Mark Cuban: AI Hype vs. Reality, OpenAI's Wasting $1 Trillion, Lebron vs. Jordan

About this episode

Mark Cuban discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on business and society, emphasizing the need for companies to adapt and the importance of curiosity in the AI era.

Mark Cuban is an entrepreneur and investor. Cuban joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, software, jobs, and education. Tune in to hear why he believes AI is an exponential shift, how companies should rebuild themselves around it, and why curiosity will matter more than ever in the AI era. We also cover the economics of foundation models, which software companies are most vulnerable, how young people should build careers with AI, and his thoughts on Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and the future of the NBA. Hit play for a lively conversation on who wins, who loses, and how to stay ahead as AI transforms the economy. Filmed live at the Dallas Regional Chamber's Convergence AI event. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Alex Kantrowitz

Guest: Mark Cuban

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• business transformation
• software development
• career building
• NBA
• economics of AI

Keywords

• AI
• Mark Cuban
• business
• software
• careers
• NBA
• OpenAI
• foundation models

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Dallas Regional Chamber

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