About this episode

The episode discusses the competitive landscape of A.I. companies and the urgent calls from economists for action.

“I don’t know if the public understands this, but these companies hate each other.”

Topics covered

• A.I.
• technology competition
• economics
• public perception
• trade secrets

Keywords

• A.I.
• trade secrets
• economists
• technology
• HatGPT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times

Products: HatGPT

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