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With their extensive experience in building technology products, our hosts offer listeners a unique perspective on the 'how' and 'why' behind the latest tech news. Follow Unpacked for a no-frills, nuanced conversation on the most pressing tech topics of our time.
Reddit's IPO Filing & India's AI Regulation | EP 7
Unpacked Podcast - Weekly Tech Deep Dive
48 minutes
1 year ago
Reddit's IPO Filing & India's AI Regulation | EP 7
In this episode, we dissect Reddit's IPO filing, diving into critical aspects outlined in their S-1 - spanning across user growth, advertising, and data licensing to AI model providers. In the second half, we shift focus to India's recent contentious policy requiring government approvals for all AI model providers and applications before launch.
Follow us and join the conversation - every week, Viggy & James provide research-based deep dives on the latest news, company strategies and trends in tech.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:36) Tee up - Reddit IPO
(03:52) What makes Reddit a great product
(10:17) User growth outlook - how much more room exists?
(13:59) Investment in their Ads product
(22:58) Data Licensing to AI companies
(28:35) Tee up - India's controversial AI regulation
(30:36) Why this is happening now, election year, Indian political landscape & election interference risks
(34:16) Who is impacted by this regulation
(40:55) India's history with a licensing regime, regulatory capture risks
(42:44) What is the right mechanism to regulate
Unpacked Podcast - Weekly Tech Deep Dive
Dive deeper into the world of technology with Unpacked, where every week, Viggy Balagopalakrishnan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vigneshbalagopalakrishnan/] & James Watterson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-watterson-342bb349/] bring you more than just news. They dissect the layers of tech company strategies, product updates, AI developments, and policy shifts with a critical eye. Built on the belief that informed opinions are shaped by understanding the full story, Unpacked delivers research-driven insights, free from surface-level summaries and one-sided opinions.
With their extensive experience in building technology products, our hosts offer listeners a unique perspective on the 'how' and 'why' behind the latest tech news. Follow Unpacked for a no-frills, nuanced conversation on the most pressing tech topics of our time.
