{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/679277ca23d520f54109d952/6aaaa2244cef87591d399a18?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 460: The $1.2 Trillion Question, Starship's Orbital Gambit, and the Race to Recursive Self-Improvement","description":"In this episode, we recap a pivotal day in AI and tech: OpenAI's staggering $1.2 trillion pre-IPO valuation amid safety concerns, SpaceX's first orbital Starship launch scheduled for September 22, and a ChatGPT co-creator's new ultra-fast, ultra-cheap reasoning model called Jev. We also cover the Senate's rejection of crypto legislation, Salesforce's in-house reasoning model Koa, the Pentagon's $38.1 billion Iran conflict bill, Treasury yields hitting 2007 levels, Google's advanced voice models, Zuckerberg's pushback against AI slowdown calls, and Chinese researchers publishing a five-level roadmap to recursive self-improvement—signaling a fundamental divergence in how the West and China approach AI development risk.","author_name":"Brian Swichkow"}