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This Week in Startups is presented by: LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist Hampton Join Hampton's community of high-growth founders today at https://joinhampton.com/twist Meowtel - Get $25 off your first booking with code TWIST25 at https://meowtel.com * Today's Show: Jack Krawczyk, the head Google’s Bard team, chats with Jason about Bard’s capabilities and Google’s plan for monetization. Following a few demonstrations of the AI chatbot (43:32), Jason wraps the episode with some thoughts on the series finale of HBO’s Succession (01:01:45) Follow Jack: https://twitter.com/JackK * Time stamps: (00:00) Jack Krawczyk joins Jason (4:58) Discussing the responsible release of products (7:43) The delicate balance of choosing to release or hold (10:24) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist (11:57) Addressing concerns about the usage of creators' content (13:42) Unpacking the process of vetting new features and the purpose of Google's Red Team (18:39) Integrating tools and features into the framework of Bard (20:51) Upholding core values in the incorporation of tools (23:58) Hampton - Join Hampton's community of high-growth founders today at https://joinhampton.com/twist (25:23) The impact of Bard's coding capabilities on developers (29:36) Gauging the distance from non-developers writing meaningful code (31:11) The business model behind Google Bard (34:18) Meowtel - Get $25 off your first booking with code TWIST25 at https://meowtel.com (36:44) The potential paths ahead (39:30) Google's vision for plugins and opportunities for startups (43:32) Jack demos Google Bard (55:52) Reflecting on the pace of AI (01:01:45) Breaking down HBO's Succession and why it's a must-watch * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo & Apply for Funding Buy ANGEL Great recent interviews: Brian Chesky , Aaron Levie , Sophia Amoruso , Reid Hoffman , Frank Slootman , Billy McFarland , PrayingForExits , Jenny Lefcourt Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast