OpenAI said "Oh, you didn't like when we solved that crazy math problem? Well, we did it like another hundred times." And now a bunch of big brain math guys are miffed.

P.S. That video of the orca ramming a sunfish so hard it explodes is so wild

OpenAI said "Oh, you didn't like when we solved that crazy math problem? Well, we did it like another hundred times." And now a bunch of big brain math guys are miffed.
P.S. That video of the orca ramming a sunfish so hard it explodes is so wild

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Speedrunning Maths Makes Nerds Freak Out

Over the course of a week, Aussie neocloud company Firmus went from expecting a $40B IPO to cancelling it all together. The company and its Co-CEO Oliver Curtis have, to some, become a punching bag for the media and online critics alike. On the other hand, some are suggesting that Australia's 'tall poppy syndrome' may be obscuring a key opportunity for the country to get a slice of the AI pie. In this episode, Raph and Jimbo take us through the media circus day-by-day to diagnose what went wrong.

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Over the course of a week, Aussie neocloud company Firmus went from expecting a $40B IPO to cancelling it all together. The company and its Co-CEO Oliver Curtis have, to some, become a punching bag for the media and online critics alike. On the other hand, some are suggesting that Australia's 'tall poppy syndrome' may be obscuring a key opportunity for the country to get a slice of the AI pie. In this episode, Raph and Jimbo take us through the media circus day-by-day to diagnose what went wrong.
Get your tickets for the Richard Cooke Book launch AKA Down Round LIVE (GET IN QUICK, ONLY STANDING ROOM LEFT!): <a href="https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1647769">https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1647769</a>
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The Firmus IPO Disaster

Over the course of a week, Aussie neocloud company Firmus went from expecting a $40B IPO to cancelling it all together. The company and its Co-CEO Oliver Curtis have, to some, become a punching bag for the media and online critics alike. On the other hand, some are suggesting that Australia's 'tall poppy syndrome' may be obscuring a key opportunity for the country to get a slice of the AI pie. In this episode, Raph and Jimbo take us through the media circus day-by-day to diagnose what went wrong.

Get your tickets for the Richard Cooke Book launch AKA Down Round LIVE (GET IN QUICK, ONLY STANDING ROOM LEFT!): https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1647769

Over the course of a week, Aussie neocloud company Firmus went from expecting a $40B IPO to cancelling it all together. The company and its Co-CEO Oliver Curtis have, to some, become a punching bag for the media and online critics alike. On the other hand, some are suggesting that Australia's 'tall poppy syndrome' may be obscuring a key opportunity for the country to get a slice of the AI pie. In this episode, Raph and Jimbo take us through the media circus day-by-day to diagnose what went wrong. Get your tickets for the Richard Cooke Book launch AKA Down Round LIVE (GET IN QUICK, ONLY STANDING ROOM LEFT!):&nbsp;https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1647769

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