Jaan Tallinn
IndiadeveloperMaleb. 19726.2Global Dominance: 0.02%Jaan Tallinn is an Estonian computer programmer and one of the key figures behind the development of Skype. Known for his expertise in peer-to-peer technologies, he has been influential in the evolution of online communication, contributing to the foundation of one of the world's first successful VoIP services.
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Jaan Tallinn, Skype co-founder, led Anthropic's 2021 Series A financing round and is a prominent supporter of the Effective Altruism movement.
Anthropic's Dario Amodei calls for embedded evaluators to police AI
United States· 2026-09-19
Jaan Tallinn is a co-investor in Anthropic and a founder of Skype.
KI-Risiken: Schweizer Anthropic-Investor im Interview
Switzerland· 2026-09-19
Jaan Tallinn is a technology entrepreneur whose wealth reached 10.3 billion euros this year, placing him at the top of the list.
Rikkaima eestlase vara ületas poole Eesti riigieelarve piiri
Estonia· 2026-09-16
Jaan Tallinn is one of the early investors in Anthropic and a co-founder of Skype.
qué hay detrás de la decisión de bajar el ritmo de la carrera por la inteligencia artificial
Uruguay· 2026-09-15
Jaan Tallinn, the Skype co-founder, is noted as the funding source behind significant financial contributions to AI safety projects.
‘I don't want to be murdered by Chinese AI’: Is AI going to ‘kill everyone’ in ten years or is Big Tech conning us with ‘doomsday’ predictions? |India· 2026-09-11
Jaan Tallinn, a co-founder of Skype, participated in Anthropic's first funding round.
Anthropic kündigt das Mega-IPO an – was Anleger wissen müssenSwitzerland· 2026-06-02
Jaan Tallinn is one of the co-founders of Skype and an early investor in Anthropic.
GRAAFIK ⟩ Vaata, milliseid veebilehti maailmas kõige rohkem külastatakseEstonia· 2026-03-05Jaan Tallinn is a co-founder of Skype and worked with Ahti Heinla on developing new code.
‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship | Retail industry
United Kingdom· 2025-10-04
Jaan Tallinn is a co-founder of Skype and was an early investor in Anthropic.
Eesti sai ilmselt neljanda miljardäriEstonia· 2025-09-10The project has received funding from Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn.
Will AI go rogue? Noted researcher Yoshua Bengio launches venture to keep it safe
Canada· 2025-06-03
Jaan Tallinn, a founding engineer of Skype, is one of LawZero's initial backers.
AI pioneer announces non-profit to develop ‘honest’ artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence (AI)United Kingdom· 2025-06-03
Jaan Tallinn, one of the creators of Skype, has warned about the dangers of artificial intelligence for over a decade.
MARTIN EHALA ⟩ Looduse kroonile on kätte jõudnud viimane aastaEstonia· 2025-04-04
Jaan Tallinn was one of the programmers who contributed to the development of Skype.
Чому Microsoft закриває Skype? - Економічна правда
Ukraine· 2025-03-04
Jaan Tallinn was involved in the creation of Skype, bringing his expertise to the project.
ถอดบทเรียน Skype พลาดตั้งแต่ตรงไหนถึงทำให้ Microsoft กลืนจนหมดตัว ?
Thailand· 2025-03-04
Jaan Tallinn was responsible for the development of the peer-to-peer technology used in Skype.
KOMMENTAAR ⟩ Skype’i mõju Eestile ja meie majandusele on olnud üüratuEstonia· 2025-03-02
Jaan Tallinn was one of the four Estonian IT engineers who developed the original code for Skype.
Microsoft maijā slēgs Skype / Diena
Latvia· 2025-02-28
Jaan Tallinn was one of the developers responsible for creating the peer-to-peer technology used in Skype.
AJASTU LÕPP ⟩ Microsoft sulgeb sel kevadel suhtlustarkvara SkypeEstonia· 2025-02-28