.I. enterprise applications as $22.9 trillion, but the filing says $22.7 trillion—a $200 billion difference.
  • The episode closes with a performance by the eight-member Teenage Engineering Choir, and the podcast said a final installment of Hard Fork Live will arrive Friday.

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