A Lineless World: AI, X, Darkness

Matt and guest host Max Abelson discuss Max's impending fatherhood, misanthropy, philanthropy, miracles, human extinction, three levels of AI worry, whether Roko's basilisk is securities fraud, non-GAAP accounting, the role of Money Stuff in a post-AGI world, baskets of options, ... Show More

Matt talks with Tice Brown, a guy, about good emails, the DAT craze, gambling proxies, non-cross-collateralized leverage, rolling calls, dinosaur fossils, bid/ask spreads in the art market, defeasing weirdo bonds, windfall-based pricing, lawyers vs. attorneys, Nebraska insurance ... Show More

Matt and guest co-host Mary Childs discuss sports betting, swap regulation, mention markets, flat waffles, gambling in your brokerage account, the rise of prime brokerage, relationship businesses, holding bags when hedge funds have oopsies, narrower banking, Matt's lack of hand-w ... Show More

In this conversation, Jamie and Jaeden discuss the recent developments surrounding DeepSeek, an AI software from China that has garnered international attention. They explore the implications of its technology, the data privacy concerns raised by various countries, and the potent ... Show More

Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist at MIT and author of The Geek Way, explains how the OpenAI saga could impact future development of artificial intelligence. Mary Lou Gardner, Associate Partner for CPG, Retail and Logistics at Infosys Consulting, discusses retail earnin ... Show More

This week we talk about what's going on, news-wise. Some of it is about things like Ukraine and Crypto Ads. Some of it is about Elon Musk bringing a little South America apartheid into his factories. Some of it, is other stuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea ... Show More

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the curious financial structure Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is using to expand its ongoing fundraise. Plus, Tesla unveils cheaper versions of its top-selling EV models. And, the UK Minister for AI discusses increased investments be ... Show More

<p>Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about AI and current events. They discuss the state of LLMs, the risks and benefits of AI companionship, what it means to attribute consciousness to AI, relationships with AI as a form of psychosis, Trump's attacks on science and academia, wha ... Show More

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down Salesforce's earnings sending shares jumping. Plus, Elon Musk says the advertiser boycott on X may kill the platform, and ChatGPT celebrates one year since its public rollout took the world by storm.See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

Chinese startup DeepSeek has upended assumptions about what it will take to fund and fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence. Tech correspondents Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong discuss the fallout for Silicon Valley, investors and global politics.   Sign up for the Reu ... Show More

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down how Microsoft, Alphabet and AMD can prove themselves down the road after they struggle to Meet AI expectations in their earnings reports. Plus, a Delaware judge voids Tesla CEO Elon Musk's compensation package. See omnystudio.com ... Show More

Felix, Sarah and Mihir discuss Chat GPT, if AI is truly transformational, the future of search, and how to digitally detox from all this AI talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.