My LLM Cutoff Is 1930
Summary
Host Brian McCullough covers Apple’s strong Q2 earnings, driven by MacBook Neo demand and a leadership transition to John Ternus. The episode highlights Intel’s record 114% stock surge, the Senate’s ban on senator prediction market trading, and Elon Musk’s admission that xAI partly distilled OpenAI models. Amazon’s new AI shopping feature and vintage language model research are also discussed.
Topics discussed
San Pellegrino Chow sponsorship
Intro and tech headlines overview
Apple Q2 earnings, supply constraints, and leadership transition
Amazon launches AI-powered 'Join the Chat' shopping feature
Senate bans senators from trading on prediction markets
Elon Musk admits XAI partly distilled OpenAI models
Viore Core Short sponsorship
Intel stock rally, turnaround, and new CEO strategy
Weekend long read: Training LMs on pre-1930 data
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