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Jan 2025
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#132: OpenAI’s Operator, Stargate, The A...

Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput
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Join Mike and Paul as they navigate through a week in tech that's too big for just one episode. They unpack Project Stargate, OpenAI's Operators program, and explore SmarterX's ambitious push to democratize AI education. Plus, Trump’s actions on AI in his first week in office, Perplexity Assistant, Zapier Agents and more in our rapid-fire section. 


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Timestamps:

00:05:57 — Open AI Introduces Operator

00:18:39 — Project Stargate Announced

00:29:00 — The AI Literacy Project

00:40:50 — Trump Actions on AI in First Week

00:44:47 — Perplexity Assistant

00:48:22 — Zapier Agents

00:52:36 — Google Invests Another $1B in Anthropic

00:56:53 — Davos Conversations with OpenAI CPO

01:01:45 — Demis Hassabis on AI for Scientific Progress

01:13:35 — LeCun Predicts New AI Architecture Paradigm in 5 Years

01:17:17 — AI Apps Saw $1B+ in Consumer Spending in 2024



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