[fergie]

He explicitly said "I don't work for, invest in, or advise any AI companies." in the article.

But yes, Hashimoto is a high profile CEO/CTO who may well have an indirect, or near-future interest in talking up AI. HN articles extoling the productivity gains of Claude on HN do generally tend to be from older, managerial types (make of that what you will).

[SatvikBeri]

What made me feel old today: seeing a 36-year-old referred to as an older type