OpenAI Closes in on $100 Billion, OpenClaw Acquired, AI’s Productivity Question — With Aaron Levie
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OpenAI is closing in on a massive $100 billion fundraise. OpenClaw is acquired as agent hype goes into overdrive. And is AI making us more productive, actually? That's coming up on the Big Technology Podcast Friday edition with box CEO Aaron Levy right after this. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional cool headed and nuanced format.
We have a great show for you today. We're going to talk about the forthcoming $100 billion or thereabouts funding raise for OpenAI where SoftBank, Amazon, NVIDIA, and maybe Microsoft are expected to participate. We're also going to talk about the acquisition of OpenClaw, also by OpenAI, and some new studies about whether AI is actually helping us be more productive. Ron John Roy is out today and we are joined by the perfect guest, returning champion Aaron Levy is here with us.
Aaron, box CEO, welcome back to the show. Thank you. Good to uh good to be here. Um uh never a dull moment in AI land. Seriously.
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