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Meta's Big Llama 3 Release, Google's New Culture, MKBHD vs. Humane
Meta's Big Llama 3 Release, Google's New Culture, MKBHD vs. Humane
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56 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Alex Heath from The Verge is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Taylor Swift's new album 2) Meta's new Llama 3 release 3) Does conversational AI work in a social media products? 4) Will the value of generative AI be realized in foundational models or products? 5) Zuck's new icon status 6) Bearded Zuck 7) The risks of open sourcing massive AI models 8) Sundar Pichai writes a stern letter to Google employees 9) Google fires 28 employees involved in office takeover protest 10) Is a new Google culture taking hold? 11) Should product reviewers be kinder when products suck.
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Released:
Apr 19, 2024
Format:
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