Gary McCoy

Gary McCoy

CEO and Cofounder of WEIR p.b.c.

About

I’m building WEIR AI to solve problems I saw as an AI product manager: identity is upstream of many problems online like scams, deepfakes, unauthorized use. But people can’t control what they can’t see. WEIR AI is a Public Benefit Corporation because when handling something as sensitive as people’s identities, good intentions aren’t enough - you need legal accountability. Privacy is baked into our structure. My goal: prove you can build successful AI that puts people first. Previously led privacy-focused AI at Meta AI and Reality Labs, and data identity at Snowflake. UC Berkeley EECS, Wharton MBA. When I’m not working, I’m deep in sci-fi - Neal Stephenson, N.K. Jemisin, Alastair Reynolds, Greg Egan, Frank Herbert, Gene Wolfe. Authors exploring how technology reshapes people and society.

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