(Preview) Two Paths for Apple and Its Users, More on Amazon and Advertising, OpenAI and 722 Mathematical Manuscripts

Andrew and Ben begin with reflections on Ben’s changing relationship with the Mac and two markets that may ultimately be impossible to serve with one product and operating system. Then: Why Apple’s plans for your living room make sense, reactions to the Duo, and the near-term outlook for humanoid robots in the home. From there: More specifics on why agents put certain types of advertising at risk, thoughts on Amazon adopting a YouTube Premium model, and a question about product pricing that spawns a lesson in advertising, generally. Then: Reactions to OpenAI’s math progress, anxiety among mathematicians, inter-disciplinary skills, joining forces on Machine Intelligence Island, and a reminder that equating raw IQ with value is a bad idea. At the end: Grading Ben Affleck’s AI knowledge, Mike Tomlin’s Minecraft habit, and a digression on IBM, Compaq, and the decompilation of video games (and why fair use is not a viable defense for hackers).

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@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube

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Apple and a Hacker’s Future — Stratechery

Apple and LG, The House For Everyone Else, Agent Standards and Amazon — Stratechery Update

Email Addresses and Razor Blades — Stratechery

AI Solved One Math Problem and Everyone Freaked Out. It Just Cracked Hundreds More. — The Wall Street Journal

ChatGPT Gets a Computer — Stratechery

Super Intelligence Is Not Right, Either — Sharp Text

Ben Affleck on Programming in Python and Using AI in Filmmaking — @firesidealpha on X

EP 1: ROOFTOPS, PENTHOUSES, AND URBAN LIVING — Mike Tomlin: YouTube

Game Decompilation, Is This Legal?, A Well-Trodden Path — Stratechery Update

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