OpenAI releases ChatGPT, a16z sunsets future.com + OK Boomer with Jack Raines | E1626
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2022
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
J+M kick off the show by discussing and testing out OpenAI’s ChatGPT. (1:59) Then, they wrap up the news with a16z’s announcement that they are shutting down future.com (37:40). Producer Rachel ends the show with another edition of OK Boomer featuring Litquidity’s Jack Raines. (50:03)
(0:00) J+M Kick off the show
(1:59) Molly gets party theme suggestions from OpenAI’s new Chat GPT
(9:58) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
(11:23) Compounding improvement of AI technology + David Friedberg’s ChatGPT poem and script
(18:33) Odoo - Get access to all of Odoo’s apps, services, and maintenance for under $25 at https://odoo.com/twist
(19:40) Molly and Jason discuss how ChatGPT works using RLHF
(26:57) Advice for founders + Molly & Jason test out ChatGPT
(36:13) MicroAcquire - Sell your business with no fees at https://try.microacquire.com/twist
(37:40) a16z sunsets future.com + media layoffs
(50:03) OK Boomer with Litquidity’s Jack Raines
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Congratulations. It's Friday. You did it. |
| 0:04.5 | Thank the Lord. And maybe some good news or terrifying. We have to kick the show off. |
| 0:10.4 | The folks over at OpenAI, you know, they make that GPT-3 and while these Dolly interesting AI |
| 0:17.3 | experiments, slash platforms, well, they have a new one now called chat GPT. And you can talk |
| 0:23.2 | to an AI chatbot. The results are stunning. Stunned. It's your new best friend slash overlord. Then |
| 0:32.1 | we are going to talk about layoffs in the media and the shutdown that barely abrupt shutdown of |
| 0:37.2 | a 16z short-lived media publication of future dot com dot com such a domain such a good |
| 0:44.0 | domain. Pretty lame content. And then to end the show producer Rachel's back with another amazing |
| 0:52.2 | okay boomer. That's right. It is going to be a great Friday show. So stick with us. |
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| 1:54.1 | Go to try.microwacquire.com slash twist. All right Molly. Happy Friday. We made it. |
| 2:01.2 | Right. Yay. Right. Yay. Where are we going to talk about? Crypt into the |
| 2:06.3 | crimes layoffs. Please can there be some technology or startup good news? There is some actually. |
| 2:13.0 | I mean, it's the, well, it's the likely end of humanity. But from a technology perspective, |
| 2:17.4 | it's a super cool story. Hit me. Hit me with something. It's not layoffs. |
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