Episode · BG2 Pod · 2024-05-16
Books mentioned on Ep9. GPT-4o, Astra, Multi Modal, China Tariffs, Tech Earnings | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss OpenAI ChatGPT-4o, Astra, Consumer AI, Enterprise AI, China Tariffs, Trade Regulation, the tech markets, and more.
Bill Gurley discussed The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age, Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson, and The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Diamond Age
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is a visionary cyberpunk novel exploring nanotechnology, interactive education, and a future society shaped by advanced computing.
Discussed“And I even tweeted when I was watching one of the demos, it reminded me of There's a great Neal Stephenson book called The Diamond Age, where and the the subtitle of the book is A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer”
Where to get it
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The Diamond Age, Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Neal Stephenson's novel The Diamond Age, Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer presents a futuristic, technology-driven society where an advanced interactive tablet tutor radically transforms a young girl's education.
Discussed“the subtitle of the book is A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, and the the narrative the hero heroine of this book um gets a little tablet, and the tablet teaches her through throughout the course of the book.”
Where to get it
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The Rational Optimist
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is a bold exploration of human history that argues prosperity and rising living standards are driven by trade, innovation, and the free exchange of ideas.
Discussed“And The Rational Optimist walks through history and shows that rises in in prosperity and standard of living are always tied to free trade and the free exchange of ideas.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I in my in the speech I did on regulatory capture, I mentioned these two Matt Ridley books, How Innovation Works and The Rational Optimist.”