{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Crazy Wisdom","title":"From Early Apple to AI: Donna Dubinsky's Tech Odyssey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4439,"description":"This is a new series of Crazy Wisdom where I invited my dad Stewart Alsop II to bring people from his past as a tech journalist and uncover the best stories from the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s about the personal computing revolution and apply them to the AI revolution currently happening.\nOur first guest Donna Dubinsky talks about her career experiences at Apple, handheld innovator Handspring, her work as the CEO of Palm (of the Palm Pilot handheld mobile device), and current AI work at Numenta. She and Stewart Alsop II both go deep on how the personal computing industry led to the mobile revoltuions and now how we got to where we are today. Dubinsky encourages listeners to stay tuned to developments at NatCast, her current project associated with the CHIPS Act.\nIf you subscribe to chatGPT4, check out this GPT we trained on the conversation\nTimestamps\n00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and the AI Revolution\n00:50 The AI Bubble and Lessons from Past Revolutions\n01:28 Invitation to Engage with the Podcast\n02:04 Introducing the Special Guest: Donna Dubinsky\n02:31 Reminiscing about the Past: The Agenda Conference\n03:30 The Evolution of Computing Devices\n06:14 The Changing Landscape of the Computer Industry\n06:58 The Ubiquity of Computing and the Future of the Chips Industry\n08:11 The Evolution of Apple and Personal Device Preferences\n14:28 The Journey of Numenta and the Future of AI\n29:15 The Evolution of Mainframes and the Future of AI on Phones\n37:31 The Early Days of the Tech Community\n38:30 Transition from Mainframes to Personal Computing\n39:04 The Launch of the Palm Pilot\n41:30 The Evolution of the Microcomputer Business\n42:59 The Role of Government in Advancing Technology\n44:46 The Challenges of Manufacturing and Design in the Tech Industry\n01:08:05 The Impact of Pricing on Perceived Value\n01:09:17 The Highs and Lows of the Palm Pilot Journey\n01:12:26 Current Work in AI and the CHIPS Act\nKey Insights\n Early Days of Computing and Mainframes: Initially,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UZbrDrlO5VTfDNcq188THwbv0T09vcmLyzx3BcPI9bs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Y2Rj/OGFiMTYyMGFkNTM5/N2NjOWI2MWM5YzQ1/YTc2Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}