Meta Is Building a Prediction Markets App, xAI Bets on Grok’s Racy Side, OpenAI’s Ad Progress

Elon Musk Reporter Theo Wayt talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about xAI doubling down on video and image generation tools. We also talk with Oppenheimer’s Jason Helfstein about Meta looking to build a prediction markets app internally known as Arena, and Monti Saroya and Rodrigo Liang about a new $3.5 billion compute commitment to SambaNova. Lastly, we get into OpenAI pitching its advertising business at Cannes with Ann Gehan.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/xai-bets-groks-racy-sidehttps://www.theinformation.com/briefings/meta-building-prediction-markets-apphttps://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-execs-tout-ad-progress-cannesSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - xAI Doubles Down on Video & Image Tools08:29 - Meta Is Building a Prediction Markets App22:15 - SambaNova Notches $3.5B Compute Commitment35:19 - OpenAI Execs Tout Ad Progress at Cannes Lions