An interview with Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross about the human component of AI, OpenAI drama, Nvidia, Goole, Apple, and predictions for 2024.
Sam Altman Back at OpenAI, Q*, Going Forward
Catching up on the OpenAI situation, which has reached a resolution — for now, anyways.
The OpenAI Saga Continues, Microsoft’s New Chips, Microsoft’s AI Platform Hedge
More updates on the OpenAI saga, including the problematic board. Then, Microsoft unveils new chips, and is creating an AI platform that looks a lot like Microsoft’s other platforms.
OpenAI’s Misalignment and Microsoft’s Gain
The end of a dramatic weekend in tech is that OpenAI has split and Microsoft is partnered with one and has hired the other; this is the ultimate failure case of what should have been a for-profit company organized the wrong way.
The OpenAI Keynote
OpenAI’s developer keynote was exciting, both because AI was exciting, and because OpenAI has the potential to be a meaningful consumer tech company.
Attenuating Innovation (AI)
Innovation required humility about the future and openness to what might be possible; Biden’s executive order proscribing AI development is the opposite, blocking progress and hindering the solutions to our greatest challenges.
Google Earnings, Microsoft Earnings, AI Leverage
Google’s ad business looks good, but the cloud is slowing; Microsoft’s results suggest that is because the latter is winning in AI.
Unity CEO Out, Microsoft Owns Activision
John Riccitiello is out as Unity’s CEO, but the circumstances of his exit may have done the company a favor. Then, Microsoft finally owns Activision, and the outlines of the deal are a win for everyone except the FTC.
Microsoft’s Surface AI Event, The New Microsoft, The Old Microsoft
Microsoft’s Surface event was actually an AI event. It both showed how different Microsoft it, and how it hasn’t changed at all.
An Interview with Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman about the AI Hype Cycle
An interview with Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman about the AI hype cycle, what products are working, the current state of ChatGPT, the data constraint, and Nvidia.