Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss OpenAI's latest model and implications (11:49 ), Uber's partnership with Waymo and its implications (38:16 ), Analyzing Mr. Beast's content creation and business culture (1:01:21 ). and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00 ) Jason and Alex kick off the show.

(3:57 ) Highlights from the All-In Summit
(9:16 ) Tackling media criticism and the state of journalism

(10:23 ) Washington Post - TWiST listeners can subscribe for just 50 cents per week for your first year at https://www.washingtonpost.com/twist

(11:49 ) Alex and Jason dive into OpenAI's latest model and implications
(19:46 ) Examination of OpenAI's corporate structure and financing

(20:39 ) Brex. Get the business account trusted by 1 in 3 US startups at ⁠⁠https://www.brex.com/twist24⁠

(21:51 ) Further analysis of OpenAI's business model
(27:08 ) OpenAI's valuation and perspectives on speculative investment

(30:26 ) AssemblyAI - Get 100 free hours to start building at ⁠https://www.assemblyai.com/twist

(32:07 ) The landscape of AI startup investments
(35:20 ) How AI is enhancing developer productivity
(36:33 ) AI's potential in consumer markets
(38:16 ) Uber's partnership with Waymo and its implications
(41:15 ) The realities of autonomous vehicle technology deployment
(47:00 ) The government's role in autonomous vehicle tech and partnerships with big tech
(52:26 ) Economic insights: Predictions on the Fed rate cut
(56:26 ) The influence of interest rates on startups and investment strategies
(58:52 ) Discussing cost of living adjustments and food delivery trends
(1:00:44 ) Innovations in autonomous food preparation
(1:01:21 ) Analyzing Mr. Beast's content creation and business culture
(1:09:12 ) How large companies can maintain focus on goals

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Mentioned on the show:

OpenAI o1’s announcement: https://openai.com/index/learning-to-reason-with-llms/

OpenAI release article on The Verve: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242439/openai-o1-model-reasoning-strawberry-chatgpt

Supermaven article: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/16/ai-coding-assistant-supermaven-raises-cash-from-openai-and-perplexity-founders/

Twitter post from Michael Seibel: https://x.com/mwseibel/status/1835063692117103090

Waymo and Uber expand partnership: https://waymo.com/blog/2024/09/waymo-and-uber-expand-partnership/

Polymarket on Fed Interest Rates: https://polymarket.com/event/fed-interest-rates-september-2024?tid=1726496650092

Leaked Mr Beast doc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11dV24Mda_kNEBCLtPtBomWG4IkngvQKK/view

Travis Kalanick | All-In Summit 2024 video**:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j7lwauJN2s

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