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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Tesla’s Robotaxis (2:17), demo ChatGPT-4o new Canvas interface (25:23), break down Meta’s Movie Gen model (41:11), Notebook LM (54:41), and much more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Sunny Madra and Jason kick off the show
(2:17) Tesla's Robotaxi reveal and challenges with regulatory approval
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(11:22) Self-driving architectures and potential applications for Tesla's Cybervan
(18:15) Update on Tesla's Optimus robot and the future of autonomous vehicles
(22:04) Interest rates and startup funding challenges
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(23:14) Traffic congestion, urban planning, and future players in autonomous vehicles
(25:23) ChatGPT-4o with Canvas demo
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(41:11) Meta vision models and Groq demo
(42:35) Apple AirPods updates and AR glasses privacy concerns
(47:46) Meta's new vision models, open-source impact, and OpenAI's business model
(54:41) Notebook LM's tools
(1:00:13) Capturing family history with AI and Meta Movie Gen's potential
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LINKS:
Check out OpenAI’s Canvas: https://openai.com/index/introducing-canvas/
Check out Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google.com/
Check out Meta Movie Gen: https://ai.meta.com/research/movie-gen/
Check out Meta Llama 3.2: https://ai.meta.com/blog/llama-3-2-connect-2024-vision-edge-mobile-devices/
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