Is It Ironic If Amazon Is Shredding Books?
Summary
This episode covers Stripe-backed OpenRouter’s rise, OpenAI’s massive Ohio data center deal with NVIDIA and SoftBank, and $3 trillion in off-balance sheet AI commitments by major tech firms. It also details Anthropic’s new text watermarks for EU compliance, Amazon’s destructive scanning of rare books for AI training, and Hollywood studios quietly adopting AI to cut production costs.
Topics discussed
Intro: Tech Brew Ride Home headlines and sponsor
Stripe acquires AI model marketplace OpenRouter for $7B
OpenAI leases 10GW Ohio campus with NVIDIA backstop
Tech giants hold $3T in off-balance sheet AI commitments
Sponsors: Rubrik cybersecurity and Intuit ERP
Anthropic details invisible text watermarking for EU AI Act
Amazon and Anthropic accused of shredding rare books for AI
AI film startups gain traction in Hollywood with lower costs
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