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We have entered a period of human history where a picture, a voice, a face, a fact…all might have been
manufactured. Trust, assuming good intentions, and being able to turn to shared sources of truth and
credibility must not give way to glib skepticism, mistrust, blind hatred, and simple noise.

The trick in the Reality War is coming to a shared understanding of what is happening and what to do
about it. If we let Reality War happen without defending ourselves, we won’t need to worry about AI
destroying us. We’ll have done it to ourselves.

About the Author

Oliver B. Libby is Co-Founding Managing Partner of Hatzimemos / Libby
Holdings (H/L Ventures) and of CityRock Venture Partners. Based in New York
City and founded in 2009, the H/L Ventures family of companies represents a
new kind of venture firm. H/L Ventures is dedicated to building high-growth
businesses that add value to society by protecting and promoting people and
the planet, with a strong preference for diverse founding teams. H/L Ventures’
proprietary Daily Active Engagement model blends the best of venture studio
and investment firm on one platform to help grow companies from early stage
to exit in a holistic approach to company building.

Mr. Libby also chairs the Board of The Resolution Project, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New
York City which he co-founded in 2007. Through its Social Venture Challenges, held at leading youth
conferences around the world, Resolution identifies undergraduate students who wish to launch new
social ventures. The resulting Resolution Fellowships provide dynamic, hands-on mentorship and grants
to implement their social ventures— a full ecosystem of support that empowers the recipients to become
socially-responsible leaders. To date, hundreds of Resolution Fellows are working on diverse ventures
in high-impact fields and have benefitted about 3 million people to-date in more than 80 countries on all
six inhabited continents, including all across the United States.

Mr. Libby began his career in the U.S. Government and later at a global managing consulting firm. Mr.
Libby is a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a Steering Committee Member of the Milken Young Leaders
Council, a Leadership Council Member of Tech:NYC, a Fast Company Impact Council Member, a
Concordia Summit Advisor, a member of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth
Advisory Council, a founding GLG Social Impact Fellow, and a NationSwell Councilmember. Mr. Libby
was previously also a Foundation Trustee and Chair of the Admissions Committee of the Harvard Club
of New York City, as well as a member of the Advisory Council of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Mr. Libby has been invited to speak at Harvard, the United Nations, and numerous business conferences.
He has published work focusing on the nexus between the future of work, job creation, innovation, social
entrepreneurship, and leadership. His work has been covered in publications including the New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Venture Capital Journal, Crains NY Businesss, Bloomberg
BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Reuters, and television appearances including CNBC. Mr. Libby
graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College. Oliver can be reached online at X and LinkedIn and
at our company website https://h-l.vc/.

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