(Preview) Monday Mailbag: The Value of the ChatGPT Brand; OpenAI and Its AGI Clause; Bitter Lesson Follow-Up; Orion and Big Tech Recruiting

OpenAI's latest valuation and the value of the ChatGPT brand, the AGI clause in the OpenAI-Microsoft partnership, a follow-up on Waymo's data and the Bitter Lesson, a twist in the AI device form factor conversation, and a question about Orion and the importance of elite talent in big tech. To email the show: email@sharptech.fm @SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube @Stratechery Channel — YouTube OpenAI’s New Model, How o1 Works, Scaling Inference — Stratechery Update OpenAI DevDay, OpenAI’s Wrenching Transition, Lonely At the Top — Stratechery Update Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying — New York Times Elon Dreams and Bitter Lessons — Stratechery An Interview with Hugo Barra About Orion and Meta’s AR Strategy — Stratechery Interview Get all episodes of Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Greatest of All Talk and the Dithering Podcast as part of Stratechery Plus for $15/month or $150/year.