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Oct 2024
29m 29s

Gaming, Nobel Prizes and At-Risk Busines...

Conviction
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In this episode of No Priors, Sarah and Elad explore how AI is transforming consumer apps and entertainment, with a focus on potential integrations in gaming and dating that could shift traditional societal incentives. They reflect on AI researchers winning Nobel Prizes in Science and Chemistry for the first time, discussing what this trend means for scientific discovery. The episode also covers recent AI releases, including their thoughts on OpenAI’s O1 model and Google’s NotebookLM, and examines which companies and job functions are most at risk—or resilient—in the face of AI advancements.


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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Introduction

(0:47) Google releases NotebookLM 

(5:20) Integrating AI into consumer apps and gaming

(9:11) Future of AI companionship and procreation

(14:45) OpenAI o1 model improves on iterative reasoning

(18:06) Sarah and Elad reflect on Nobel Prizes going to AI researchers

(21:23) Jobs and businesses at risk of disruption

(27:18) AI-durable companies



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