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Throwing Spaghetti at the Facebook Wall - DTNS Live 4946

Season 12, Ep. 4946

Microsoft integrates OpenAI’s o1 model into Copilot and gives Copilot users free access to it. PLus Microsoft is making a NPC optimized version of DeepSeek’s R1 model to run locally on Copilot+PC machines. Google is launching “Ask for me,” a new Search Lab experiment that uses AI to call businesses for local service pricing and availability. And Facebook realizes it is no longer relevant to younger audiences.


Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

Link to the Show Notes.

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