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Open-Source AI Battle, Google Throttles Meta, Micron Margins Moon | Edward Coristine & Tai Groot, Chad Rigetti, Pim de Witte, Yadin Soffer, Jack Morris, Neil Movva, Jakob Diepenbrock, Chris Altchek
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- Jun 29, 2026
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- 8459
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Summary
(02:21) - Open-Source AI Battle (14:33) - GLM-5.2 Review (21:38) - Google Throttles Meta (27:20) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (34:38) - Micron Margins Moon (38:48) - Comcast Splits in Two (43:04) - Europe Meets Suburbia (48:18) - Edward Gorberstein, head of engineering at the National Design Studio, discusses the launch of Ramparts, a local-first privacy model that allows users to control the data they share with AI by keeping personal information on their devices. He explains that existing AI models are too large to run in browsers, preventing in-browser PII removal, and emphasizes that Ramparts is open-source, with weights available on Hugging Face, enabling technical users to create custom applications. Gorberstein highlights the studio's mission to improve the American digital experience by developing user-centric software, citing previous successes like Trumper X, which saved users over $500 million in drug costs. (57:53) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:03:16) - Chad Rigetti, founder of Rigetti Computing, discusses his journey from developing quantum computing at IBM to establishing his own company, which went public in 2022. He highlights the importance of integrating quantum technologies into data centers to enhance AI capabilities, emphasizing the need for a multimodal approach to quantum hardware. Rigetti also addresses the challenges of transitioning from private to public markets and the significance of long-term strategic planning in the evolving quantum computing landscape. (01:28:42) - Pim de Witte, CEO of General Intuition, discusses the company's unique approach to AI development by leveraging extensive datasets of action-labeled video game footage to train models capable of spatial-temporal reasoning. He emphasizes the competitive nature of the AI industry and hi…