EPISODE
Mark Gurman, Miles Brundage, Aidan Smith & Asher Spector, Alex Dhillon, Mitchell Angove, Gabriel Stengel, Sierra Peterson
00:01:00 Sonic Drive-In offers a diverse menu featuring classic American fast food items. Here's an overview of their offerings: **Burgers:** - **SONIC® Cheeseburger:** A 100% pure beef patty topped with melty American cheese, crinkle-cut pickles, chopped onions, fresh shredded lettuce, and ripe tomatoes. - **SuperSONIC® Double Cheeseburger:** Two seasoned beef patties layered with American cheese, pickles, onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. - **SuperSONIC® Bacon Double Cheeseburger:** Similar to the Double Cheeseburger but with crispy bacon added. - **Garlic Butter Bacon Cheeseburger:** A beef patty topped with creamy garlic butter, American cheese, crispy bacon, mayo, and grilled onions on a toasted bakery bun. **Chicken:** - **Crispy Chicken Sandwich:** A crispy chicken fillet with pickles, lettuce, and mayonnaise on a brioche bun. - **Crispy Chicken Tenders:** 100% all-white meat chicken tenders, crispy and packed with flavor, available in 3 or 5 pieces. - **Jumbo Popcorn Chicken®:** Breaded all-white meat chicken, fried to perfection. **Hot Dogs:** - **Chili Cheese Coney:** A hot dog topped with warm chili and melty cheddar cheese. - **All-American Dog:** A hot dog with ketchup, mustard, relish, and chopped onions. - **Footlong Quarter Pound Coney:** A footlong hot dog topped with chili and cheese. **Breakfast:** - **Bacon Breakfast Burrito:** Scrambled eggs, melty cheddar cheese, and crispy bacon wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. - **SuperSONIC® Breakfast Burrito:** Sausage, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, golden tots, diced onions, ripe tomatoes, and spicy jalapeños in a warm flour tortilla. - **French Toast Sticks:** Served with syrup for dipping. **Sides:** - **Tots:** Crispy, golden brown potato tots. - **Onion Rings:** Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. - **Mozzarella Sticks:** Served with marinara sauce. **Drinks:** - **Limeades and Lemonades:** Made with real, fresh-squeezed limes. - **Slushes:** Available in various flavors like Blue Raspberry, Grape, and Green Apple. - **Rechargers:** Combining soft drinks with energy beverages. **Desserts:** - **Sonic Blasts®:** Real ice cream mixed with various candies or cookies. - **Sundaes:** Topped with hot fudge, caramel, or strawberries. - **Master Shakes:** Creamy shakes in various flavors. Please note that menu items and prices may vary by location. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, it's best to check with your local Sonic Drive-In or visit their official website.
00:02:00 Miles Brundage, Executive Director of the AI Verification and Evaluation Research Institute (AVERI), discusses the critical need for independent auditing of AI systems to ensure their safety and security, drawing parallels to established practices in other industries. He outlines four key risk categories: unintended system behaviors, misuse of AI systems, emergent social phenomena, and traditional security issues, emphasizing the importance of rigorous third-party evaluations to address these challenges. Brundage also highlights AVERI's role as a nonprofit think tank dedicated to developing standards and fostering collaboration among stakeholders to build a robust AI auditing industry.
00:03:00 Aidan Smith, co-founder of Flapping Airplanes, an AI lab focused on data efficiency, discusses their goal of training human-level intelligent models without consuming vast amounts of data. He emphasizes the importance of creating data-efficient AI systems to facilitate easier integration into the economy and to address challenges in data-constrained fields like robotics and scientific discovery. Smith also highlights the lab's commitment to foundational research before commercialization, aiming to solve significant problems in AI data efficiency.
00:04:00 Alex Dhillon, founder and CEO of Outtake, a cybersecurity startup, discusses the company's recent $40 million Series B funding led by ICONIQ, with participation from notable investors like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora. He highlights Outtake's mission to combat the surge in AI-driven impersonation and fraud by providing a unified platform that enables enterprises and government agencies to detect, investigate, and disrupt identity-based threats across digital channels. Dhillon emphasizes the importance of reducing the return on investment for digital criminals by swiftly removing fake content, thereby maintaining high digital trust for institutions.
00:05:00 Mitchell Angove, founder of Feanix, discusses how his company utilizes whole-genome sequencing and AI to help dairy farmers manage their cows more efficiently. By analyzing genetic and phenotypic data, Feanix's AI models predict a cow's life outcomes with about 90% accuracy, enabling farmers to make informed decisions on breeding and health management. Angove also mentions that Feanix has raised over $5 million in seed funding and is rapidly scaling, currently managing close to half a million cows.
00:06:00 Gabriel Stengel, CEO and co-founder of Rogo, a generative AI platform for finance professionals, discusses the company's recent $75 million Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital. He explains how Rogo enhances productivity for investment bankers by automating tasks like building PowerPoints and benchmarking comps, allowing them to focus on interpersonal aspects such as negotiation and client relationships. Stengel also highlights the evolution of Rogo's capabilities over the past two years, noting significant improvements in model quality and integration into various financial workflows, including back-office operations.
00:07:00 Sierra Peterson, co-founder of Voyager Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, discusses her extensive 21-year career in energy, including roles at the International Energy Agency and the Obama White House. She highlights Voyager's focus on investing in foundational technologies such as energy, transportation, materials production, and AI, emphasizing the firm's recent $275 million Fund II aimed at advancing these sectors. Peterson also addresses the rapid advancements in electrification and solar energy, underscoring their potential to drive global economic growth and resilience.