Hot I.P.O Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT
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What does the IPO race of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI signify?
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Kevin Roos is my own personal Jesus. Yes. You're always saying it. Let's tape a show. Let's tape a show. I'm Kevin Roos, a tech columnist at the New York Times. I'm Casey Noon from Platformer. And this is Hard Fork. This week on the show, SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are all heading to the public markets, but what do their IPOs mean? Then, author Kevin Hartnett is here to talk about why some mathematicians are sounding the alarm about the use of AI in their field. And finally, some hat GPT. And that'll be math-free. Gotta keep it balanced.
Well, Casey, the big news this week is that the AI IPO race is heating up.
It's hot IPO summer. It really does seem like it is going to be a hot IPO summer. Kevin, I am told that we are on track to see what might be the three biggest IPOs of all time.
Yes. So SpaceX is getting ready to go public as soon as maybe next week. And then just this week, Anthropic filed a confidential S1 with the SEC, noting that it intends to go public. That is sort of the first step in the process. And there are reports that OpenAI is going to file their S1 soon as well. This is obviously long awaited. People have been wondering when these giant private companies were going to go public. And And now it seems like they're all racing to do it as quickly as they can and potentially beat each other to market.
Yeah. And the consequences are really important and we're going to get into them. But before we do that, truly, there has never been a better or more important time to do our disclosures.
Yeah. I work for the New York Times, which is suing OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity. And my fiance works at Anthropic. Okay. So those are our extra special AI disclosures this week. Now, Casey, let's talk about these IPOs. Let's do it. Maybe we should start with SpaceX. What is going on with the SpaceX IPO? What are we expecting? And what does it mean?
Yeah. So, you know, as you noted, Kevin, SpaceX is just the furthest along right now.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does the IPO race of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI signify?
0:00–9:23
2
What concerns do mathematicians have about AI's role in their field?
9:23–11:04
3
How is the Leiden Declaration impacting the conversation on AI in mathematics?
11:04–12:48
4
What are the implications of AI advancements for traditional mathematics?
12:48–20:52
5
What are the potential consequences of AI on the job market for mathematicians?
20:52–23:17
6
How do AI models compare to human mathematicians in problem-solving?
23:17–25:49
7
What are the main takeaways from the discussion on AI's impact on math?
25:49–34:17
8
What are the latest headlines in tech related to AI and prediction markets?
34:17–1:05:21
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