The Circuit with Emily Chang

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan discusses YouTube's growth strategy, creator economy, and crackdown on AI generated content. Topics include YouTube's role in media, revenue growth, evolution from cat videos to live sports, creator economy with various revenue streams, YouTube algorithm, managing screen time and AI for children, policies on AI disclosure, combatting misinformation and deepfakes, and CEO's vision for YouTube's future growth and innovation.

Chris Williams, CEO of Pocket.Watch, discusses the lucrative world of kids' entertainment on YouTube, highlighting the success of Ryan Kaji. They explore merchandising, brand deals, and the influence of AI on young creators in this insightful podcast.

Anduril Industries' founder, Palmer Luckey, discusses disrupting defense industry with autonomous weapons. They cover AI in finance, Anduril's cost-effective weapons, ethical concerns in defense tech, navigating political alignments, and the ambitious future of warfare.

Google & Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai discusses the future of search, challenges in technology innovation, AI training models, sustainability, AI competition among tech giants, Google's investment in AI chips, global impacts of AI development, and reflections on company reorg and success.

GM CEO Mary Barra discusses transforming the company to a tech giant with electric drive and autonomous cars. The challenges faced during crises, cultural transformation, balancing gas & electric vehicles, and GM's strategy for the future are highlighted in this insightful podcast.

Netflix's Chief Content Officer, Bela Bajaria, discusses the streaming giant's global strategy, focusing on multicultural content, Latin American expansion, and the importance of diverse storytelling for a worldwide audience. The podcast delves into Netflix's unique approach in capturing global viewership and reshaping the entertainment landscape.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, shares insights on AI in finance, family life, past financial crises, tech companies, and the role of AI in financial decision-making. The podcast delves into geopolitics, cyber threats, and the societal implications of AI in finance, ending with reflections on career milestones and strategic decision-making.

Bumble's CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd discusses creating a safer space for women to date online and the potential impact of AI on online dating. They explore modern dating terms, the challenges of being a public company and a mom, the origin of Bumble and the need to change the treatment of women in relationships. Bumble's standalone friend finding product, global expansion plans, and the impact of dating apps on deep connections and settling are also discussed. The complexity of implementing a shared database of red flags and the pandemic's impact on dating are explored. The importance of integrating ethics and safety into products is emphasized.

In this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang heads to Los Angeles to meet one family that’s trying to turn TikTok fame into a business empire. Charli D’Amelio, one of the most-followed people on TikTok, and her parents Heidi and Marc discuss their expansion into television, investing and building their own brand. Chang gets a sneak peek at their new shoe line and sits down with Charli to talk about the struggles of fame on today’s internet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the impact of AI on search competition, comparing it to the web browser or iPhone. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talks about his company, its ambitions, and the latest on ChatGPT. They discuss AI as a copilot and its transformative impact on business, the significance of AI and its potential impact on society, advancements in AI models like GPT-4, AI's impact on jobs and the need for reskilling, and the potential for startups in the AI industry.