OpenAI has been making waves recently with their release of their Sora 2 video generation model, which they have launched alongside a TikTok-style social media sharing app. The internet is usually pretty excited about AI innovations, but this one has people unsettled. In today’s episode, Cal looks at one implication of Sora 2 in particular that is both important but currently overcooked: the impact of AI content generation on the existing social media giants. He then answers listener questions on AI and social media and reacts to a new Sam Altman tweet that signals bad news for OpenAI.
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DEEP DIVE:
– Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media? [0:35]
QUESTIONS:
– Will Sora 2 kill creativity? [46:12]
– Am I doing myself a disservice by using AI tools to help me code? [51:36]
– Is Substack better than social media? [55:55]
– What are your thoughts on a “family smartphone”? [1:06:36]
– What should I do when others disregard the structures that are meant to reduce the digital back and forth? [1:08:00]
CASE STUDY:
– A Digital Declutter [1:15:45]
CALL:
– Children with dumbphones or smartphones [1:19:59]
CAL REACTS:
– Sam Altman Proposes AI Erotica [1:27:47]
YOUTUBE TITLE
– Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media? | Cal Newport
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz0oQ0v0W10
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/tiktok-and-the-fall-of-the-social-media-giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1dW-nZqhew
https://x.com/sama/status/1978129344598827128
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