Hard Fork

Meta’s Race for Your Face + Google’s Hit A.I. Notebook + HatGPT


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This week, Casey reports back from a wild day at Meta Connect, discussing what’s new with Meta’s efforts in artificial intelligence, virtual reality headsets and the Holy Grail — augmented reality glasses. Then, Steven Johnson, a writer and editorial director at Google Labs, stops by to talk about the company’s new hit NotebookLM, which uses A.I. to turn even boring PDFs, such as user manuals and Kevin’s bank records, into chatty, disturbingly good podcasts. Finally, so much happened in tech news this week that we reached for the bucket hat in the latest installment of HatGPT!
 

Guest:

  • Steven Johnson, author and editorial director, NotebookLM
     

Additional Reading: 

  • Meta Unveils New Smart Glasses and Headsets in Pursuit of the Metaverse
  • A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?
  • OpenAI Executives Exit as C.E.O. Works to Make the Company For-Profit
     

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