7th December, 2022 – We're back! This week, returning from hiatus, your hosts Daniel Harrington and Marin Counter discuss the biggest B2B technology news in recent weeks, and predict which headlines you should look out for next — all in the latest episode of Wavelength.
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Please enjoy and stay tuned for our next episode!
If you'd like to try out ChatGPT for yourself, click here: https://chat.openai.com/chat
Topics:
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Elon Musk finally forced into buying Twitter, fires half the staff, fights lawsuits
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Collapse of crypto exchange FTX embarrasses its investors
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT to widespread national media attention
This week, we cover how Elon Musk's long-winded attempt to avoid buying Twitter ends in failure – resulting in a $44 billion acquisition beset by massive firing sprees, advertiser flight, a rise in hate speech, and pending ex-employee lawsuits. But is all as bad as it seems?
The cryptocurrency exchange FTX, once flying high with endorsements from athletes like Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Naomi Osaka, flounders after CoinDesk's report reveals shady links with the owner's other company, Alameda Research. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces allegations of fraud and mismanagement of funds, telling media that he had "a bad month."
OpenAI, co-founded by Sam Altman and former board member Elon Musk, releases ChatGPT – a chatbot based on its latest GPT 3.5 update. Stunning media and the general public alike with its polish and ease of use, this model is a step forward in publicly-available AI large language models. ChatGPT is able to write academic essays, poetry, televangelism rants, and a numberless array of text samples. But what's it doing with the data that it collects? And is it as innocent as it first appears?
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Sources:
Big advertisers including Amazon returning to Twitter, says report | Science & Tech News | Sky News
Crypto will survive the FTX collapse – but more scandals will follow | Kenneth Rogoff | The Guardian
Elon Musk Has Outfitted Twitter’s Headquarters With Bedrooms For Employees
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter in $44bn deal - BBC News
Engagement with Musk's tweets explodes post takeover
Ex-FTX boss Bankman-Fried: 'I didn't try to commit fraud' - BBC News
Ex-Twitter Employees Begin Lawyering Up To Face Elon Musk
Exclusive: Goldman Sachs on hunt for bargain crypto firms after FTX fiasco | Reuters
Here’s everything that went wrong with FTX - The Verge
Migration From Twitter Shows No Signs of Slowing Following Musk's Takeover: Report
New chatbot has everyone talking to it - BBC News
TechScape: Inside the $8bn FTX crypto scandal – and its real-world impact | Technology | The Guardian
The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT - The New York Times
Why Did FTX Collapse? Here’s What to Know. - The New York Times
Why the FTX scandal gets compared to Enron
Hate speech surged on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover, new research shows | US News | Sky News
Elon Musk went on a firing frenzy at Twitter. Now he’s paying for it | Robert Reich | The Guardian
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