Max Zeff, Sr. AI reporter at Techcrunch, joins for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI introduces Sora 2 2) Will these AI video feeds catch on? 3) Is Sora 2 an important technological advance above all? 4) Why Meta is nervous about OpenAI's momentum in social 5) OpenAI employees have mixed feelings about Sora 6) Why AI video feeds may be the end of the creator economy. 7) Why they may not be 8) Meta will use AI chats to train its ad models 9) Meta's AI research moves more toward product development 10) Anthropic launches its Sonnet 4.5 model 11) Apple prioritizes smart glasses 12) Max tries out the Friend pendant Chapters 00:00 The Rise of AI Video Generation 10:10 Concerns Over AI in Social Media 20:07 Impact on the Creator Economy 30:16 The Future of AI in Social Media 32:03 Meta's Use of AI Chat Data for Advertising 35:09 The Economics of AI and Advertising 37:18 Internal Dynamics at Meta's AI Division 40:33 Anthropic's Sonnet 4.5: A Game Changer? 44:25 Apple's Smart Glasses: A New Frontier 51:21 Experiencing AI Wearables: The Friend Device --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Three Faces Of Generative AI: https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/the-three-faces-of-generative-ai Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com