Join Tyler Bishop & guest, John Cole, as they dive into the pulse of the publishing world on the Publisher Lab podcast. This episode zooms in on Sam Altman's return to OpenAI and its soaring valuation. They dissect the critical need for safety and ethics in AI, analyze Google's move to transcribe and index YouTube videos, and explore the future of 3D web environments. Wrapping up, they debate the effects of Facebook and Google's deals on the ad industry.

This week’s stories:
Sam Altman Leaves OpenAI, goes to Microsoft, then returns to OpenAI - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-go...
https://searchengineland.com/sam-altm...
https://www.adweek.com/media/sam-altm...
https://searchengineland.com/with-ope...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/tech/m...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/m... https://www.searchenginejournal.com/w...
https://searchengineland.com/sam-altm...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/tech/w...
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/larr...

Google Bard can now answer questions about YouTube videos - https://searchengineland.com/google-b...
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/g...

How to use Bard to get ahead of Google algorithm updates - https://searchengineland.com/how-to-u...

What’s happening with Elon Musk & X - https://searchengineland.com/x-advert...
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/18/twit...
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/21/x-el...
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/20/lind...


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Chapters:
0:00 - Welcome back to the Publisher Lab
2:51 - Sam Altman, OpenAI drama
10:45 - Dangers of generative AI and the need for regulation 
15:39 - Educational and useful aspects of AI in search experiences
19:05 - Google’s Bard can now answer questions about YouTube videos
22:50 - Value of owning your own video content
25:17 - Using Google Bard for SEO
29:10 - Learning new skills with AI
34:47 - Elon Musk and advertiser pressure
42:00 - Future of Advertising
45:01 - Episode wrap up

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Hosted by Tyler Bishop & John Cole
Produced & Edited Manny Ramos