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Zoe Schiffer

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721 total appearances

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Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And I don't think he looks necessarily duplicitous.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

better coming out of the trial.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

But I think the company, you know, is really bullish on its IPO, which could come as soon as this year, like its full steam ahead on enterprise code, which is kind of the phrase of Silicon Valley right now.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And so I think people are feeling really, really good over there.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

butt pillow usage in the courtroom by and different brands of butt pillow too different brands of butt pillow yeah fancy ones cheaper ones everyone's using a fancy butt cushion on those rock hard seats yeah I mean I think

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

Elon Musk is a very litigious figure.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

I think he is willing to roll the dice and try for a lawsuit on the off chance that it could be successful.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

But I also think he knew that, and he said this in text messages that were revealed as part of the trial when, you know, there was settlement conversations before it started.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And he said, you being Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are going to be, you know, the most hated men in America by the end of this.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And I think that was partially his intent, at least we think.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

said, oh my God, yes, we love Google I.O.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

Yeah.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And again, like you said, we've known that Google was headed in this direction, but I do think it's a really interesting moment for the company because search is such a big part of its business model and ads on search are such a big part of its business model.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And so it feels a little bit like it's cannibalizing itself while at the same time preparing for a new future.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

Like I'm curious, I mean, I assume there'll be stuffing ads in this thing and that will be how they make money.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

But like you would imagine that they're also going to take an interim hit

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

Yeah, I know.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

I feel I feel like Sam Altman has been asked about this recently.

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

Like, what happens to publishers in this world?

Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates

And the answer is like micropayments.