Boaz Ashkenazy
            
            @boazashkenazy
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              Co-founder and CEO @AugmentedAILabs | Ex-Meta | Host Shift Podcast — Helping companies leverage AI to scale their teams.
              
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           Uber CEO on how long it will take for all cars to become autonomous: “I think all cars being autonomous, I'd say 20 plus years. It will take a long time to get there. Again, bringing the cost curves down, bringing the safety metrics as high as they need to be. But without a 
          
                
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             Elon Musk came up with a pretty incredible idea during the Q3 Earnings Call, that no one is really talking about. His words: “Actually, one of the things I thought, if we've got all these cars that maybe are bored, while they're sort of, if they are bored, we could actually 
          
                
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             With the explosion of AI, new technology and increased worker productivity, we should demand a shorter work week, increased life expectancy and a decent standard of living for all. The benefits of AI must go to working families, not just high-tech CEOs. 
          
                
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             The 'Take It Down' Act passed the House with broad support — a major step toward protecting individuals from non-consensual image sharing.  https://t.co/OE6YfXEgVV 
          
          
            
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              The Take It Down Act, a measure that would criminalize the publication of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes, passed the House on Monday and now heads to President Trump’s desk. The me…
            
                
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             BOOM! FREE Text to multi-guest podcast AI. Open Source Nari Labs with Dia-1.6b just beat podcast-style clips on Google’s NotebookLM. This is a 1.6b Model and also beats Sesama 1b and Elevenlabs. I have been testing it for the last 16 hours. Link:  https://t.co/WQNdhUHoHL 
          
          
                
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             a few times a year i wake up early and can't fall back asleep because we are launching a new feature ive been so excited about for so long. today is one of those days! 
          
                
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             Less than 24 hours ago, Google dropped Firebase Studio. Cursor AI, Lovable, Bolt, v0, deploy, all in the browser. Free. Minds are blown. 10 wild examples: 👇 
          
                
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             Made it down to FYI @focusyourideas in LA for the culture FYI’RS event on Thursday. Amazing fireside with @Jeremy_Hecht moderated by @juliepilat Blown away by the energy in the room and the excitement around shipping product. Thank you Julie for the invite and hospitality. 
          
                
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             Exciting announcements from @awscloud @awsdevelopers about a new feature in Amazon Q Developer supporting multiple spoken languages, breaking down a major barrier for developers worldwide. 
           AWS just announced: Amazon Q Developer now speaks YOUR language! Huge win for global developers. Proud the Shift AI Podcast broke this news first! 🌎🚀 
            
                
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             I can’t decide if this is disgusting or amazing or both. lol AI Video creation is getting out of control. 
           One thing I love about generative AI, video in particular, is that sometimes it's difficult to discern when something is repulsive or amazing, or both Which is exactly how "true" Art should be, making people think and feel - think Banksy, Picasso, Salvador Dali 
          
                
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             Amazing to see how fast these creative AI companies like Runway are growing. 3b valuation this quickly is staggering.  https://t.co/X9KDjZdvpa 
          
          
            
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              New York-based startup Runway AI Inc., which specializes in AI video, has raised a staggering $308 million of Series D capital, bringing its valuation to well over $3 billion. That is an astounding...
            
                
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             🎙️ NEW SHIFT AI EPISODE IS LIVE NOW! Round two with Varun Puri, CEO of Yoodli AI Roleplays! The Madrona-backed startup continues to evolve, and Varun shares their completely refreshed go-to-market approach. Listen/watch now at -  https://t.co/Zb78qhprZS 
          
          
                
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             🎙️ NEW SHIFT AI EPISODE IS LIVE NOW! Round two with @VarunPurispeaks, CEO of @yoodli! The @MadronaVentures backed startup continues to evolve, and Varun shares their completely refreshed go-to-market approach. Listen/watch now at -  https://t.co/bBtFI5t3Kz 
          
          
                
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             Builders: you still using Cursor or have you switched to Windsurf? I'm hearing more and more developers are switching. 
           Wave 6 is here! Included in this update: 🚀 App Deploys 📝 Conversation Table of Contents 💬 Commit Message Generation 🟠 Windsurf Tab in Jupyter Notebook ⏩ Additional context for Windsurf Tab 📂 Improved MCP Support 🎨 Two New App Icons …and much more 
            
                
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             this is what's keeping me up at night these days... 1. chatgpt 4o image gen is as big as the chatgpt launch. probably will birth 1000+ $1-$100m/year vertical software businesses. 2. we’re in the “mp3 napster era” of content. millions of creators don’t realize their entire back 
          
                
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             This Hampton member sold an 8-figure agency and now launches a new agency every 90 days using his “comet theory”: -Technology drives behavior change (the comet) -Businesses adapt much slower (the long trail behind it) -That gap = perfect agency opportunity companies scramble to 
          
                
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             I’m psyched that open AI has gotten into the AI education game with  https://t.co/2d1TmlFELA  Shows the important of AI literacy is and will be in the future. 
          
            
            academy.openai.com
              Unlock the new opportunities of the AI era by equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to harness artificial intelligence effectively.
            
                
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