Episode notes
OpenAI is aggressively expanding its market reach by launching a more powerful AI model, o3-pro, while simultaneously slashing the price of its existing o3 model, aiming to democratise access to advanced AI. Concurrently, Elon Musk has tentatively announced the imminent launch of Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin, marking a crucial step in autonomous vehicle technology. Meanwhile, Meta is facing difficulties retaining its AI talent despite offering lucrative salaries, yet is simultaneously making strides in AI research by unveiling an AI 'world model' for robotics and forming a 'superintelligence' lab with Scale AI's founder. Finally, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proclaims that the "AI takeoff has started,"