This chapter analyzes the massive influx of funding into AI, particularly highlighting OpenAI's skyrocketing valuation and its impact on traditional venture capital. It addresses the challenges faced by smaller companies as tech giants reshape the landscape and explores the implications of escalating costs and competition in AI development. The discussion points to a future where diverse AI models thrive, fostering innovation and reducing the risks of monopolistic dominance.
Artificial Intelligence has gained ground so fast that OpenAI, the firm powering ChatGPT, is changing Silicon Valley’s investment model and how it innovates. Why the global nuclear order may be in peril (10:24). And an alternative type of electoral forecasting is gaining ground: political astrology (19:02).
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