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What’s Going On With Google Gemini Deep Research? | E2072

E2072 • Jan 16, 2025 • 68 mins

In this episode, Jason Calacanis, Alex Wilhelm, and Arush Selvan delve into the role of deep research as a personal AI research agent. Jason shares insights from his skiing trip in Japan, while Arush discusses his background with Google's Gemini team. The trio explores how deep research aids their work, demonstrating server resource use and examining Google's business model for AI-generated research reports. They address challenges like content differentiation and hallucinations in AI tools, and discuss business models for AI search engines. The conversation extends to privacy in biometric payments, investments in AI, potential TikTok bans, and the influence of Chinese government in tech.

Key Points

Deep Research by Google's Gemini team offers a powerful AI assistant that efficiently breaks down and executes complex research tasks, saving significant time and effort.
Jason Calacanis emphasizes the potential of AI to revolutionize content creation and information retrieval, enhancing productivity and reducing the need for manual research.
The strategic implications of TikTok's potential ban highlight ongoing geopolitical tensions, with users migrating to other Chinese apps, raising questions about data privacy and national security.

Speakers

Arush Selvan

Guest • 22%

Jason Calacanis

Host • 57%

Alex Wilhelm

Host • 21%

Partners

Chapters

0:00	Introduction to deep research as a personal AI research agent
0:41	Sponsor: Prize Picks, Coda, and Fitbod
1:26	Jason Calacanis shares his Japan skiing experience
6:18	Arush Selvan from Google Gemini team background discussion
9:26	Jason and Alex Wilhelm on using deep research in their work
14:23	Deep research demonstration and server resource usage
19:43	Sponsor: Coda
22:11	Google's business model and AI-generated research reports
29:56	Sponsor: Fitbod
32:00	Personalized data integration and content permissions in AI tools
34:22	Differentiation and hallucinations in AI-generated content
44:11	Business models for AI search engines and OpenAI's new task feature
54:30	Synthesia's AI-generated video tool demo and privacy in biometric payments
59:36	Investments in AI companies and TikTok's potential ban
1:04:17	Chinese government influence and US rule of law in tech
1:07:29	Irony of migrating to Little Red Book and upcoming inauguration
1:08:02	Staying updated with This Week in Startups

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