Pivot

The X Factor, AI Guardrails, and a Barbenheimer Post-Mortem

Jul 25, 2023

01:10:10

Episode guests

Alondra Nelson

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Brand Equity Mask Is Giving Up

01:16

The Existential Threat of AI

01:02

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Relationships

2min

Elon Musk's Rebrand

2min

Oppenheimer: The Best Movie of All Time

3min

The Importance of Being a Genius

2min

The Importance of Humor in Business

3min

The Importance of Carelessness

2min

Jeff Bezos and the Future of Newspapers

3min

The Importance of Investing in the Washington Post

2min

10.

The Nine Billionaires Got Theory of Things

2min

11.

X: The Future State of Unlimited Interactivity

2min

12.

The Worst Brand Decision in History

4min

13.

The Importance of Brand Equity

2min

14.

The Argument for Branding X

2min

15.

The Positives of Name Changes in Acquisitions

2min

16.

Elon Musk's All the Birds Comment on Twitter

1min

17.

The Hidden State of Business, History, Culture and Economics

2min

18.

The Biden Administration's AI Safety Commitments

2min

19.

The Importance of Watermarks Around AI

2min

20.

The Merger Guide in the Disaster

2min

21.

The White House's Agreement With Major Tech Companies

2min

22.

The Existential Threat of AI

2min

23.

The White House Commitments Document on AI Generating Content

2min

24.

The Proactive Vision for AI Bill of Rights

4min

25.

The Importance of Bipartisanship in Regulation

2min

26.

The Importance of Privacy in AI Development

2min

27.

The Uncertainty of AI

2min

28.

The Ageist Commentary on Government

2min

29.

The Importance of Youth in Government

2min

30.

Oppenheimer: The Power to Destroy Yourself

2min

31.

The Weirdest Rebranding in History

3min

32.

The Power of Audiences

2min

33.

The Importance of Community in Business Tech

2min

Kara and Scott discuss a huge weekend at the box office, and Jeff Bezos' renewed interest in The Washington Post. Plus, WTF is Elon doing with his Twitter re-brand? Also, Big Tech agrees to some AI safety commitments, will they be enough? Friend of Pivot Alondra Nelson led the development of the Biden Administration's Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, she joins us to discuss.

You can find Alondra on Twitter…or X…at @alondra.

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Pivot

The X Factor, AI Guardrails, and a Barbenheimer Post-Mortem

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The Brand Equity Mask Is Giving Up

The Existential Threat of AI

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