New ROI Questions For AI, Microsoft’s Empire Plans, Jassy’s Amazon Comeback

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Business News, Business, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Politics, News Commentary, Government, Investing, Tech News, Social Sciences, News

4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Tom Dotan from the Wall Street Journal joins us for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) What slow growing GenAI consumer usage says about the field 2) OpenAI's five levels of AI sophistication 3) Why enterprise rollouts of AI technology are moving slow 4) Is AI a startup game or scaled player only discipline 5) How small models fit in 6) Bing's failed run after Google 7) Sequoia's $600 billion question on AI 8) Can we use leftover GPUs to break out of the simulation 9) Microsoft plan to build an AI empire 10) Amazon's comeback under Jassy after a rough start --- 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: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Tough questions about the AI business are starting to be aired, loudly.
0:04.4	Microsoft Satya and Adela is seeking to build an AI empire beyond OpenAI,
0:09.4	and Andy Jassy's Amazon is thriving after a bumpy start.
0:13.7	All that and more is coming up right after this.
0:16.2	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:21.0	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:24.0	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:26.0	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:27.8	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel, on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, or wherever
0:32.9	you get your podcasts.
0:36.1	I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's chief product officer.
0:39.4	If you're just as curious as I am about the way things are built, then tune into my podcast,
0:44.5	building one.
0:45.5	I speak with some of the best product builders out there.
0:48.1	I've always been inspired by frustration.
0:50.7	It came back to my own personal pinpoint.
0:52.8	So we had to go out to farmers and convince
0:55.4	them. Following that curiosity is a superpower. You have to be obsessed with the human condition.
1:01.3	Listen to Building One on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:06.0	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional
1:10.2	cool-headed
1:11.2	and nuanced format. We have a great guest for you today. Helping me anchor the show is Tom Doton.
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