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SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are all racing to the public markets. We discuss what their I.P.O.s mean for the industry, charitable giving and anyone invested in an index fund. Then, more than 1,000 mathematicians signed a declaration this week raising concerns about the use of A.I. in their field. Author Kevin Hartnett joins to explain what the fuss is all about.
Highlighted moments
there are two amazing businesses in there. And then they also have two terrible businesses called xai and x.com.
“one of the main things that prediction markets do is incentivize you to betray your friends, family, co-workers, and possibly your country.”
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