Best Thomas Ellison Podcasts (2025)

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OpenAI’s New Structure, Apple Replacing Google With AI?, Cheating With ChatGPT 55:00

1h ago55:00

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI has another new top executive structure 2) What is Sam Altman's role now? 3) Who is Fidji Simo, OpenAI's new CEO of Applications 4) OpenAI abandons total for-profit conversion 5) Microsoft's demands on OpenAI 6) Could Apple replace Google as the d…

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Is AI Scaling Dead? — With Gary Marcus 54:22

23h ago54:22

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Gary Marcus is a cognitive scientist, author, and longtime AI skeptic. Marcus joins Big Technology to discuss whether large‑language‑model scaling is running into a wall. Tune in to hear a frank debate on the limits of “just add GPUs" and what that means for the next wave of AI. We also cover data‑privacy fallout from ad‑driven assistants, open‑sou…

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Seasons of Change 49:02

5d ago49:02

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Today is a day of change as my congregation goes into a new building in Tallahassee. Change is on my mind today, so let's talk about what it is like to go through seasons of change as a Christian.Episode #1224*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.co…

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The ‘AI-First Company,’ Big Tech Mega Earnings, NVIDIA vs. Anthropic 1:05:30

6d ago1:05:30

1:05:30

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) What an 'AI-First Company' is 2) Aaron Levie's AI-first memo to Box. 3) Luis von Ahn's AI-first memo to Duolingo 4) Tobi Lutke's AI-first memo to Shopify 5) Can non-tech company be AI-first? 6) Apple earnings 7) Apple's federal government issues 8) Micros…

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Amazon's Head Of Prime on Tariffs, Alexa Plus Rollout, and AI Differentiation — With Jamil Ghani 55:50

8d ago55:50

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Jamil Ghani is Amazon’s Vice President of Prime. Ghani joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Amazon's position in the ongoing trade war and how Alexa Plus combined with Prime will appeal to its customers. Tune in to hear Ghani debunk the headline about tariff price labels, walk through Alexa Plus’s rollout, and outline why Amazon believes its app…

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Community 45:43

12d ago45:43

45:43

Reacting to the shooting on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where I live.Episode #1222*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536X…

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Is Anthropic’s Claude AI Conscious?, Shopping in ChatGPT, Systrom vs. Zuck 1:07:06

13d ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Anthropic researcher's assertion that there's a 15% chance Claude is conscious 2) What happens if people believe AI is sentient? 3) Why consciousness and intelligence are different 4) Hey, is this all just marketing? 5) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's push f…

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Generative AI 101: Tokens, Pre-training, Fine-tuning, Reasoning — With Dylan Patel 42:09

15d ago42:09

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Dylan Patel is the founder and CEO of SemiAnalysis. He joins Big Technology Podcast to explain how generative AI work, explaining the inner workings of tokens, pre-training, fine-tuning, open source, and reasoning. We also cover DeepSeek’s efficiency breakthrough, the race to build colossal AI data centers, and what GPT-5’s hybrid training approach…

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Easter 2025 44:39

19d ago44:39

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Celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!Episode #1221*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536XBy Jack King

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Is OpenAI’s o3 Model AGI?, Is AI The New Social Media?, Zuck’s Revealing Testimony 52:49

20d ago52:49

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Is OpenAI's o3 model AGI? 2) Maybe it's AGI when you squint 3) Why people are floating the idea that OpenAi is close to AGI 4) Is OpenAI going to declare that GPT-5 is AGI 5) What's in it for companies saying they've achieved AGI first? 6) AI's new memory…

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Why China's AI Strategy Just Might Work — With Grace Shao 1:05:15

22d ago1:05:15

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Grace Shao is a Hong Kong-based writer and analyst, and author of AI Proem on Substack newsletter. She joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss China's rise in artificial intelligence, and whether (and how) it can be a global player. Tune in to hear how China's AI startups are rapidly productizing cutting-edge tech, why it keeps developing open-sour…

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Palm Sunday 2025 45:06

26d ago45:06

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Jesus entered Jerusalem as a conquoring hero on what we now call Palm Sunday, and his enemies took notice.Episode #1220*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536X…

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A Week of Trade War Chaos & What's Next For Tech 55:20

27d ago55:20

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Ranjan's experience during the financial crisis 2) The uncertainty around operating a business today 3) Why bond traders are important 4) Could the U.S. position in global trade decline? 5) Was it the tariffs or the rollout that's causing chaos? 6) Why Ap…

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Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on AI Competition, Agents, And Tariffs 57:52

29d ago57:52

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Thomas Kurian is the CEO of Google Cloud Platform. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how AI is changing the competitive balance in cloud services and why he believes Google has a chance to win. We also discuss the various use cases Google customers are finding for GenAI in the technology's early days, and whether the agent buzz is real. Fi…

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Special Report: Tariffs and Turmoil — With Ryan Petersen and Adam Parker 1:11:01

1M ago1:11:01

1:11:01

Ryan Petersen is the CEO of Flexport. Adam Parker is the CEO of Trivariate Research. Today we host an 'emergency' special report on the impact of tariffs on tech and the economy. Join us for the first half where Petersen breaks down what the administration is hoping to do with its tariff policy, whether it's advisable, what the near and long term i…

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Pastor Omar Ellison of Salt and Light Covenant Church in Tallahassee, FL 57:26

1M ago57:26

57:26

Our special guest is Pastor Omar Ellison, and you can find out more about the church here:https://www.saltandlightcovenant.com/Episode #1219*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536X…

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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman: Building AI Personality, OpenAI Relationship, Data Center Demand, AGI Timeline 55:59

1M ago55:59

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Mustafa Suleyman is the CEO of Microsoft AI and a co-founder of DeepMind. He joins Big Technology to discuss Microsoft's strategy to build more personalized and emotionally intelligent AI companions. Tune in to hear how Microsoft is differentiating its AI offerings through personality design, memory features, and action capabilities that could tran…

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OpenAI Raises $40 billion, Is AI a Letdown?, Musk Sells X to xAI 1:03:02

1M ago1:03:02

1:03:02

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) OpenAI's $40 billion fundraise 2) Is the $40 billion number real? 3) Can OpenAI live up to the expectations that come along with the money? 4) What OpenAI will spend the cash on 5) AI products are growing fast 6) Would you go to AI therapy? 7) Is AI a let…

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Karen Peck Gooch of Karen Peck and New River 52:43

1M ago52:43

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Our very, very special guest is the lead singer and namesake of the Southern Gospel group Karen Peck and New River!You can find more information on their website here: https://www.karenpeckandnewriver.com/Episode #1219*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.…

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OpenAI’s Ghibli Moment, CoreWeave's IPO Letdown, End of Silicon Valley’s Monopoly? 58:58

1M ago58:58

58:58

Brian McCullough is the host of Techmeme Ride Home. He's back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Why everyone's using ChatGPT to make Ghibli art 2) What is Ghibli 3) OpenAI's product dominance stands out 4) The Studio Ghibli copyright question 5) The AI servers are at capacity 6) The AI datacenters are still probably bu…

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AI's Rising Risks: Hacking, Virology, Loss of Control — With Dan Hendrycks 1:14:55

1M ago1:14:55

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Dan Hendrycks is the Director and co-founder of the Center for AI Safety, and an advisor to Scale AI and xAI. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion of AI's growing risk profile, and what to do about it. Tune in to hear Hendricks explain why virology expertise in AI models is an immediate concern and how these systems might soon enable de…

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Pastor Doug Stephens of Live the Life 56:21

2M ago56:21

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Our special guest today is Pastor Doug Stephens of Live the Life marriage ministry as well as pastoring a church in Midway, FL.You can find more information about Doug and Live the Life here: https://www.livethelife.org/doug-bioEpisode #1217*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can fi…

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NVIDIA’s New Roadmap, State of OpenAI, Apple Shuffles Siri Team 1:00:01

2M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

Amir Efrati is the co-executive editor of The Information. He's back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Is there a market for NVIDIA's GPU chips outside of the cloud providers? 2) Why NVIDIA is making the case that we're early in the AI buildout 3) Whether NVIDIA's focus on Robotics is real or marketing 4) NVIDIA's chip…

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Why Can't AI Make Its Own Discoveries? — With Yann LeCun 1:02:22

2M ago1:02:22

1:02:22

Yann LeCun is the chief AI scientist at Meta. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the strengths and limitations of current AI models, weighing in on why they've been unable to invent new things despite possessing almost all the world's written knowledge. LeCun digs deep into AI science, explaining why AI systems must build an abstract knowle…

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Tonya Thomas of A Women's Pregnancy Center 56:56

2M ago56:56

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Our special guest today is Tonya Thomas of A Women's Pregnancy Center in Tallahassee, FL.You can find more information about this ministry here: https://awomenspregnancycenter.com/Episode #1218*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions…

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Gruber Slams Apple, Tech Stocks In Freefall, Vibecoding & OpenAI's Agents 1:01:50

2M ago1:01:50

1:01:50

Reed Albergotti is the technology editor at Semafor. He's back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Gruber turns on Apple 2) Has Apple lost its credibility? 3) Apple stock takes a hit after downgrades 4) Will we even use a phone in the future? 5) Will AI investing stop in a tough market? 6) The spectrum of AI outcomes and …

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Roblox CEO: We Want AI To Generate Full Games — With David Baszucki 51:47

2M ago51:47

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David Baszucki is the CEO of Roblox. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how the company envisions generative AI playing into game creation on Roblox. Tune in to hear his vision for a future where users can prompt entire game experiences and modify them in real time using AI. We also cover child safety concerns, Hindenburg Research allegatio…

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Pastor Andre Cooper and Legacy Gold BBQ Sauce 57:45

2M ago57:45

57:45

Today we hear the story of Pastor Andre Cooper and the story behind Pitmaster Bob Cooper's Legacy Gold BBQ Sauce.You can find more information here: https://legacygoldbbq.com/pages/our-storyEpisode #1216*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Drea…

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Apple’s Siri Embarrassment, Microsoft’s OpenAI Dilemma, Will AI Take Our Jobs? 1:00:21

2M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Siri’s poor performance 2) Amazon leaves Apple in the dust 3) Should Apple replace Siri with ChatGPT? 4) Apple’s market cap is closer to $4 trillion than $3 trillion 5) Microsoft and OpenAI’s evolving relationship 6) Why AI wrappers are rising 7) Will AI …

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How Amazon Rebuilt Alexa From The Ground Up — With Panos Panay and Daniel Rausch 56:42

2M ago56:42

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Panos Panay is the senior vice president of Devices & Services at Amazon. Daniel Rausch is the Vice President of Alexa at Amazon. The two join Big Technology Podcast to discuss how the company rearchitected Alexa, blending a deterministic system with the latest generative AI technology to create something that can both turn your lights off and spea…

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Chelsea Johnson Muir - Head Coach of Women's Basketball at Godby High School 58:08

2M ago58:08

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We are happy to have Chelsea as our special guest today, who played four years at Godby High School in Tallahassee, FL, then later came back to coach.You can find more about Chelsea here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-f-johnson/Episode #1215*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you …

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OpenAI’s New Model, Jensen’s Bold Claim, Alexa+ Is Here 59:49

2M ago59:49

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) OpenAI's release of GPT 4.5 2) Is GPT 4.5 a major advance or what? 3) What better EQ gets you in an AI model 4) What reasoning advances can be built on top of GPT 4.5 5) Is AI product or model more important? (cont.) 6) Gary Marcus says OpenAI is in troub…

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OpenAI Chief Research Officer Mark Chen: GPT 4.5 is Live and Scaling Isn’t Dead 24:55

2M ago24:55

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Mark Chen is the chief research officer at OpenAI. Chen joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the debut of GPT 4.5, the company's largest model, which is going live today. In this bonus episode, Chen speaks about what the new model says about the AI scaling wall, how scaling traditional GPT models compares to reasoning models like OpenAI's o1, ho…

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The Formula for Capturing Your Attention, Price of Fame, & Algorithms as Editors — With Chris Hayes 1:00:51

2M ago1:00:51

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Chris Hayes is the author of The Siren's Call: How Attention Became The World's Most Endangered Resource and the host of MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss his No. 1 bestselling book, digging into why he wrote it, how news differs from social platforms (and to what degree), and why We also cover the strange …

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Dustin and Amy Wells 57:17

3M ago57:17

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My special returning guests are Dustin and Amy Wells who share their testimony and what God had done in their life and marriage.Episode #1214*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536X…

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Too Many AI Companies, Amazon's Alexa Upgrade Awaits, RIP Humane Pin 1:00:06

3M ago1:00:06

1:00:06

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Satya Nadella's criticism of AI benchmark hacking 2) Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's new Thinking Machines Lab startup 3) There are too many AI startups 4) Why foundation models have commoditized 5) Did Google 'DeepSeek' itself? 6) Grok3 arrives 7) How do you…

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Will Big Tech CEOs Win Their All-In Bet on Trump? — With Saagar Enjeti 58:08

3M ago58:08

58:08

Saagar Enjeti is the co-host of Breaking Points. He joins Big Technology podcast to asses whether the Big Tech CEOs will win their Trump bet, assessing the stakes involved, the positioning, and the likely outcomes. We talk about Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, and, of course, Elon Musk. Stay tuned as we discuss how the U.S. an…

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Shane Burnham of Ascension Sports Consulting 1:00:18

3M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Our special guest today is Shane Burnham of Ascension Sports Consulting.You can find more information here: https://ascensionsportsconsulting.com/edge/Episode #1213*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/1614…

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Musk’s OpenAI Bid, Sam Altman’s Roadmap, Apple + Alibaba 51:47

3M ago51:47

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Musk's $97 billion bid for OpenAI 2) Whether the bid is real 3) How damaging could holding up OpenAI's for-profit conversion be? 4) Musk throws OpenAI off its rhythm 5) New OpenAI roadmap: GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 are coming 6) Should models flip dynamically bet…

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AI Clones & The Future of Voice AI — With Evan Ratliff 47:10

3M ago47:10

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Evan Ratliff is the host of Shell Game. Ratliff joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how he cloned his voice with AI and sent it to interviews, social calls, and therapy. In this conversation, we learn about why he conducted the experiment and what it portends for the future of voice AI. Tune in for a lively discussion with plenty of fun anecdot…

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Four Things to Relate 50:15

3M ago50:15

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Serving God these days in church looks differently than it did when I first started in ministry, and even as far back as when I was a child in church.Today I want to relate four things to you:1. The Call to Service2. Love for the Lost3. Debt and Giving4. The Commandment to the PeopleEpisode #1212*******This is the radio program with the music remov…

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Boom Times For ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Deep Research, AI Super Bowl 1:03:25

3M ago1:03:25

1:03:25

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) New data showing ChatGPT's impressive growth since mid-2024 2) Was ChatGPT voice mode responsible? 3) How important ChatGPT's growth is for OpenAI 4) How seriously DeepSeek challenged ChatGPT's traffic numbers 5) Does brand matter or are bots interchangea…

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NVIDIA's Plan To Build AI That Understands The Real World — With Rev Lebaredian 1:03:15

3M ago1:03:15

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Rev Lebaredian is the Vice President, Omniverse & Simulation Technology at NVIDIA. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a conversation about NVIDIA's push to develop AI that understands the dynamics of the real world, including physics. In this conversation, we cover how NVIDIA is building this technology, what it might be useful for (things like ro…

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Streamline 49:04

3M ago49:04

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Would I have gone into the Capitol if I saw the doors open on January 6th?Episode #1211*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536XBy Jack King

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DeepSeek's Fallout For AI Companies, OpenAI’s Path Forward, Siri Somehow Got Worse 58:39

3M ago58:39

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) The DeepSeek impact on Silicon Valley 2) The four areas of margin in AI 3) How OpenAI is positioned after this week 4) Whether OpenAI can be fine losing the lead on model building 5) DeepSeek's impact on Anthropic 6) Why Amazon is happy about DeepSeek 7) …

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Reid Hoffman: Why The AI Investment Will Pay Off 56:04

3M ago56:04

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Reid Hoffman is the co-founder of LinkedIn, a legendary Silicon Valley investor, and author of the new book Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future. Hoffman joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss his optimistic case for AI, the massive investments flooding into the field, and whether they can possibly pay off. Tune in to hear …

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Bonus: The DeepSeek Reckoning in Silicon Valley 45:42

4M ago45:42

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M.G. Siegler is a writer and investor and the author of Spyglass. Siegler joins Big Technology for a bonus depisode to discuss DeepSeek R1, the Chinese open-source AI model and its impact on the tech industry. Tune in to hear why DeepSeek's ability to match OpenAI's performance at just 3-5% of the cost could upend the AI industry's economic model. …

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Turning the Page 50:25

3M ago50:25

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This has been one of the most incredible election seasons.Episode #1210*******This is the radio program with the music removed.By the way, I have written a new book, and you can find it here:https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Visions-Stories-Faith-Pastor/dp/161493536XBy Jack King

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DeepSeek Rises, Stargate Drama, OpenAI’s Operator Debuts 57:33

4M ago57:33

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) DeepSeek r1, an efficient, cheap reasoning model from China 2) How DeepSeek stacks up against the state of the art 3) Does DeepSeek invalidate the billions of dollars invested in current foundational models 4) DeepSeek's wild origin story 5) How DeepSeek …

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Dan Raven-Ellison – Founder and CEO of Slow Ways 47:18

4M ago47:18

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Dan Raven-Ellison describes himself as a guerrillageographer and creative explorer. He is the Founder and CEO of Slow Ways, a groundbreaking initiative to create a national walking network that connects all of Britain’s towns, cities, and National Parks. Check out Slow Ways and see how you can contribute: https://beta.slowways.org/. The movement ne…

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