Reid Hoffman’s AI Twin & Cleo Abram on the Creator Economy 06/03/24

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🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

GameStop's stock surged again, fueled by speculation that Keith Gill might hold a significant position in the video game retailer. CNBC's Dominic Chu discusses the meme stock craze. Reid Hoffman, a partner at Greylock and co-founder of Inflection AI and LinkedIn, talks about the launch of 'Reid AI,' his own 'digital twin.' He (the real Hoffman) shares his thoughts on the future of AI, the dangers of deepfakes, and the current state of the AI arms race. And, Cleo Abram, host of the popular internet show "Huge If True," weighs in on the creator economy, the role of AI, and whether YouTubers should be considered for Emmy awards. Plus, Nvidia announces new AI chips and OPEC announces production cuts. Reid Hoffman 12:07 Cleo Abram 28:03 Reid Hoffman, @reidhoffman Dom Chu, @thedomino Cleo Abram, @cleoabram Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Zach Vallese, @zachvallese

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Today on Squack Pod.
0:07.0	LinkedIn co-founder, technologist and AI entrepreneur Reed Hoffman on the future of us and AI entrepreneur, Reed Hoffman,
0:12.8	on the future of us and AI.
0:15.4	When you think of technology as a problem,
0:17.0	also think of solutions.
0:18.2	So for example, when you think of scamsters
0:19.9	that are kind of using things on the phone and so forth,
0:22.3	what if you had an AI assistant that was yours
0:24.5	that was listening on the phone saying,
0:25.4	oh, this one sounds like it could be dangerous.
0:28.2	And a conversation with his digital twin.
0:31.5	Hi, I'm Reed AI.
0:33.0	Another positive in tech, Cleo Abram.
0:36.0	It could be huge if it comes true.
0:40.0	Founder of the viral optimistic tech show on bringing TV to the internet.
0:45.0	I think it is so blindingly obvious that much of the excellent television quality work is now happening on YouTube.
0:52.0	Those conversations, plus new AMD and Invidia chips for all that tech,
0:58.0	OPEC's production cuts, and GameStop's weekend surge.
1:02.0	I'm glad we can't do anything.
1:05.0	Right.
1:06.0	Because I'd be confused.
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