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021: West Concedes Open Source Race to China, Amazon Pays NYT $20M for AI Training

Author
Kyle Balmer
Published
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://aiwithkyle.podbean.com/e/021-west-concedes-open-source-race-to-china-amazon-pays-nyt-20m-for-ai-training/

Today in AI: West Concedes Open Source Race to China, Amazon Pays NYT $20M for AI Training


From AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream.

First aired: 1 August 2025


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00:00 The West's Shift in Open Source AI

00:30 Daily AI News and Updates

01:16 Understanding Open Source Models

04:10 China's Dominance in Open Source AI

06:45 Meta's Changing Stance on Open Source

09:29 China's Strategic Open Source Play

19:51 Viewer Questions and Interaction

25:19 The Decline of Print Media

25:50 The Economics of Online Journalism

28:05 Amazon's AI Deal with The New York Times

31:15 The Scraping Controversy

34:23 Building an Audience on YouTube

38:44 The Power of Content Creation

45:56 Upcoming Plans and Announcements

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