Neil Freiman

With something as complex and significant as AI, you're probably going to want to have a seasoned pro in the room with you.

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I don't think we need it, Toby.

I think we know how to get along in this world.

But for many tech founders, probably they would admit it.

They were the subject of Sabrina Carpenter's manchild.

And now that they're going to be appearing in public places and selling their pitches to a more genteel type of investor or a skeptical public, they need to look and dress the part.

And that was the thread that permeated this etiquette school.

What you heard from the founders of the etiquette school as well as the people attending the class is that this new technological paradigm is what all these founders are building is based on AI.

And it is a technology that is not necessarily welcomed by the public.

A June survey from Pew Research Center found 50% of Americans are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI.

in everyday life.

That's up from 37% in 2021.

So you've got a very skeptical public about all these products and software features that these founders are creating, and they have to sell it to the skeptical public.

And they're not going to do it looking like Zuck in the social network.

And that was a main theme that was hammered into them at this etiquette school, which I find pretty fascinating.

Well, we can't leave you without some of the tips from the etiquette class.

So I was looking at what they were being instructed.

You must wear, when you're wearing a suit, you must wear a tie or the suit has to have a pocket square, okay?