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(Preview) Deep Research and OpenAI's Business Model, A Counterpoint on White Collar Concerns, The Future of Cognition and Companionship

2025/3/21
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Ben: 我认为OpenAI对广告模式的强烈抵制是一个错误，他们应该尝试并迭代广告产品。优秀的广告产品需要迭代和实践，而不是一开始就追求完美。软件产品的迭代更新与硬件产品不同，需要容错和快速迭代，广告产品也同样如此。OpenAI应该追求更大的目标，成为像Facebook一样的消费者聚集平台。订阅模式的局限性，以及广告模式的优势，特别是对于大型消费者科技公司而言。OpenAI应该关注更广泛的市场，而不是只关注愿意付费的高端用户。过去我批评过使用广告拦截器的人，但现在我理解并使用广告拦截器了，因为互联网广告体验太差。AI不会导致大规模失业，而会改变知识工作者的工作内容。 Andrew: 互联网广告的质量参差不齐，但一些平台（如Facebook和Instagram）已经做得很出色。AI产品的广告体验可能一开始会很糟糕，但可以通过迭代改进。AI工具可能会改变工作性质，而非导致大规模失业。 Andrew: 我过去对于AI取代白领工作的观点，现在看来可能过于悲观。技术进步总是会改变工作性质，而非直接导致失业。例如，过去需要花费大量时间手工制作图表和表格的工作，现在可以通过Excel等工具快速完成。这使得人们可以将更多时间投入到更有价值的研究工作中。

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This chapter analyzes OpenAI's rejection of an ad-based model for Deep Research, contrasting it with the iterative nature of web services and the potential benefits of advertising for scalability and revenue generation. It also includes a personal anecdote about the author's past views on ad blockers.
  • OpenAI's dismissal of advertising-based models.
  • The contrast between the development of phones and web services.
  • The author's past criticism of ad blockers and subsequent change of opinion.

Shownotes Transcript

After Ben's interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Andrew and Ben hold an impromptu symposium on AI and its implications, featuring questions from listeners. Topics include: The long-term UX for Deep Research, OpenAI's allergy to an ads-based business model, a confession from Ben after an Exponent take years ago, how AI might--or might not--change the White Collar economy, an era of startups capitalizing on AI-enabled cost structures, AI for companionship and adult content, and whether generative AI will slowly erode human cognition. At the end: A few follow-ups on Vision Pro, including proof of concept at a bluegrass concert.

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