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Timestamps:

(0:00) Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to dive into this week’s news.

(1:17) Announcing new co-host on TWiST Alex Wilhelm of TechCrunch fame!

(3:03) Alex breaks down what’s on the docket for today!

(4:16) The OpenAI equity issue.

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(12:39) OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4o.
(15:33) Why ChatGPT is better than Siri.

(17:50) OpenAI’s net revenue in the wake of last week’s announcements.
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(22:06) Comparing the needs of consumers vs enterprise for ChatGPT.
(24:17) OpenAI has pulled “Sky” one of the voices for the new ChatGPT 4o due to it sounding like Scarlett Johansson

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(30:01) Alex’s favorite topic around how much founders paying themselves.
(38:46) A billion-dollar deal in cybersecurity.

(45:43) Breaking news Scar Jo!

(56:24) What’s going on with crypto-venture capital.

(58:02) A look at “decentralized twitter” called Farcaster.

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Links from episode:

OpenAI Equity link: https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-nda-clause-vested-equity-ilya-sutskever-2024-5

OpenAI revenue growth https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/chatgpts-mobile-app-revenue-saw-biggest-spike-yet-following-gpt-4o-launch/

Founder salary report: https://pilot.com/founder-salary-report-2024

CyberArk-Venafi deal: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/cyberark-snaps-up-venafi-for-1-54b-to-ramp-up-in-machine-to-machine-security/

Crypto VC rising: https://www.reuters.com/technology/venture-capital-funding-crypto-rises-24-bln-pitchbook-says-2024-05-20/

Check out Farcaster: https://www.farcaster.xyz/

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Todays show:

David Weisburd hosts Mel Williams, Delian Asparouhov, and Jason Calacanis to discuss discuss crypto regulation (17:05), AI spending (27:21), and immigration's role in startups (55:43).

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Timestamps:

(0:00) David Weisburd intros Mel Williams, Delian Asparouhov, and Jason Calacanis

(3:46) WSJ reports that top crypto funds are back in the market

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(17:05) The limitations of current SEC regulations and the potential political impact of crypto regulation

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(27:21) AI spend is up across the board in 2024

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(41:01) GPT-4o demos and the rapid commoditization of AI technology

(48:29) The impact of AI on the economy

(55:43) Immigration and its impact on the startup ecosystem

(1:06:11) Self-censorship and the importance of a free society

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Todays show:

Ivan Poupyrev of Archetype AI joins Jason to demo Archetype AI’s product “Newton” and discuss the application of sensors in various industries (2:55). The two also dive into anticipatory interfaces (44:14), the role of sensor technology in AI (31:09), and the potential for robots in various industries (28:12).

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Ivan Poupyrev of Archetype AI joins Jason.

(2:55) Demo of Archetype AI's product, Newton, which interprets and processes motion data

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(10:48) Exploration of potential business model and use cases for Archetype AI

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(23:30) Use cases in aviation, military, and automotive industry

(28:12) The connection between robots and artificial intelligence

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(31:09) The evolution of sensor technology and its role in AI

(44:14) The pace of technological innovation and the future of anticipatory interfaces

(49:00) Future plans for Archetype AI, hiring and partnership opportunities

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Sunny joins Jason to dive into this week’s AI news and demos.

(2:10) OpenAI did their big reveal on Monday and review on Sam Altman’s appearance on the All In podcast

(5:40) A dive into what OpenAI launched this week.

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(13:12) OpenAI’s new model, where the “o” stands for omni, means it can now reason across audio, vision, and text in real-time.
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(22:37) Jason highlights the startup Athena.
(25:53) Looking at the improvements on the new ChatGPT 4o model.
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(32:34) Breaking down the pricing of the new vs historic ChatGPT models.
(35:31) Jason demos Recall.
(42:19) Sunny shares Labs.Google and NotebookLM.

(46:03) Labs.Google and “AI Overviews”

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Check out ChatGPT 4o: https://chatgpt.com/?model=gpt-4o

Check out Labs Google: https://labs.google/

Check out Groq: https://groq.com/

Check out article “Apple Nears Deal With OpenAI to Put ChatGPT on iPhone”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-11/apple-closes-in-on-deal-with-openai-to-put-chatgpt-on-iphone

Check out Athena: https://www.athenago.com/

Check out Recall: https://www.getrecall.ai/

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Dr. Justin Terry joins Jason to discuss the future of work, education, and the unique impact of Opportunity Central (The OC). They explore how the school incorporates entrepreneurship (9:03), addresses community needs (22:00), and more!

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(0:00) The OC’s Dr. Justin Terry joins Jason

(1:38) The OC, leveling the playing field in education, and the future of job availability

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(39:03) The impact of the new educational model on students and equalizing opportunities

(51:56) The role of entrepreneurship in public education

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Max Altman and Ben Braverman of Saga VC join guest host Mark Suster to discuss building up Saga VC’s maiden voyage fund (2:23), the advantage of witnessing “great” at the top of the industry (21:14), praise for Saga VC’s Thomson Nguyen (52:59), and more!

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