The Circuit with Emily Chang – Détails, épisodes et analyse

If the latest battle in the AI wars is between open-source models and closed ones, Meta CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg is right on the frontline. Since rebranding as Meta in 2021, the trillion dollar company formerly known as Facebook has been pouring billions into its long term bets on artificial intelligence and the Metaverse. Meta’s latest push is a major play to open-source AI, in contrast to closed-source competitors like Google and Open AI. In an exclusive interview, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang sits down with Zuckerberg to discuss how the company’s newest AI model Llama 3.1 will shape the future of business, technology and society. She also visits his retreat in Lake Tahoe and learns how to wakesurf with Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan.

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YouTube is now the biggest streamer in the world, winning the battle for eyeballs against competitors like Netflix, Hulu, Disney and Max. Now, the entertainment giant is eyeing up its next frontier: the living room. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan sits down with Emily Chang to discuss the platform’s growth strategy, keeping the creator economy afloat and how it is cracking down on AI generated content.

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On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang sits down with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to hear how AI is shaking up the competition for search. Nadella argues that this new wave of technology is as big as the web browser or the iPhone. Chang also speaks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss his company (which has some help from Microsoft), its ambitions and the latest on ChatGPT. 

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Y Combinator is a famous Silicon Valley startup accelerator where Airbnb, Coinbase and Reddit all got their start. This startup school has backed companies now valued at $600 billion. Emily Chang met with Y Combinator CEO and President Garry Tan to discuss his roots as a founder who went through Y Combinator himself, to his return as the accelerator's current CEO. They discuss what it takes to be a great founder, the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, how Mr. Beast schooled Tan on his content creating, and the fate of San Francisco.  

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In this episode of The Circuit, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang sits down with Angel City FC’s three co-founders for their first-ever joint interview. Natalie Portman, Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman gathered a star-studded, mostly women-led investor group to launch the team back in 2019. Now in their second season, the team is already selling out stadiums, boosting the profile of the national league and changing the culture of professional sports.  

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On this episode of The Circuit, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang is joined by three women who have raised the alarm on big tech’s harms: Ifeoma Ozoma, Timnit Gebru, and Safiya Noble. They discuss their experiences speaking out and the risks of what they see as tech’s newest emerging threat: artificial intelligence. 

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Emily Chang and Bill Gurley discuss his keys to success over his decades-long career as a venture capitalist, whether the bubble has finally burst, and his favorite places for Texas BBQ. 

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On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang visits Mattel's Design Center to hear about Barbie's complicated history and find out more about how her makers are inventing her next act.

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On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang meets with Hailey Bieber to talk about how she started her skincare line Rhode and hopes to differentiate herself from other celebrity beauty brands. Bieber shares her experience with internet backlash and gossip, and how she hopes Rhode can evolve in the coming years.

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Emily Chang visits Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky at his San Francisco home to discuss the highs and lows of Airbnb’s success and his hopes for a more connected future. Chang and Chesky also swap perspectives on AI during a cookie bake off.  

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