2024-08-03
Of course it's self-aggrandizing, that's what social media is for. ;) ...but if it's so easy to create good products with ML systems, why are 99% of them (including, IMHO, character.ai, and Google's attempt at generative search) such shit? …
TechCrunch
Character.AI co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and some employees, are joining Google; Google has signed a non-exclusive agreement to use its tech
In a big move, Character.AI co-founder and CEO CEO Noam Shazeer is returning to Google after leaving the company in October 2021 to found the a16z-backed startup.
Google's aquihire of Character.AI's founders shows a few things: 1. Companionship chatbots, especially ones that aren't sexually explicit, have a limited audience. Chat only takes you so far as a product experience. Only a small percentage of people will spend a ton of time in these products. …
TechCrunch
Character.AI co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and some employees, are joining Google; Google has signed a non-exclusive agreement to use its tech
In a big move, Character.AI co-founder and CEO CEO Noam Shazeer is returning to Google after leaving the company in October 2021 to found the a16z-backed startup.
2024-02-15
There's a throwaway comment Zuck makes in the video that eventually we'll all want a “neural interface”... okay, what is he actually talking about here? Is this building on the CTRL-Labs work? I watched this because I agree with @benedictevans that seeing a CEO engage directly with the design choices and market framing of the competition is excellent.
The Verge
In a video, Mark Zuckerberg shares his thoughts on the Vision Pro, saying Quest 3 “is the better product, period”, highlighting Apple's tradeoffs, and more
closed won mobile but open won PC, and i believe open will win the next” is not only brilliant but even more bullish for crypto than VR Tobi Lutke / @tobi : Great message, lots of ...
There's a throwaway comment Zuck makes in the video that eventually we'll all want a “neural interface”... okay, what is he actually talking about here? Is this building on the CTRL-Labs work? I watched this because I agree with @benedictevans that seeing a CEO engage directly with the design choices and market framing of the competition is excellent.
Spyglass