D. Scott Phoenix cofounded Vicarious, one of the first artificial intelligence companies, and raised a quarter of a billion dollars from some of the biggest founders in Silicon Valley. After Vicarious was acquired by Google, he became a partner at Fifty Years, a venture capital firm backing scientists working on humanity's hardest problems. His research has been published in Science and Science Robotics, and his Progress podcast hosts scientists, spiritual leaders, and builders shaping our future. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.