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Today’s show:

Sunny Madra joins Jason to explore CES 2024 highlights including the buzzworthy new device Rabbit R1 (3:57), Elli Q, a new AI companion for the elderly (23:44), the launch of the GPT store (49:22), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason

(2:11) Review of CES, highlighting AI's omnipresence.

(3:57) The new device 'Rabbit' at CES, generating significant buzz!

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(11:34) Evaluating the Rabbit R1 and purpose-built devices.

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(21:04) The role of AI in integrating services via Large Language Models (LLMs).

(23:44) Sunny demos Elli Q, a new AI companion for the elderly.

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(33:37) Sunny showcases a new smartphone designed for kids.

(49:22) The launch of the GPT store

(43:23) Sunny checks out a GPT called “The Associate” and pitches a fun startup idea.

(45:57) Exploring the brave new world and disruptive ability of the GPT store using All Trails as a case study.

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LINKS:

Verge Article on CES and AI: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/13/24035152/ces-generative-ai-hype-robots

Bill Gates / Sam Altman Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkXELH6Y2lM

Rabbit AI**:** https://www.rabbit.tech/

Elli-Q: https://elliq.com

MMGuardian article: https://venturebeat.com/games/mmguardian-debuts-ai-smartphones-for-kids/

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