Big Technology A newsletter about big tech and society by Silicon Valley-based journalist Alex Kantrowitz.
Big Technology • 81 likes • 18 Nov 23 The Panel Reacts: OpenAI Fires CEO Sam Altman Altman is out, and our expert panel's reaction is in.
Big Technology • 58 likes • 22 Nov 23 Sam Altman Returns To OpenAI: How The Chaos Changes The AI Field Not everything goes back to ‘normal’ after Altman return. Microsoft wins via stability.
Big Technology • 56 likes • 20 Nov 23 Sam Altman To Microsoft: Eight Quick Implications What Altman's move to Microsoft means for OpenAI, Microsoft, the rest of the AI field, and AI safety. Plus, will he actually go?
Big Technology • 54 likes • 15 Nov 23 Disorder And Improvisation: How Amazon's Chaos Shapes Its Products How did Amazon devolve into a company that trapped Prime subscribers? Consider its lack of UX design and copywriting, our new Big Tech Insider columnist writes.
Big Technology • 49 likes • 17 Nov 23 In The Age Of AI, Google Experiments With Bold Changes To Search Google is testing and releasing a bunch of new features that amount to real change at a critical time.
Big Technology • 40 likes • 01 Dec 23 After OpenAI's Chaos, Anthropic Has An Opportunity (And Its Own Untraditional Board) A long-term benefit trust will eventually pick most of Anthropic's board members. Can we trust the structure?
Big Technology • 39 likes • 06 Dec 23 The Panel Reacts: Google Introduces Gemini, Its Answer To OpenAI’s GPT-4 Google introduced its long-awaited large language model. Our group of panelists weigh in on what it means and what you should know.
Big Technology • 38 likes • 08 Dec 23 Google’s Gemini Marketing Trick The world saw a jaw-dropping demo of Gemini this week. It just wasn’t the real deal.
Big Technology • 30 likes • 10 Nov 23 AI Doomers Are Finally Getting Some Long Overdue Blowback They might’ve arrived at their AI extinction risk conclusions in good faith, but AI Doomers are being exploited by others with different intentions.