OpenAI’s Superapp Ambitions, Jensen on Jobs, Bezos’s $100 Billion Automation Fund
3/20/20261 hr 1 min
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI leadership says no more side quests 2) The company is focusing on enterprise and coding 3) Does this mean consumer AI is dead? 4) OpenAI's new focus era 5) Why OpenAI is building a Superapp 6) OpenAI partners with the consultants 7) Most first time AI buyers are choosing Anthropic 8) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says those who use AI to cut jobs lack imagination 9) The Metaverse is dead, or is it? 10) Jeff Bezos is raising $100 billion to automate industrial work 11) Do you dry chat?
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First 90 secondsAlex Kantrowitz· Host0:00
OpenAI is ditching side quests and building a super app. NVIDIA's Jensen Huang comments on AI layoffs. The metaverse is dead, or is it? And Jeff Bezos is raising a massive fund to automate industry. That's coming up on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition right after this.
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Alex Kantrowitz· Host0:52
Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition, where we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format. We have a great show for you today. We're getting some new direction on OpenAI's product, something we've been advocating for a while. Focus, that's coming. Also, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang has some comments on AI-driven layoffs. We're also gonna talk about the end of the metaverse or whether it actually is, and then finally, Jeff Bezos might be raising a hundred billion dollars to automate seemingly all blue-collar work. Joining us as always on Friday is Ranjan Roy of Margins. Ranjan, great to see you.
Ranjan Roy· Guest1:25
Everyone has been listening to us, Alex. OpenAI's ready to focus.