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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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