Zvi Mowshowitz, the writer behind Don't Worry About the Vase, returns to catch up with Nathan on everything OpenAI, Amazon-Anthropic collab, and Google Deepmind. They also discuss Perplexity, deepfakes, and software bundling vs the Roman Empire. If you're looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive

Definitely also take a moment to subscribe to Zvi's blog Don't Worry About the Vase (https://thezvi.wordpress.com/) - Zvi is an information hyperprocessor who synthesizes vast amounts of new and ever-evolving information into extremely clear summaries that help educated people keep up with the latest news. 

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

SPONSORS: Shopify | NetSuite | OmnekyShopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.

TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 - Episode Preview(00:02:42) - Nathan's experience using Code Interpreter for a React app00:06:09 - Zvi's perspective on Code Interpreter and other new Anthropic products(00:10:47) - Nathan's approach of "coding by analogy" using Code Interpreter(00:15:42) - Sponsors: Netsuite | Omneky(00:17:00 )- Performance degradation issues with large context windows(00:22:50) - The disconnect between Anthropic's value and what users are willing to pay(00:31:56) - Predicting Gemini's capabilities relative to GPT-400:30:13 - Rating Code Interpreter's capabilities(00:37:53) - Using Perplexity vs. Anthropic products for search(00:44:11) - Potential for a bundled subscription for multiple AI services(00:47:39) - Challenges of getting competitors to agree to bundling(00:54:05) - Concerns over information pollution from synthetic content(00:56:36) - Filtering adversarial vs. unintentional bogus information(01:02:20) - Dangers of info pollution visible in Archive dataset(01:11:15) - Kevin Fisher’s AI Souls demo with emotional voices(01:12:15) - Difficulty of detecting AI voices/images for a general audience(01:14:32) - Being optimistic about defending against deepfakes(01:21:12) - The reversal curse in language models(01:46:12) - Implications of Amazon investing in Anthropic(01:49:20) - Non-standard terms likely affected the Anthropic valuation(01:51:13) - Survey of the AI Safety landscape