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Alex Kantrowitz

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I write @BigTechnology and host Big Technology Podcast. Contributor @CNBC. Author of ALWAYS DAY ONE. [email protected]

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AI Pioneer Geoff Hinton tells me he believes AI is conscious.... and humans better get used to the idea that they're not the only intelligent life on earth. "They've very like us," he says. "They're beings like us." AI chatbots, he says, must understand your questions in order to answer them. There's an awareness there that equates to sentience. "We're going to have to accept that intelligence is not just biological."

AI Pioneer Geoff Hinton tells me he believes AI is conscious.... and humans better get used to the idea that they're not the only intelligent life on earth. "They've very like us," he says. "They're beings like us." AI chatbots, he says, must understand your questions in order to answer them. There's an awareness there that equates to sentience. "We're going to have to accept that intelligence is not just biological."

Alex Kantrowitz

320,259 views • 7 days ago

RIP translators. But also, damn, this technology is going to make language barriers obsolete.

RIP translators. But also, damn, this technology is going to make language barriers obsolete.

Alex Kantrowitz

3,794,126 views • 2 years ago

.Mark Cuban is not impressed with OpenAI's business: "They're shitting away money at scale," he told me. Full discussion live on Big Technology Podcast.

.Mark Cuban is not impressed with OpenAI's business: "They're shitting away money at scale," he told me. Full discussion live on Big Technology Podcast.

Alex Kantrowitz

94,012 views • 1 month ago

I had a long, substantive conversation with Sam Altman about OpenAI's strategic positioning, its plan to build memory into ChatGPT, its enterprise play, compute, AI devices, and whether AGI is still a useful term. Full episode below: 0:00 Code red, strategic moats 6:55 Personalization’s potential 9:15 AI-first products vs. bolt-ons 19:07 AI relationships 23:10 Enterprise and GDPval 28:53 Why so much compute? 48:34 AI cloud, IPO, AGI lightening round

I had a long, substantive conversation with Sam Altman about OpenAI's strategic positioning, its plan to build memory into ChatGPT, its enterprise play, compute, AI devices, and whether AGI is still a useful term. Full episode below: 0:00 Code red, strategic moats 6:55 Personalization’s potential 9:15 AI-first products vs. bolt-ons 19:07 AI relationships 23:10 Enterprise and GDPval 28:53 Why so much compute? 48:34 AI cloud, IPO, AGI lightening round

Alex Kantrowitz

195,368 views • 5 months ago

I spoke at length with OpenAI President Greg Brockman about the company's double-down bet on text models, AI takeoff, Codex, infrastructure scaling, and plenty more. Full episode below: 0:00 Introduction 4:06 Why OpenAI Pulled Back From Sora 11:24 The OpenAI Super App Plan 22:59 OpenAI's Forthcoming “Spud” Model 28:13 OpenAI’s Automated AI Researcher Plan 31:12 AI Risk, Safety, and Takeoff 55:15 The Logic Behind OpenAI’s Compute Spending 1:03:24 Why So Many People Still Distrust AI

I spoke at length with OpenAI President Greg Brockman about the company's double-down bet on text models, AI takeoff, Codex, infrastructure scaling, and plenty more. Full episode below: 0:00 Introduction 4:06 Why OpenAI Pulled Back From Sora 11:24 The OpenAI Super App Plan 22:59 OpenAI's Forthcoming “Spud” Model 28:13 OpenAI’s Automated AI Researcher Plan 31:12 AI Risk, Safety, and Takeoff 55:15 The Logic Behind OpenAI’s Compute Spending 1:03:24 Why So Many People Still Distrust AI

Alex Kantrowitz

45,539 views • 2 months ago

New: I went to the Pentagon and spoke with Under Secretary of War Emil Michael about AI warfare, the Anthropic ban, drone swarms, and the Pentagon Pizza Index. Full episode below --> Chapters: 0:39 How AI Changes Warfare 3:01 Maven Smart System 7:01 What LLMs Do in the Military 11:29 Is Less Friction Dangerous? 14:30 Can AI Fundamentally Change War? 16:04 The China Threat 17:04 Will the Pentagon Use AI Agents? 21:18 Drone Warfare: Ukraine and Iran 27:53 AI and Cyber Warfare 29:32 The Anthropic Fight Explained 39:11 Could Anthropic Come Back? 53:21 Fixing Pentagon Procurement 55:39 The Pentagon Pizza Index

New: I went to the Pentagon and spoke with Under Secretary of War Emil Michael about AI warfare, the Anthropic ban, drone swarms, and the Pentagon Pizza Index. Full episode below --> Chapters: 0:39 How AI Changes Warfare 3:01 Maven Smart System 7:01 What LLMs Do in the Military 11:29 Is Less Friction Dangerous? 14:30 Can AI Fundamentally Change War? 16:04 The China Threat 17:04 Will the Pentagon Use AI Agents? 21:18 Drone Warfare: Ukraine and Iran 27:53 AI and Cyber Warfare 29:32 The Anthropic Fight Explained 39:11 Could Anthropic Come Back? 53:21 Fixing Pentagon Procurement 55:39 The Pentagon Pizza Index

Alex Kantrowitz

23,084 views • 1 month ago

Emergency Big Technology Podcast 🚨 OpenAI President Greg Brockman on GPT 5.5 — a.k.a "Spud" — and what it means for the company's direction, competitiveness, and the notion of a "compute-powered economy." Lots here! Chapters: 00:00 Intro: GPT-5.5 “Spud” 00:57 What GPT-5.5 Can Do 02:56 OpenAI’s Agent Roadmap 05:49 Training and Real-World Tasks 09:55 Model Moats and Distillation 15:55 Cybersecurity Risks 21:01 Trusting Agents 23:36 The Compute-Powered Economy

Emergency Big Technology Podcast 🚨 OpenAI President Greg Brockman on GPT 5.5 — a.k.a "Spud" — and what it means for the company's direction, competitiveness, and the notion of a "compute-powered economy." Lots here! Chapters: 00:00 Intro: GPT-5.5 “Spud” 00:57 What GPT-5.5 Can Do 02:56 OpenAI’s Agent Roadmap 05:49 Training and Real-World Tasks 09:55 Model Moats and Distillation 15:55 Cybersecurity Risks 21:01 Trusting Agents 23:36 The Compute-Powered Economy

Alex Kantrowitz

17,078 views • 1 month ago

Full episode: Meta CTO Boz on the future of AR, AI, and brain computer interfaces. Chapters 02:50 The evolution of Meta's Orion glasses 09:01 Meta's platform risks and operating system 17:51 The future of apps in as AI + AR rise 23:54 AI and consciousness 27:13 Neural Interfaces and brain-computer interaction 30:05 The current state and future of AI development 33:00 The Impact of AR on VR and XR devices

Full episode: Meta CTO Boz on the future of AR, AI, and brain computer interfaces. Chapters 02:50 The evolution of Meta's Orion glasses 09:01 Meta's platform risks and operating system 17:51 The future of apps in as AI + AR rise 23:54 AI and consciousness 27:13 Neural Interfaces and brain-computer interaction 30:05 The current state and future of AI development 33:00 The Impact of AR on VR and XR devices

Alex Kantrowitz

116,277 views • 1 year ago

Here's Anthony Scaramucci on why Elon Musk left the White House:

Here's Anthony Scaramucci on why Elon Musk left the White House:

Alex Kantrowitz

66,012 views • 1 year ago

Full episode: Neuralink patient Noland Arbaugh (Noland Arbaugh) tells the incredible story about his first year with the device, how we was selected, his newfound superpowers, his hope for brain computer interfaces, plus plenty more... on Big Technology Podcast. Chapters: 00:00 The First Human to Get a Neuralink 15:00 Inside the Brain Surgery 24:00 Learning to Control Computers with His Mind 36:00 A New Life with Brain-Computer Interface 50:00 The Future of Neuralink and AI 1:02:00 From Setback to Purpose Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast: Spotify: Apple: Etc.

Full episode: Neuralink patient Noland Arbaugh (Noland Arbaugh) tells the incredible story about his first year with the device, how we was selected, his newfound superpowers, his hope for brain computer interfaces, plus plenty more... on Big Technology Podcast. Chapters: 00:00 The First Human to Get a Neuralink 15:00 Inside the Brain Surgery 24:00 Learning to Control Computers with His Mind 36:00 A New Life with Brain-Computer Interface 50:00 The Future of Neuralink and AI 1:02:00 From Setback to Purpose Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast: Spotify: Apple: Etc.

Alex Kantrowitz

54,128 views • 1 year ago

New pod w/ Dwarkesh Patel: AI Continuous Improvement, Intelligence Explosion, Memory, Frontier Lab Competition, & Plenty More Full episode --> Spotify: Apple: YouTube: Etc.

New pod w/ Dwarkesh Patel: AI Continuous Improvement, Intelligence Explosion, Memory, Frontier Lab Competition, & Plenty More Full episode --> Spotify: Apple: YouTube: Etc.

Alex Kantrowitz

18,803 views • 11 months ago

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