52. SBF Gets 25, DBRX & The LLM Olympics, Open Ecosystems v NVIDIA
Channel: SiliconANGLE theCUBE
Date: 28/03/2024

In episode 52 of theCUBE Pod, theCUBE Research analysts John Furrier and Dave Vellante reflect on a year of consistent podcasting, celebrating their success and rising rankings in the tech industry. Amidst the excitement of March Madness and personal milestones, they delve into significant news items, including Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-year prison sentence and Databricks' announcement of the potent open-source LLM, DBRX.

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The episode covers Amazon's substantial investment in Anthropic, the formation of the UXL Foundation by Intel, Samsung and Qualcomm to challenge Nvidia’s dominance, and the evolving role of AI officers in various companies. With insights into the competitive landscape of AI software, Furrier and Vellante explore the implications of open-source licensing and the ecosystem land grab in the enterprise market. 

Read more about the current episode of theCUBE Pod https://siliconangle.com/2024/03/29/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-john-furrier-dave-vellante-thecubepod/

This Week in Enterprise:

Big bucks keep streaming into generative AI. How long can this last?

Big money keeps pouring into generative artificial intelligence, a sign of both the enthusiasm about its potential and the high costs of creating all those mega AI models.

This week’s hauls included $2.75 billion for Anthropic from Amazon, and both Scale AI and Cohere reportedly are getting hundreds of millions of dollars apiece. That’s on top of some big rounds for AI-powered and AI-powering companies such as Observe and Celestial AI.

One reason besides the general and probably overheated enthusiasm for all things gen AI is that AI models don’t come cheap, and we’re seeing a lot of them from the likes of Databricks, A21 Labs, SambaNova Systems and many more. Not to mention those expensive data centers to run them.

It almost feels anticlimactic, but fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried looks like he may be in prison until his 50s, as he gets sentenced to 25 years for shenanigans at FTX — and his chances in an appeal look slim. SBF may be the biggest crypto scammer, but he won’t be the last.

Read the full article https://siliconangle.com/2024/03/29/big-bucks-keep-streaming-generative-ai-long-can-last/

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People mentioned in this podcast:
Jeremy Burton, CEO of Observe
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia
Rob Hof, editor-in-chief at SiliconANGLE Media
Paul Gillin, enterprise editor at SiliconANGLE Media
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms
Sanjay Poonen, president and CEO of Cohesity
Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX
Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme
Bill Belichick, former head coach of the New England Patriots
Matthew Slater, former NFL wide receiver
Tom Brady, former NFL quarterback
Malcolm Butler, former NFL cornerback
Willie McGinest, former NFL linebacker
Troy Brown, NFL football coach

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