Tue. 10/01 – Running This Pod Through NotebookLM

Do we have the first IPO of the AI era? Do we have the first AI model beyond the transformer architecture? Microsoft has a bunch of new AI tools inside Windows. We try to explain that whole controversy around PearAI. And what about that NotebookLM feature that lets you create a two-hander podcast out of any text. Links: AI chipmaker Cerebras files for IPO to take on Nvidia (CNBC) MIT spinoff Liquid debuts non-transformer AI models and they’re already state-of-the-art (VentureBeat) Microsoft Copilot can now read your screen, think deeply, and speak aloud to you (TechCrunch) Oura Nears $500 Million in Annual Revenue and Readies New Ring (Bloomberg) Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup (TechCrunch) NotebookLM’s automatically generated podcasts are surprisingly effective (Simon Willison's Blog) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices