Exploring the rapid advancements in AI, this episode dives into topics like Snap's Q4 earnings, Facebook's impact on social media dynamics, the evolution of internet standards, and innovative approaches to extending LLM context windows. Show hosts Joe (Eng VP) and Jordan (M&A Deal Lead) worked at various companies from Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Carts, Splunk, Wealthfront, Adobe, Microsoft, and more. ⏰ Time Codes: 00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:10 - Rain in the Bay Area discussion 00:46 - Snap's Q4 earnings overview 01:40 - Middle East conflict's impact on Snap 02:11 - CEO excuses for earnings failures 03:15 - Snapchat's evolution and challenges 04:30 - Snap's failed hardware ventures 05:06 - The downfall of Bard 07:18 - Snap's potential subscription model and Reels' impact 08:22 - WhatsApp's ambitious AI integration 10:18 - The origins and importance of internet standards 13:34 - The influence of personal appearance in professional settings 17:26 - The economics of RAM and processing power 21:10 - Discussing Nemo Guardrails for LLM applications 26:06 - Introduction of Ko-Lang for programming LLMs 29:27 - The concept of MemGPT for extending context windows 35:09 - Potential for customer service improvements with LLMs 39:27 - Future directions for AI applications and storage management