Episode 835: Gary Rivlin on “AI Valley”
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.7 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Newt talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin about his new book, “AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence.” They discuss the evolution of AI, highlighting the dominance of tech giants like Google and Microsoft in the AI space. Rivlin explains how the high costs of developing AI models limit opportunities for startups, potentially solidifying big tech's power. Their conversation also covers the historical development of AI, the role of neural networks, and the impact of increased computing power. Rivlin expresses optimism about AI's potential in fields like healthcare but warns of the risks associated with big tech's control and the need for government regulation. He underscores AI's transformative power and the importance of balancing innovation with ethical considerations.
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| 1:04.5 | On this episode of Inuits World, from boardrooms to dorm rooms, AI seems to be what everyone is talking about. |
| 1:11.8 | From the promise of chat GPT to robots that may, or may not, take your job. |
| 1:18.3 | In his new book, AI Valley, Microsoft, Google, and the trillion-dollar race to cash in an artificial |
| 1:26.3 | intelligence, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin follows the launch of chat and the trillion-dollar race to cash in on artificial intelligence. |
| 1:33.4 | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin follows the launch of Chat, GPT, and three startups, all with big dreams of cashing in on AI. But it's not long before the tech giants |
| 1:40.3 | enter the AI space. Rivlin lays out the fascinating history of AI's evolution, the breakthroughs in wrong turns, |
| 1:47.6 | and the major players in Silicon Valley, the developers and investors who will lead the future |
| 1:53.3 | of AI. |
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