OpenAI's Future, Google Bard Analyzes YouTube Videos, & Advertiser Boycotts | Publisher Lab Ep. 45

The Publisher Lab

Join Tyler Bishop & guest, John Cole, as they dive into the pulse of the publishing world on the Publisher Lab podcast. This episode zooms in on Sam Altman's return to OpenAI and its soaring valuation. They dissect the critical need for safety and ethics in AI, analyze Google's move to transcribe and index YouTube videos, and explore the future of 3D web environments. Wrapping up, they debate the effects of Facebook and Google's deals on the ad industry.

This week’s stories:

Sam Altman Leaves OpenAI, goes to Microsoft, then returns to OpenAI - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-got-its-ceo-back-what-happens-next-6d22f6f6?mod=ai_more_article_pos2

https://searchengineland.com/sam-altman-out-at-openai-in-shocking-leadership-change-434847

https://www.adweek.com/media/sam-altman-move-to-microsoft/

https://searchengineland.com/with-openai-in-chaos-sam-altman-joins-microsoft-434878

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/tech/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-openai-sam-altman/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/microsoft-chatgpt-sam-altman/index.html https://www.searchenginejournal.com/will-sam-altman-return-to-openai-or-join-microsoft/501582/

https://searchengineland.com/sam-altman-returns-to-openai-as-ceo-in-principle-434969

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/tech/winners-losers-openai/index.html

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/larry-summers-openai-board

Google Bard can now answer questions about YouTube videos - https://searchengineland.com/google-bard-answer-questions-youtube-videos-435057

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-bards-latest-update-enhances-understanding-of-youtube-videos/502053/

How to use Bard to get ahead of Google algorithm updates - https://searchengineland.com/how-to-use-bard-to-get-ahead-of-google-algorithm-updates-434684

What’s happening with Elon Musk & X - https://searchengineland.com/x-advertisers-pausing-campaigns-cutting-ties-435111

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/18/twitter-x-boycott-apple-ibm-advertisers

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/21/x-elon-musk-sues-media-matters-antisemitic-ads

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/20/linda-yaccarino-defends-x-elon-musk-antisemitic-post

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