Austin Link

Austin Link

Co-Founder at Starfish Space
Kent, Washington, United States

Austin Link is currently Co-Founder and Executive Officer at Starfish Space, a startup focused on autonomy and robotics for satellite servicing and space debris disposal. He has expertise in aerospace engineering, with previous roles at Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and Team Rankings, LLC.

Live show: Amazon, Meta and the fight over the future of AI; Plus, is Seattle still the place to build?

This week: Amazon is blocking Meta's new Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com, saying the agent doesn't identify itself and violates the site's conditions of use. We explain why the standoff is an early sign of a much bigger fight over whether AI agents can use websites and apps on people's behalf, and why Amazon has so much riding on the answer. For the definitive word on the issue, we ask Muse what it has to say for itself, and get an impressively sophisticated and evenhanded answer. We recorded this week's show live at Daniel's Broiler in downtown Seattle…

Organizations

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  • Starfish Space logo
    Starfish Space Executive Officer, Director, Promoter 2021–present, Co-Founder 2019–present · current
  • Starfish Space Co-founder · current
  • Starfish Space Co-founder · current

Education

  • Purdue University Master's degree, Aerospace Engineering · 2012–2014
  • Stanford University Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics · 2008–2012

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