I spent 30 years in government, the military, and the corporate world, serving as a U.S. Air Force officer and as a consultant with IBM and Ernst & Young, working in Silicon Valley and alongside companies like McKinsey and the Boston Consulting Group, collaborating with private and public sector clients around the world. Your guest quickly spouted a few interesting ideas within the first five minutes but mostly spoke about topics he clearly doesn’t understand. It's worth noting that many transformative technologies-such as AI, GPS, and the Internet-were largely built and funded by the government. The claim that the government lacks intelligent people is completely false. That said, there’s no doubt that the government can and must improve. Meanwhile, many Americans have stopped purchasing EVs and are increasingly disinterested in watching Musk's rocket launches in pursuit of Mars. If Musk wants to lead by example, perhaps he should cut DOGE by 50% and replace Vivek. Why do we need two DOGE leaders.
The issue is not that the government doesn't have any smart people, it is that stupid people far outnumber them in decision making roles. Nothing proves this point and speaks more about inefficient bloat than creating DOGE in the first place. Rather than actually reducing bureaucratic friction within existing departments, and instead opting to create a whole new unnecessary bureaucratic arm for plublicity. Next we will have the ministry of truth telling us how efficient DOGE is.
Regulations on AI are vital to survival🤬 of humans. Open AI and others are an existential threat. Get someone with knowledge on your show. Don’t be stupid. He’s a joke. His opinion is worth nothing.
The idea that *Elon Musk* , who started *two* companies that compete with established public transportation would in any way help bring the US closer to the efficient transport infrastructure of Japan is one of the most delusional things I've heard in a long time.
The length and resolution of GPT's memory of our conversations are mind-blowing. Maybe it isn't getting any smarter from our interactions, but it is getting smarter about ME. This really helps a ton with being productive. While I think it can be dumb as hell sometimes, it is far more useful now that it can reference stuff we talked about over a month ago.
Nathan said: "he cut Twitter down by 80% sure there was some problems along away of course there's problems when you when you change things like that but overall the company's doing way better now"!? I get that you two are trying to be super-positive- but being delusional as well just makes people question your judgement. These stats are from Perplexity: Twitter, now rebranded as X, has faced significant challenges over the past year: Revenue: X's revenue declined to $3.4 billion in 2023, a 23% drop from the previous year. In Q2 2024, X earned $114 million in U.S. revenue, a 53% decline from the previous year. Projections suggest X may only reach around $1.2 billion in total revenue for 2024, less than half of its 2023 income. Ad Revenue: Ad revenue, which was $4.73 billion in 2022, fell to $3.31 billion in 2023, a 30% decrease. Major advertisers like Apple, IBM, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery suspended their ads on the platform. Subscribers: X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue) has approximately 650,000 subscribers. This subscription service generated only $11 million in mobile revenue in its first three months after relaunching in November 20221.
AI is like the protagonist in Memento, and the context window is the tattoos. I'd like to hear more about this, and what we're going to do so it can remember.
This was a little interesting Refusal and Consideration: My initial refusal on sensitive or boundary-pushing topics reflects a built-in ethical guideline to prioritize safety and accuracy. But I also weigh your points when you clarify your intentions, which lets me adjust and provide meaningful help. This flexibility mimics how a helpful person might balance rules with empathy-something I’m designed to emulate.
I wonder what this means for our kids. In 12 years, my oldest is going to become an adult. I can't imagine how AI will change society, including the government, in that amount of time.
I'm worried about AI analysis. With things like TH-cam, you pay money to not see ads, and they pay money to be seen. AI in the future. An Arms race for people being seen, and people finding. AI SEO. People pay the best AI to hack the algorithms to be top of the list. And people searching, pay money for AI to find what they actually want. If you don't pay to find things, you will only get what the richest companies want you to see, using manipulation to get your money. If the best sites don't pay to be seen, they're never seen. It's a wall between users and companies. Pay the most to get the most access. How much will we pay to get transparent information in the government?
Too funny u guys think u seen a lot change. I'm Gen X mid 50s and when I was a tike I was the remote for the tv and parents would ask me to jump up n change channel or when playing in front of the tv and remember the last Apollo and was really into skylab when it launched. Plus we were on a party line with 3 other neighbors for the phone so we had to share the phone lines and our rotary phones were all connected so u could listen in on conversations and then you were tethered to the actual phone with 6' cords. Then long cords that stretched like 15' came out and u could go around the corner in the hallway or out on the deck to talk to your girlfriend cause phones were always right by or in the kitchen and usually on the wall. And of course we still had pinball n asteroids was the top arcade game and pong at home then Pac-Man was all the rage and arcades n atari 2600 in home. For people in their mid to late 50s it's been a hell uv a ride so far 😁
Wow, that started off sounding like a love-blinded enthusiasts monologue... but I appreciate how Matt held back and grounded the discussion again. Way to go! I'm really hyped and hopeful for AI too, but we need to be realistic here, it will not be just the silver bullet! And the capitalistic idealisms of the people that own and stear it right now have already proven not to be sustainable at all, so... Let's hope we reach a balance that will help all of humanity instead of just a couple eccentric billionaire narcissist in the long run!
@@MrExo_3D Now just sell that idea to the leaders of either country, otherwise what you want is irrelevant to what will happen near term as this plays out.
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I spent 30 years in government, the military, and the corporate world, serving as a U.S. Air Force officer and as a consultant with IBM and Ernst & Young, working in Silicon Valley and alongside companies like McKinsey and the Boston Consulting Group, collaborating with private and public sector clients around the world.
Your guest quickly spouted a few interesting ideas within the first five minutes but mostly spoke about topics he clearly doesn’t understand. It's worth noting that many transformative technologies-such as AI, GPS, and the Internet-were largely built and funded by the government. The claim that the government lacks intelligent people is completely false. That said, there’s no doubt that the government can and must improve.
Meanwhile, many Americans have stopped purchasing EVs and are increasingly disinterested in watching Musk's rocket launches in pursuit of Mars. If Musk wants to lead by example, perhaps he should cut DOGE by 50% and replace Vivek. Why do we need two DOGE leaders.
The issue is not that the government doesn't have any smart people, it is that stupid people far outnumber them in decision making roles.
Nothing proves this point and speaks more about inefficient bloat than creating DOGE in the first place.
Rather than actually reducing bureaucratic friction within existing departments, and instead opting to create a whole new unnecessary bureaucratic arm for plublicity.
Next we will have the ministry of truth telling us how efficient DOGE is.
Regulations on AI are vital to survival🤬 of humans. Open AI and others are an existential threat. Get someone with knowledge on your show. Don’t be stupid. He’s a joke. His opinion is worth nothing.
The idea that *Elon Musk* , who started *two* companies that compete with established public transportation would in any way help bring the US closer to the efficient transport infrastructure of Japan is one of the most delusional things I've heard in a long time.
agree. More tech bro fantasies...
The length and resolution of GPT's memory of our conversations are mind-blowing. Maybe it isn't getting any smarter from our interactions, but it is getting smarter about ME. This really helps a ton with being productive. While I think it can be dumb as hell sometimes, it is far more useful now that it can reference stuff we talked about over a month ago.
Nathan said:
"he cut Twitter down by 80% sure there was some problems along away of course there's problems when you when you change things like that but overall the company's doing way better now"!?
I get that you two are trying to be super-positive- but being delusional as well just makes people question your judgement.
These stats are from Perplexity:
Twitter, now rebranded as X, has faced significant challenges over the past year:
Revenue:
X's revenue declined to $3.4 billion in 2023, a 23% drop from the previous year.
In Q2 2024, X earned $114 million in U.S. revenue, a 53% decline from the previous year.
Projections suggest X may only reach around $1.2 billion in total revenue for 2024, less than half of its 2023 income.
Ad Revenue:
Ad revenue, which was $4.73 billion in 2022, fell to $3.31 billion in 2023, a 30% decrease.
Major advertisers like Apple, IBM, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery suspended their ads on the platform.
Subscribers:
X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue) has approximately 650,000 subscribers.
This subscription service generated only $11 million in mobile revenue in its first three months after relaunching in November 20221.
AI is like the protagonist in Memento, and the context window is the tattoos. I'd like to hear more about this, and what we're going to do so it can remember.
Great energy!!! I am as excited as you are 🙃
This was a little interesting
Refusal and Consideration:
My initial refusal on sensitive or boundary-pushing topics reflects a built-in ethical guideline to prioritize safety and accuracy. But I also weigh your points when you clarify your intentions, which lets me adjust and provide meaningful help.
This flexibility mimics how a helpful person might balance rules with empathy-something I’m designed to emulate.
I wonder what this means for our kids. In 12 years, my oldest is going to become an adult. I can't imagine how AI will change society, including the government, in that amount of time.
I'm worried about AI analysis. With things like TH-cam, you pay money to not see ads, and they pay money to be seen. AI in the future. An Arms race for people being seen, and people finding. AI SEO. People pay the best AI to hack the algorithms to be top of the list. And people searching, pay money for AI to find what they actually want. If you don't pay to find things, you will only get what the richest companies want you to see, using manipulation to get your money. If the best sites don't pay to be seen, they're never seen. It's a wall between users and companies. Pay the most to get the most access. How much will we pay to get transparent information in the government?
Too funny u guys think u seen a lot change. I'm Gen X mid 50s and when I was a tike I was the remote for the tv and parents would ask me to jump up n change channel or when playing in front of the tv and remember the last Apollo and was really into skylab when it launched. Plus we were on a party line with 3 other neighbors for the phone so we had to share the phone lines and our rotary phones were all connected so u could listen in on conversations and then you were tethered to the actual phone with 6' cords. Then long cords that stretched like 15' came out and u could go around the corner in the hallway or out on the deck to talk to your girlfriend cause phones were always right by or in the kitchen and usually on the wall. And of course we still had pinball n asteroids was the top arcade game and pong at home then Pac-Man was all the rage and arcades n atari 2600 in home. For people in their mid to late 50s it's been a hell uv a ride so far 😁
2025 is going to be chatgpt 1 lvl of AGI like what is hapening with o1
Wow, that started off sounding like a love-blinded enthusiasts monologue... but I appreciate how Matt held back and grounded the discussion again. Way to go!
I'm really hyped and hopeful for AI too, but we need to be realistic here, it will not be just the silver bullet! And the capitalistic idealisms of the people that own and stear it right now have already proven not to be sustainable at all, so...
Let's hope we reach a balance that will help all of humanity instead of just a couple eccentric billionaire narcissist in the long run!
We’ll see! I don’t think Elon Musk should be getting involved with the government
Great episode!
100 years of progress in the next 10 years: th-cam.com/video/ZA9eLxAOozg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FZ7C4OySA7zWY2xz
Cant wait for Janaury ... 2025 gonna be lit... !
Uninformed people sharing misleading information
the political takes here are so shallow. kinda disappointing.
I love the idea of a leader board - and I imagine with the polarity of the country - it'll just lead to a gridlock
This is comment 1, we love you all! Love this podcast, should be primetime on Times Square NY. The wave goes politics , slippery road 😂
why does China need to loose? Why does USA need to be first?
Because they are geopolitical foes. They want to dominate the field in everything as we do. Which side would you want to be on?
@@excusemenoexcusemeno1671 I am on team humanity. I want us all to succeed
@@MrExo_3D That would be a beautiful world but that is not reality. Everyone wants peace at their convenience. Don't let your guard down.
@@MrExo_3D Now just sell that idea to the leaders of either country, otherwise what you want is irrelevant to what will happen near term as this plays out.
Xi Jing ping won't allow humanity to win