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Hurricane Helene Aftermath, Trump’s Federal Election Case, and OpenAI’s Valuation

2024/10/4
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Kara and Scott discuss OpenAI's impressive valuation of $157 billion after raising $6.6 billion. They delve into the implications for the AI market, highlighting the emerging duopoly of OpenAI and NVIDIA. Kara shares her fascination with AI by experimenting with generating Pivot scripts using AI tools.
  • OpenAI's valuation reached $157 billion.
  • OpenAI and NVIDIA are becoming a duopoly in the AI market, similar to Intel and Microsoft (Wintel).
  • Kara is experimenting with AI to generate Pivot podcast scripts.

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Kara and Scott discuss OpenAI’s huge new valuation, and Elon Musk’s “corporate puffery.” Then, in election news, a civil VP debate, and newly revealed evidence in the Trump federal election case. Also, Elon Musk has been a Republican donor for far longer than we knew. Plus, the political and economics impacts of Hurricane Helene. Stay tuned for listener mail to hear Kara and Scott’s dating advice!

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