Google could do more than just win the chatbot war: it is the one company that could make a universal assistant. The question is if the company is willing to risk it all.
An Interview with Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross About the Human Component of AI
An interview with Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross about the human component of AI, OpenAI drama, Nvidia, Goole, Apple, and predictions for 2024.
Google Gemini; Performance, Infrastructure, and Integration; Apple MLX
Google’s Gemini launched with a demo that misrepresented its capabilities, which seems like a bizarre decision given that Gemini seems capable enough on its own, and also demonstrates Google’s ability to integrate from silicon to model.
Regretful Accelerationism
The Internet removed constraints from the analog world, and AI is finishing the job. That this may be the final blow for the Internet as a source for truth may ultimately be for the best.
An Interview with Roblox CEO David Baszucki About Advertising and AI
An interview with Roblox CEO David Baszucki about advertising, AI, and expanding the business in the wake of the pandemic.
AWS:reInvent Continued, AI PaaS and SaaS, Nvidia and AI IaaS
More on AWS:reInvent, as the day’s second keynote focused primarily on AI. Plus, how Nvidia successfully pushed DGX Cloud onto every major cloud provider.
AWS:reInvent, Serverless and the Smiling Curve, AI Services
The opening keynote at AWS:reInvent was about serverless, which is a technical manifestation of how the Internet leads to smiling curves. Plus, AWS’s CEO comments on OpenAI.
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.