Are you ready for AI that sounds indistinguishable from a human? The future is arriving faster than you might think.

In this episode, Chris and Yaniv dive into the latest developments in AI, from NVIDIA's blockbuster earnings to Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa to eerily realistic voice models that left Chris feeling emotional. They explore the economic impacts rippling through the tech industry and beyond.

In this episode, you will:

- Analyze NVIDIA's latest earnings and what they reveal about the state of the AI chip market
- Examine potential tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI over AI model distillation
- Evaluate Amazon's strategy to compete in AI through Alexa, despite lacking a frontier model
- Experience the uncanny valley of next-generation voice AI that sounds shockingly human
- Understand the current impact of AI on jobs, based on Anthropic's latest report
- Consider how AI is reshaping tasks within jobs rather than fully automating entire roles
- Reflect on whether this wave of AI disruption is truly different from past technological revolutions

Links from the Episode:

Ivan Landabaso Post on Anthropics AI & vJobs Report https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7300080128984817665/

TSP Positron and Groq Spotlight Episode
https://youtu.be/_brwk2wx8Ck

00:22 On Today's Show
01:54 NVIDIA's Earnings Report and Market Reaction
05:09 Stock Market Volatility and Trump's Impact
12:58 Microsoft Azure and OpenAI's Distillation Strategy
20:04 Amazon's Alexa Plus and AI Integration
27:20 The Evolution of Voice Models and Future of Conversational AI
38:13 AI's Impact on Jobs
48:30 Closing Thoughts

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