Exploring the rapid advancements in AI, this episode dives into topics like Snap's Q4 earnings, Facebook's impact on social media dynamics, the evolution of internet standards, and innovative approaches to extending LLM context windows. Show hosts Joe (Eng VP) and Jordan (M&A Deal Lead) worked at various companies from Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Carts, Splunk, Wealthfront, Adobe, Microsoft, and more.
⏰ Time Codes:
00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
00:10 - Rain in the Bay Area discussion
00:46 - Snap's Q4 earnings overview
01:40 - Middle East conflict's impact on Snap
02:11 - CEO excuses for earnings failures
03:15 - Snapchat's evolution and challenges
04:30 - Snap's failed hardware ventures
05:06 - The downfall of Bard
07:18 - Snap's potential subscription model and Reels' impact
08:22 - WhatsApp's ambitious AI integration
10:18 - The origins and importance of internet standards
13:34 - The influence of personal appearance in professional settings
17:26 - The economics of RAM and processing power
21:10 - Discussing Nemo Guardrails for LLM applications
26:06 - Introduction of Ko-Lang for programming LLMs
29:27 - The concept of MemGPT for extending context windows
35:09 - Potential for customer service improvements with LLMs
39:27 - Future directions for AI applications and storage management