I have a big career announcement: I’m taking my experience teaching computer science to hundreds of millions and connecting it to my lifelong love of piano. Announcing Payam Music: the first nationwide piano school, with a new way of teaching—the Payam Method—endorsed by Hans Zimmer and showcased on 60 MINUTES and USA TODAY. With Payam Music, students learn faster, they outperform traditional methods, and they even learn to write their own music. Every year our students rank nationally for their composition and creativity. If you’re worried about kids’ obsession with screens and social media, the solution is to give them a new obsession: piano. ❤️🎹❤️ Proven over 10 years, the learning outcomes of the Payam Method are extraordinary, and so is the team behind it. Besides Hans Zimmer, we’re announcing the support of iconic business leaders including Mark Cuban, Dara Khosrowshahi, Michelle Zatlyn, Drew Houston, and many others. Payam Music is available in cities around the US and expanding rapidly. Our schools teach 1-on-1 lessons, in person and even online. We have limited spots, so if you or your child want to learn piano, sign up now! And if we don’t have a school near you, join our wait list, we’re growing fast. Fall in Love with Piano payammusic.com

I worked with Brad and JG at my first startup, Tellme Networks. Both of them are thought leaders in their respective industries. What a treat to listen to this conversation.

Speaking at the MIT AI conference about education and governance in the age of AI.

Here’s a glimmer of hope in the quest to figure out how to prevent AI from going rogue. already-clean.goodfire.com/ The short summary: we can increasingly look inside AI models and understand the “thoughts” clearly enough to perhaps catch problematic ones.

Every time you sit down at the piano, your brain is learning, adapting, and building new connections. 🧠🎹 ㅤ This is called neuroplasticity, your brain’s ability to reorganize and strengthen neural pathways through learning and experience. ㅤ When you practice piano, you’re engaging multiple areas of your brain responsible for movement, memory, coordination, hearing, and attention. With repetition, these neural pathways can become stronger and more efficient. ㅤ So while you’re mastering a new song or coordinating both hands, you’re doing more than making music. You’re helping shape your brain. ㅤ That’s the power of neuroplasticity. That's the science behind practice. Ready to give piano a try? We’d love to welcome you for a free introductory lesson at Payam Music! payammusic.com

Love @satyanadella and @apartovi retelling how Microsoft “lost the Internet” to Google, and their own failings when they were the only ones at Microsoft who saw the future of search, yet failed to capitalize on it. Satya privately called this “the biggest mistake of my career.”

When the #1 seed stage VC firm does this, it will force the entire market to change its approach.

Another @neo 🚀. Congrats @apartovi 👏

Data from US parents: only 1% want a total ban on screens in schools. The vast majority want AI — and especially AI safety — taught in schools. Full data: parentsonai.org/

Proud of my cousin Amir Khosrowshahi, cofounder of ToposBio. Amir already sold Nervana to Intel and became its AI CTO. He didn’t need another job, but he decided to start Topos to cure previously incurable diseases.

Learn computer science, code with AI @codeorg

With so many new AI bots each week, I want an AI bot that installs and tries the latest AI bot to tell me if it’s worth switching to.

Any tech employees with a big IPO coming up, please check this out! (And please consider giving to @codeAI)