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Here Lies David Gould. He Helped Maximize Shareholder Value.

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Senator Alex Padilla
U.S. Senate · CA · Democrat
RepliedBy email · Oct 26, 2026Signed by the official
“Thank you for writing to share your concerns regarding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. I appreciate hearing from you. I strongly support technological innovation in the United States, and AI has the potential to provide important benefits to society. However, as with every technological evolution before it, these new technologies also pose crucial challenges that we must address, including by ensuring…”

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Main: Here Lies David Gould invitation to everyone except Surge Members (members get the here-lies-members variant).

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Here Lies David Gould. He Helped Maximize Shareholder Value.

Clay Christensen once asked his Harvard Business School students to reflect on the legacy they wished to leave behind. That question changed everything. No soul, in its final reckoning, would proclaim: Here lies David Gould. He helped maximize shareholder value.

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