🔮 ByteDance’s big leap; grande langue; sodium batteries; predictably random ++ #428

Your insider guide to AI and exponential technologies

Hi, I’m Azeem Azhar. As a global expert on exponential technologies, I advise governments, some of the world’s largest firms, and investors on how to make sense of our exponential future. Every Sunday, I share my view on developments that I think you should know about in this newsletter.

In today’s edition:

• ByteDance’s massive GPU order;

• AI turns words int…