Episode 577: Just A Quick Recap

All about the last week of OpenAI news: Sam Altman’s firing, board upheaval, Microsoft’s influence on the future of the company, and Sam Altman returning as CEO. Daniel and Manton then talk about the merits of OpenAI fulfilling their original nonprofit goals vs. pursuing commercial goals, and where all the activity around AI leaves Apple.

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Links:

  • OpenAI blog post — Announcing the leadership change and Mira Murati as interim CEO.
  • Sam Altman returns — The Verge article on the resolution after Sam’s initial firing.
  • Steve Jobs as CEO again — Wired article on dropping the “interim” from his “iCEO” title.
  • ChatGPT Voice opened up — More from The Verge on shipping the feature despite OpenAI chaos.
  • Azure – Microsoft’s cloud platform including many AI services.
  • Humane AI Pin — Much-hyped AI-powered device from ex-Apple founders.

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November 22, 2023 at 11:53 pm.

Episode 576: Double Checkmarks

Daniel talks to Manton about his road trip, how he got Covid, and had to rush home. They react to the leak of an internal Tumblr memo, and Matt Mullenweg’s subsequent public statements about it, evaluate Tumblr’s current status and prognosis for the future, and why the heck Tumblr posts don’t have dates.

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November 17, 2023 at 10:21 pm.

Episode 575: A Unique Evening Event

Manton and Daniel react to Apple’s M3 Mac announcement. They have different feelings about the quality of the presentation, but agree on the substance of what was presented. They talk about resisting the urge to upgrade when Macs are increasingly holding their utility for many years. Manton observes that Apple actually talked about “AI” by name, and they both talk about Apple’s relative obliviousness when it comes to AI. Finally, they hint at Manton’s forthcoming road trip, combining work and pleasure.

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  • Apple Events – Landing page that currently hosts the M3 Mac announcement event.
  • LLaMA – Facebook/Meta’s open source AI models.
  • Touché – Daniel’s free Touch Bar utility for Mac.

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November 2, 2023 at 10:38 pm.