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AI’s Power Problem, Apple Goes Meta on AI Glasses | Pat Gelsinger, Josh Isner, Sheel Mohnot, Santiago Nestares, Austin Federa

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  • (01:18) - AI’s Power Problem
  • (22:04) - Andrej Karpathy AI Models Law of Diminishing Returns
  • (35:40) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
  • (56:18) - Apple Goes Meta on AI Glasses
  • (01:01:31) - Josh Isner, President of Axon, has been with the company since 2009, starting in the Leadership Development Program and advancing through various roles to his current position. In the conversation, he discusses Axon's evolution from a hardware-focused company to a leader in software solutions for public safety, highlighting innovations like the Draft One AI product that generates initial police reports from body camera transcripts, significantly reducing officers' administrative workload. He also touches on the strategic acquisition of Prepared AI to enhance emergency response times and emphasizes the importance of open APIs to ensure interoperability with other public safety technologies.
  • (01:19:31) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
  • (01:30:12) - Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has been vocal about the critical role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the company's future and the broader tech industry. He emphasizes that as everything becomes more digital, the demand for semiconductors, which power AI technologies, will continue to grow. Gelsinger refers to this trend as the "siliconomy," highlighting the increasing reliance on silicon-based technologies in our daily lives. Under Gelsinger's leadership, Intel has launched an "AI everywhere" strategy, aiming to integrate AI capabilities across its product lines.
  • (02:16:04) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
  • (02:29:41) - Sheel Mohnot, co-founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures, announced the successful raise of a new $140 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed-stage fintech companies. He discussed the firm's broad investment approach, including vertical SaaS and B2B marketplaces, and noted the evolving fintech landscape, highlighting recent public offerings by companies like Chime, Klarna, and Etoro. Mohnot also emphasized the importance of resilience for founders during challenging periods and shared his perspective on the competitive dynamics within the stablecoin sector.
  • (02:40:30) - Santiago Nestares, co-founder of Dual Entry, an AI-driven ERP company, discusses their recent $90 million Series A funding and the challenges of modernizing legacy ERP systems. He highlights their innovative migration engine that enables rapid, low-risk transitions, allowing clients to experience the platform with their own data before committing. Nestares emphasizes the importance of reducing repetitive tasks for finance teams, enabling them to focus on strategic decision-making.
  • (02:47:35) - Austin Federa, co-founder of DoubleZero and former Head of Strategy at the Solana Foundation, discusses how DoubleZero is building a high-performance, permissionless fiber network to enhance blockchain infrastructure by increasing bandwidth and reducing latency. He explains that the current internet was not designed for high-performance systems like blockchains, leading to inefficiencies and vendor lock-in due to data transfer costs. By creating a decentralized network of dedicated fiber and subsea cables, DoubleZero aims to provide faster, more efficient connectivity for distributed systems, starting with Solana validators as their initial market.

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