Bytes: Week in Review — Intel’s big grant, ChatGPT turns two and AI’s scaling problem
Nov 29, 2024

Bytes: Week in Review — Intel’s big grant, ChatGPT turns two and AI’s scaling problem

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Natasha Mascarenhas, reporter at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT turns two years old tomorrow. So how has it changed the tech industry and what’s next for the company? We’ll get into it in today’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

Plus, we look into rumblings that improvements in AI have slowed, raising questions about whether we’ve hit a wall when it comes to training more advanced AI systems.

But first, the Commerce Department finalized nearly $7.9 billion in subsidies for Intel. It’s the largest award yet under the CHIPS and Science Act and a potentially game-changing sum for the company right now.

Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino is joined by Natasha Mascarenhas, reporter at The Information, to break down these stories.

“Intel Gets Up to $7.9 Billion Award for U.S. Chip-Plant Construction” – from the Wall Street Journal

“Biden administration finalizes nearly $8B in CHIPS funding for Intel” – from The Hill

“Are people using AI as much as we thought (or feared) they would?” – from Marketplace

“OpenAI Considers Taking on Google With Browser” – from The Information

“OpenAI and others seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations” – from Reuters

“OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Are Struggling to Build More Advanced AI” – from Bloomberg

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The team

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer
Daniel Shin Producer
Jesús Alvarado Associate Producer
Rosie Hughes Assistant Producer