Alex Kantrowitz
@Kantrowitz • 59,177 subscribers
I write @BigTechnology and host Big Technology Podcast. Contributor @CNBC. Author of ALWAYS DAY ONE. [email protected]
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New: I spoke with Sundar Pichai about Google's commitment to the AI frontier, how close we are to RSI, balancing DeepMind's compute needs vs. Google Cloud profits, and much, much more. Full Big Technology Podcast episode here --> Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Google’s Frontier AI Strategy 3:47 Do Frontier Models Really Matter? 6:35 The Future of AI Agents 7:39 Recursive Self-Improvement 12:58 World Models and the Path to AGI 14:56 Google’s Compute Dilemma and AI Infrastructure 19:36 Is AI Overbuilt? 23:35 The Future of the AI Interface 31:42 Google’s Answer to Muse and Dots 35:03 Apple, Space Data Centers, and AI Coding 41:42 Optimism and AI’s Future
Alex Kantrowitz449,653 görüntüleme • 19 gün önce
RIP translators. But also, damn, this technology is going to make language barriers obsolete.
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I went for a ride through NYC with Rivian's CEO, RJ Scaringe . We talked about autonomy:
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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."
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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
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Full Episode: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan and I talk about AI optimized videos, his AI slop strategy, working with DeepMind, and competing with chatbots. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:33 YouTube’s size and influence 2:39 Should AI decide what we watch? 13:07 Does the algorithm make content look the same? 19:22 AI-generated videos and AI slop 27:31 Can AI chatbots compete with YouTube? 33:07 YouTube’s partnership with Google DeepMind 39:43 How YouTube’s Ask feature works 45:25 Will AI answers take views from creators? 48:33 NFL Sunday Ticket and live streaming 52:18 Netflix’s push into podcasts 54:58 YouTube’s new view counts and Google’s future
Alex Kantrowitz29,729 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Google is making more compute every year, but DeepMind’s share of it is falling, Dylan Patel tells me
Alex Kantrowitz10,553 görüntüleme • 29 gün önce
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
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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
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Here's Anthony Scaramucci on why Elon Musk left the White House:
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OpenAI President Greg Brockman on coming bi-directional voice models: "The obvious thing that you want to accomplish is a model in AI that works much more like you and I do... that's able to process input at the same time it's processing output.. It's going to be very, very exciting as you move to these natural, very human fluid-like conversational interfaces." At Big Technology AI Summit
Alex Kantrowitz21,668 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
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 Kantrowitz23,084 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce
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 Kantrowitz54,128 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
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 Kantrowitz17,181 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce
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