Pat Gelsinger returned to Intel in 2021 to lead its turnaround and become a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence sector. Last week, the company’s board forced him out. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch explains what happened and where it leaves the United States’ chip manufacturing industry. Plus, two university students made a website to rate how well AI chatbots perform tasks. We’ll hear why Chatbot Arena’s rankings have become so important to leaders of companies like OpenAI and Google. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Fifteen years ago, Google made a big bet that future cars will drive themselves. Now, billions of dollars later, that bet may finally be paying off. Waymo, Alphabet's driverless car company, has hit the accelerator in recent years as its technology has evolved, and its rivals have stumbled. On episode one of our special series on the growing driverless car industry, host Danny Lewis explores the roots of this technology and how Waymo took the lead in the race to a driverless future.

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Further reading: 

How San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving Cars 

GM’s Self-Driving Car Unit Skids Off Course 

Self-Driving Cars Enter the Next Frontier: Freeways 

All Hail Phoenix: America’s King of the Robo-Taxi 

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Cloud storage used to be a sleepy part of the computing world but, with artificial intelligence becoming cheaper than ever, the companies collecting and protecting that data are now a hot investment. That includes cloud storage company Box, which has seen its stock climb nearly 40% this year. Its customers include most of the Fortune 500, including movie studios, automakers, consumer electronics giants, marketing firms and the Pentagon. Box CEO Aaron Levie says AI is getting better at piecing through 90% of companies’ data that previously was an intractable mess, and is doing some tasks better than humans – from processing invoices and parsing contracts to building marketing campaigns. So why does he think that could actually lead to more jobs for humans? Plus, why his company plans to stay “model agnostic” and continue to work with all the major artificial intelligence models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. He speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins in episode four of our interview series Bold Names.

Check Out Past Episodes

Bold Names: Why This Tesla Pioneer Says the Cheap EV Market 'Sucks' 

Bold Names: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land’ 

Bold Names: Why Elon Musk’s Battery Guy Is Betting Big on Recycling 

Further Reading

Amazon Invests an Additional $4 Billion in Anthropic, an OpenAI Rival 

How to Make AI Less of a Power Guzzler 

What Is AI Best at Now? Improving Products You Already Own 

Elon Musk vs. Everyone: The New Fight in AI 

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Plus, a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok to shed its Chinese ownership or be banned. And the Teamsters gave Amazon a deadline to set dates to negotiate union contracts for its drivers and warehouse workers. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Rising costs, supply-chain issues and cooling consumer demand were hammering electric-vehicle startups even before the November election. WSJ reporter Amrith Ramkumar explains how President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could squeeze them even more. Plus, the data centers required for training and operating artificial intelligence models need huge amounts of electricity and water. We’ll hear how AI companies are trying to cut back on their resource needs. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Plus, Intel adds chip industry veterans to its board. And the Vietnamese government orders Temu to suspend sales in the country. Danny Lewis hosts.

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The maker of ChatGPT once spurned the defense industry. Now, OpenAI has signed a deal with drone maker Anduril to use its technology in some of its systems. What does this mean for the AI company, and for Silicon Valley’s efforts to forge closer relationships with the Pentagon? WSJ reporter Deepa Seetharaman explains. Plus, why are weather apps inconsistent with forecasts? We’ll find out how to get more accurate predictions. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Plus, OpenAI partners with defense-tech startup Anduril to include its technology in anti-drone systems. And OpenAI and Anthropic have opened offices in Switzerland to pursue employee talent. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Since Elon Musk started xAI last year, the company has been racing to catch up with competitors like Chat GPT-maker OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Platforms and Alphabet. But can xAI stand on its own as a business? WSJ’s Meghan Bobrowsky explains. Plus, new federal rules are aimed at making passwords easier to remember and more secure. We look at what that means for your logins, and how emojis factor into it. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Plus, Microsoft faces a $1.27 billion antitrust lawsuit in the United Kingdom. And China responds to U.S. trade restrictions with a ban on exports of key raw materials. Danny Lewis hosts.

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