Explaining Open Source vs Closed Systems with Microsoft, Google, and Facebook

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When a company is behind, it tends to be open source; when it is ahead, it tends to be closed.
Windows had a closed monopoly on the desktop.
Google has a closed algorithm for search.
Android went open source because it was behind iOS.
Facebook is closed when it comes to their graphs and everything.
Instagram used to be open but closed when it had a lead.
Open AI became closed.
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo VenturusAI (11:01) and other tools, before discussing Sunny’s new AutoGPT project (34:38). They wrap up talking about Meta’s launch of Threads (49:08), Google’s attempts at building a social network, and Inflection AI’s new supercomputer (1:00:13).

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(0:00) Sunny joins Jason

(1:49) ChatGPT sees a decline in growth

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(11:01) Sunny demos VenturusAI

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(26:01) Sunny demos Vercel

(34:38) Sunny's new AutoGPT

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(43:29) The decision to be open-sourced or closed

(49:08) Meta’s new platform Threads

(1:00:13) Google’s attempts at a social network