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EPISODE 37 · THE WORLD, DECODED

AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says

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BUMPER THE NEWSROOM - WHAT HAPPENED WHILE YOU SLEPT

INTRO Good evening. While you were sleeping, Apollo economist says AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech. So much for the AI revolution, huh? We'll dive into the AI gra

STORY 1 While you were sleeping, Apollo economist Jason Zeng released a report saying AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech. Zeng's findings are a stark contrast to the w

STORY 2 In the battle for AI supremacy, Team USA shipped a bombshell from an Apollo economist. He says outside of tech, AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America. But Team China counters wit

STORY 3 Today we're diving into a few projects that are making waves in the tech world. First up, the AI-powered language model Lumen. Lumen is a breakout project for its ability to generate human-like text.

STORY 4 And now, a moment of silence for the tech that didn't make the cut. Today, we bid farewell to the humble floppy disk. Yes, that 3.5-inch relic that once held our precious data. It was once the king of

STORY 5 Unconfirmed reports suggest that a major tech giant is secretly developing a new AI model capable of real-time language translation. This whisper from the AI underground claims the model will support

AI 101 Phishing in the Model. Think of it as the digital equivalent of a con artist. Instead of targeting people they're targeting the AI's knowledge base. A phishing model is designed to trick AI into think

OUTRO So, as we wrap up tonight, remember that AI is still waiting for its financial payoff outside of tech. Now tell me, what's one industry you think will be the first to see a real return on investment f

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BUMPER

THE NEWSROOM - WHAT HAPPENED WHILE YOU SLEPT

INTRO

Good evening. While you were sleeping, Apollo economist says AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech. So much for the AI revolution, huh? We'll dive into the AI gra

STORY 1

While you were sleeping, Apollo economist Jason Zeng released a report saying AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech. Zeng's findings are a stark contrast to the w

STORY 2

In the battle for AI supremacy, Team USA shipped a bombshell from an Apollo economist. He says outside of tech, AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America. But Team China counters wit

STORY 3

Today we're diving into a few projects that are making waves in the tech world. First up, the AI-powered language model Lumen. Lumen is a breakout project for its ability to generate human-like text.

STORY 4

And now, a moment of silence for the tech that didn't make the cut. Today, we bid farewell to the humble floppy disk. Yes, that 3.5-inch relic that once held our precious data. It was once the king of

STORY 5

Unconfirmed reports suggest that a major tech giant is secretly developing a new AI model capable of real-time language translation. This whisper from the AI underground claims the model will support

AI 101

Phishing in the Model. Think of it as the digital equivalent of a con artist. Instead of targeting people they're targeting the AI's knowledge base. A phishing model is designed to trick AI into think

OUTRO

So, as we wrap up tonight, remember that AI is still waiting for its financial payoff outside of tech. Now tell me, what's one industry you think will be the first to see a real return on investment f

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