E2: OpenAI, Investing Bets, and Social Media Paradigms

In our second episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss the role and influence of companies like OpenAI, AI investment opportunities, the whitespace in the future of social media models, and turning cloud networks into real communities.

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LINKS:

Byrne's writing: https://thediff.co

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@eriktorenberg

@byrnehobart

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:21) Byrne’s reaction to OpenAI’s new developments

(04:30) Where exactly will AI be incorporated?

(08:58) Byrne's thoughts on opportunities in AI and where he place his bets on?

(15:48) Sponsor: Secureframe

(16:50) On reputation data sets

(18:58) If Byrne was in between things, what is the space that's currently underrated?

(29:36) Elon and Twitter: On reforming institutions

(35:07) Are we going to have a paradigm shift on social?

(40:05) Media and monetization: what is the best monetization to capture value?

(49:21) Byrne's thoughts on the best vehicle for investing

(56:42) Wrap