Episode · This Week in Startups · 2023-04-11
Books mentioned on Stanford & Google's Westworld-like AI experiment, BloombergGPT, SF CRE collapse | E1718
Jason breaks down an AI experiment conducted by Google and Stanford researchers, where they created a simulated Sims-like video game with characters driven by AI (2:27). Then, he discusses Bloomberg announcing its own financially-focused LLM and what it means for analysts (21:58).
Jason Calacanis discussed Westworld by Michael Crichton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Westworld
Michael Crichton's novel Westworld presents a dystopian science-fiction premise where human visitors enter a simulated environment populated by sophisticated robots, raising complex questions about human-robot interaction and artificial consciousness.
Discussed“I know this sounds dystopian and nightmarish but this is what Michael cried envisioned for Westworld which originally was a book and a movie that then became the TV series”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Westworld
“if you've ever seen the show or the movie or read the book by Michael Crichton inside a sims-like Sandbox video game they created a bunch of NPCs had them talk to each other”