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Is the latest excitement around AI just another round of dot-com or crypto style hype? The Lightcone hosts discuss where AI might be if the hype cycle is real and what may remain once the buzz wears off.
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00:00 - Apply to F24 batch
00:22 - Coming Up
01:05 - Intro
1:21 What the media is saying about AI
2:38 Where are we in the AI hype cycle?
9:32 Where does the value come from?
15:15 - Valuing a Tech Company vs. Speculative Assets
17:51 Comparing the crypto hype cycle to AI now
21:41 Increased ARR
24:14 Why a hype cycle might be good for founders
28:19 Early signs things are working
34:43 The fog of war
37:18 Outro

(00:00) Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas joins Jason
(1:25) Competing in the generative search / AI chatbot market 
(4:49) How Perplexity's AI model formulates answers
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(12:46) How Perplexity is citing sources
(20:20) Incorporating advertising into AI chatbots
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(26:40) How Perplexity recruits talent and Aravind's time at OpenAI
(32:04) The future of AI technology and overcoming overlap
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(39:53) Meta's LLaMa model being leaked

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(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(2:10) Breaking news: Arrest of Pavel Durov, implications, and legal issues
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(13:54) National security concerns and French president's statement on Durov's arrest
(20:02) U.S. stance on encryption and the encryption debate
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(31:53) Global perspectives on encryption, privacy, and tech platform power
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(40:02) U.S. law enforcement, encrypted services, and social media censorship
(55:50) Lightning round: G Squared raising $1.1B for its latest fund and IBM in China
(1:11:06) Audience questions

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https://www.apple.com/customer-letter
https://www.ft.com/content/b7bac796-c194-442a-95c8-204425435309
https://www.secondariesinvestor.com/secondaries-fundraising-more-than-doubles-to-hit-all-time-high
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Remember how in "The Matrix," Neo found out that human beings were really just being used as batteries to power the machines that enslaved them? In a sense, social media companies are now the machines, and we, the users, have become the batteries. With that in mind, Dalton and Michael discuss what to be aware of as we engage online and how we can leverage the social media matrix to our benefit.

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00:01 - Coming Up
00:22 - Intro
00:44 - The Matrix Synopsis
01:22 - The Content Machine
02:22 - Be Aware
03:32 - Everything Is Forever
04:10 - No Anonymization
05:27 - The Positives
06:24 - The Internet Is Real
07:47 - Double-Sided Coin

(0:00) Jason and Kelly kick off the show
(4:32) Eric Gilbert-Williams pitches The Public Bored
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(11:38) Matt Schwed pitches Speed AI
(15:50) Joe Tannorella pitches PodEngine
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(25:03) Ranking the three companies
(29:12) Founders' experiences and learning outcomes at Founder University
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(33:18) Q&A

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Over 12 MILLION children are trapped in modern slavery today. City of Dreams is more than just a film—it's a call to action. Tony Robbins introduces City of Dreams, a powerful film uncovering the harsh reality of child trafficking in the U.S. @CityofDreamsMov 🎟 Buy your tickets here: https://tickets.cityofdreamsmovie.com/

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Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the nation's #1 Life and Business Strategist. For more than four and a half decades, more than 100 million people from 195 countries have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and transformational power of his business and personal development events.

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