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Aug 2024
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Ep14. Public Market Volatility, AI Air P...

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Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week they discuss the Public Market Volatility, AI Air Pocket, $GOOG Ruling, Search GPT & more Enjoy another episode of BG2.


Enjoy another episode of BG2.


Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:27) Public Market ResetĀ 

(13:04) Corporate and Individual Tax Cut Expiration

(16:40) Indicators of Economic Health

(30:40) AI Air Pocket

(46:02) Japan Yen Carry Trade

(50:34) Navigating Market VolatilityĀ 

(56:30) $GOOG Ruling & Monopoly StatusĀ 

(01:05:21) Search GPT and Evolving AI Landscape

(1:18:17) The Need for Regulatory Clarity in AI


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