SVB Bank Run, Banning TikTok, and Generative AI

Mike, Jake, and Tim reunite on the pod to catch up on three tech happenings: the SVB bank run, national security concerns with TikTok, and the latest with generative AI.
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Show Notes
(00:31) intro
(1:25) Jake’s SVB steak dinner
(2:00) SVB bank run
(4:51) SVB and national security
(16:57) TikTok
(19:46) the upside of TikTok
(23:56) TikTok's algorithm after the hearing
(27:18) TikTok's big China problem
(34:08) The Restrict Act
(39:33) Generative AI
(41:08) BingAI vs ChatGPT
(43:53) AI storytime
(44:55) Ask Sage
(49:18) ChatGPT for legal help
(58:42) outro

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