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Today’s show:
Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Fable Simulation's new AI showrunner (5:51), AI-powered note-takers and CRMs( 37:25), and more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(2:27) Using AI to analyze large datasets
(5:51) The WGA strike and Fable Studios’ AI-generated South Park episode
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(13:45) AI-generated South Park continued
(16:58) What is lost with AI and the Modern Seinfeld Twitter account
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(25:10) The pace of innovation with RunwayML
(31:06) Production studios sharing the wealth & alternative plans
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(37:25) Sunny showcases Folk app’s CRM
(45:29) Sunny demos Circleback
(51:32) Using Claude to break down an investor presentation and Sergey Brin back at Google
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