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Estonian programmer and investor

| Jaan Tallinn |
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| Born | (1972-02-14) 14 February 1972 (age 54)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn#cite_note-1)<br>[Tallinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn "Tallinn"), Estonia |
| Education | [University of Tallinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tallinn "University of Tallinn") (BSc)\[ _[contradictory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_self-contradictory_articles "Category:All self-contradictory articles")_\] |
| Occupations | programmer, investor, philanthropist, the city of Tallinn |
| Known for | [Kazaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazaa "Kazaa")<br>[Skype](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype "Skype")<br>[Existential risk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_extinction "Human extinction")<br>[Tallinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn "Tallinn") |

**Jaan Tallinn** (born 14 February 1972) is an Estonian [computer programmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programmer "Computer programmer") and investor[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn#cite_note-3) known for his participation in the development of [Skype](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype "Skype") and file-sharing application [FastTrack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastTrack "FastTrack")/ [Kazaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazaa "Kazaa").[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn#cite_note-4)

Recognized as a prominent figure in the field of [artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence"), Tallinn is an investor and advocate for AI safety.

He was a [Series A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_A "Series A") investor and [board member](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors "Board of directors") at [DeepMind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_DeepMind "Google DeepMind") (later acquired by Google) alongside [Elon Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk "Elon Musk"), [Peter Thiel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel "Peter Thiel") and other early supporters.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn#cite_note-5) Tallinn also led the [Series A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_A "Series A") funding round for [Anthropic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic "Anthropic"), an AI safety-focused company where he is now a board observer.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn#c

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