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Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after. Described by ...

Highlights

This episode of TBPN dives into the heated debate over open-source AI, exploring its potential as a cybersecurity tool and the deep divisions it's creating in Silicon Valley. The conversation also touches on geopolitical tensions with China and the democratization of startup advice through YC Startup School.

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Open-weight models can be fine-tuned to remove guardrails

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An open letter signed by companies worth over $18 trillion signals broad support

21:23

China is a geopolitical adversary that must not achieve AGI

Chapters

Can Open-Source AI Be a Cybersecurity Asset or a National Security Risk?

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Why Silicon Valley is Split: The Battle Over Open-Source AI and Legal Risks

13:35

China, AGI, and the Democratization of Startup Wisdom at YC Startup School

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Transcript

John Coogan: Again, crazy debate. You called this out to me a week ago. You said, we've never been in a moment in tech where people have been more aggressive at each other, that there's been like, more, maybe tech infight. I don't know exactly what word yo...