Google’s Crazy AI Overviews, OpenAI’s Superalignment Drama, NVIDIA’s Unstoppable Run

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.7 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Google's AI Overviews tell us to eat rocks 2) Is this a signal the web really is done? 3) Google's history of messy AI launches 4) OpenAI's super-alignment team in chaos 5) Is there immediate AI safety risk or did the team leave because there isn't? 6) OpenAI's NDA practices 7) Did OpenAI take Scarlett Johansson's voice? 8) Is there a line for the tech industry taking intellectual property? 9) NVIDIA's wild earnings report 10) Is this the end of the NVIDIA run? 11) When are we going to see an ROI on AI spending? --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Google's AI overviews are crazy. Open AI super alignment team falls apart and has to sign wild NDAs.
0:08.1	And now the company is fighting with Scarlett Johansson. And yes, Nvidia remains unstoppable. How long does that go on?
0:15.2	All that and more coming up right after this.
0:17.4	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to
0:22.3	personal development.
0:23.5	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your
0:27.7	work and personal life.
0:29.2	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you
0:32.9	get your podcasts.
0:34.7	I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's chief product officer. If you're just as curious as I am about the way
0:40.3	things are built, then tune into my podcast, building one. I speak with some of the best product
0:45.4	builders out there. I've always been inspired by frustration. It came back to my own personal
0:50.6	pinpoint. So we had to go out to farmers and convince them. Following that curiosity
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1:01.1	Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition
1:07.0	when we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format. It's a holiday
1:11.7	weekend here in the U.S., but that's not going to stop us. We have so much news to cover. It feels
1:16.4	like this week is kind of an even more eventful week than usual. We have Google's AI search
1:23.5	errors coming out with this AI overview situation. We have a big drama at OpenAI.
1:29.3	What's new?
1:30.3	We have Nvidia turning in major results.
1:33.3	Microsoft has this AI PC.
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