Anthropic’s Lead in Safety with C+ Grade, Walmart’s Ad Growth Beats Amazon’s, Chinese Custom Chips

Venture capital reporter Julia Hornstein talks with TITV Guest Host Rocket Drew about Thrive's $2B fund. We also talk with Asia Bureau Chief Jing Yang and Reporter Juro Osawa about Chinese AI lab Zhipu's custom chip plan, Catherine Perloff about Walmart's $6.4B digital advertising surge outpacing Amazon's growth, and Max Tegmark, Chair of the Future of Life Institute, about the Future of Life Institute's report card grading AI safety practices.

Articles discussed on this episode: 

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/chinas-ai-lab-ziphu-weighs-custom-chip-demand-glm-model-soars

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/softbank-altimeter-d1-invest-thrive-holdings-2-billion-financing

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/walmarts-amazon-sized-ads-opportunity

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:13 - Thrive Holdings Raises $2B to Inject AI into Traditional Businesses

08:28 - China’s Zhipu AI Explores Custom Chips to Beat US Export Controls

16:20 - Walmart’s $6.4B Ad Machine Is Growing Faster Than Amazon

27:33 - Max Tegmark Grades AI Safety: Why No Major Lab Earned an A