Discussing Predictions of Future Harm and Past FTC Lawsuits

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This chapter delves into the challenges of accurately predicting future harm in competition between major tech companies and criticizes the assumption of being able to do so. It also discusses Lena Khan's agenda to take bigger swings and attack tech companies, and recaps past lawsuits involving the FTC's losses against companies like Meta, Instagram, WhatsApp, Microsoft, and Activision Blizzard. The chapter concludes by examining the allegations in the Amazon suit regarding anti-discounting measures and market control.

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Jason kicks off the show by discussing the reported talks between OpenAI, Jony Ive, and Masayoshi Son to build the "iPhone of AI” (1:17), and the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon (9:45). Then, Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai joins Jason to discuss the journey of doing a travel startup in the AI space (20:53), and much more!

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(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:17) OpenAI in advanced talks with Jony Ive and Masayoshi Son, aiming to Raise $1 Billion for the "iPhone of AI”

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(9:45) The FTC and 17 states have brought an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon and Lina Khan's agenda

(13:48) Quick recap of Lina Khan’s results so far as FTC chair and the tactics used in the Amazon lawsuit

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(20:53) Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai joins Jason

(23:51) Shie demos Roam Around and explains the driving idea behind the app

(27:23) The emergence of multimodal LLMs and other technological advancements

(31:46) Business model, additional product features, and the path ahead

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