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Plus, everything from OpenAI Dev Day, explained
We’re back with another edition of Machine Learnings, brought to you by the folks at Heyday.
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For the third or fourth time this year, we’re staring at a new technological landscape. The tools available to us are faster, cheaper, and more powerful. They come in different forms. They’re showing us glimpses of a different future.
For builders, this is as much fun as you can imagine. We’ve got all the news for you below. Let’s jump in.
-@samdebrule
What we're reading.
1/ This week’s big news dropped on Monday, at OpenAI Dev Day. Here’s Ben Thompson on what he saw on – and beneath – the surface of Sam Altman’s talk. Learn more at Stratechery >
2/ The best way to learn about new launches is to build, and that’s exactly what Simon Willson’s doing here with ospeak after OpenAI Demo Day. Try the CLI utility yourself. Learn more at Simon Willson’s Blog >
3/ Bill Gates is talking Clippy, the difference between bots and agents, and the future of computing. We’re listening. Learn more at GatesNotes >
4/ Amidst European GDPR changes, Meta has rolled out tiered options around data storage. We now have our first price on social privacy – $10 a month. Ick. Learn more at WIRED >
5/ One from last week – what should we prioritize most when thinking about upcoming policy decisions? A balanced and privacy-centric look at AI regulation. Learn more at Julien Togelius’s Blog >
6/ So much happened this week that We won’t be able to cover everything without a curated recap. Here’s Quartz’s rundown of the week. Learn more at Quartz >
7/ We can’t close without mention of this week’s AI hardware launch from Humane. Here’s the NYT treatment. You buying one? Learn more at The New York Times >
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