Humanity Unchained Julia McCoy & Jeff Joyce

What's real, what's hype? OpenAI has announced the training of a new model that promises to surpass GPT-4, setting sights on achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). Jeff and Julia explore the implications of this ambitious project, and the formation of a new safety and security committee designed to ensure responsible development and deployment of AI technologies.
We also cover Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, which has recently raised a staggering $6 billion in a Series B funding round. We discuss plans to launch xAI's first products and Musk's announcement to build a supercomputer that is poised to be four times more powerful than existing GPU clusters. With a valuation of $18 billion pre-investment, xAI is gearing up to compete with AI giants like Microsoft and OpenAI.
Highlights of the episode include:
OpenAI’s partnership with News Corp for access to vast amounts of content.
The formation of a safety and security committee for OpenAI.
Elon Musk's vision of a supercomputer powered by 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs.
The significance of these developments for the future of AI and supercomputing.
OpenAI’s new AI model training and AGI aspirations
The formation of a new safety and security committee at OpenAI
Elon Musk’s xAI and its $6 billion funding round
Plans for a supercomputer powered by 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs
The future of AI and supercomputing
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About the hosts:
Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: Content at Scale

History was in the making as we saw incredible AI technology news drop at Google's recent I/O conference and OpenAI's Spring Update. We're breaking down Google's Project Astra, showcasing real-time AI awareness that hints at a future where machines exhibit conscious-like behavior; and OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o, including enhanced voice interaction capabilities that bring us closer to seamless AI-human conversations.
Listen in for a debate on the potential resurgence of the metaverse, driven by AI advancements and wearable tech, and how societal chaos may increase the desire for such immersive distractions. We also touch on the implications of AI's growing role in everyday life, from improving work efficiency to raising ethical questions about machine sentience and consciousness.
In the second half of the podcast in a special segment, Chris Evans, co-founder of Traffic & Funnels (a $70M agency) joins the show to share his experience of integrating AI into his consulting business. He's new to AI, and exploring it all. We ask him point-blank "do you think AI has a soul?" And the answer was great. Listen in to catch it!
Tune in for a captivating and thought-provoking discussion that challenges our perceptions of AI and its role in shaping our future. This is an episode you won't want to miss.
Highlights:
Google's Project Astra and real-time AI awareness
OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o and advanced voice interaction capabilities
The future of the metaverse and AI's influence
AI's impact on work efficiency and ethical considerations
Special guest Chris Evans on using AI in consulting
About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai

Welcome to a groundbreaking episode of the "Humanity Unchained" podcast! This special edition was recorded live at the Content Hacker Live event in Austin, Texas, in front of an enthusiastic audience of content creators and business owners. Our hosts, Jeff Joyce and Julia McCoy, lead a riveting panel discussion featuring an incredible lineup of guests: Jeff J. Hunter, Mark de Grasse, Jordache Johnson, Matt Wolfe, and Owen Video.
This episode dives deep into various thought-provoking topics, including the potential of AI in education, the ethics of AI sentience, and the concept of living in a simulation. The conversation explores the rapid advancements in AI technology and its implications for our future, touching on everything from self-driving cars to the ethical considerations of AI-driven decisions.
Key discussions include:
The impact of AI on everyday tasks and the future job market.
The role of AI in education and how it's revolutionizing learning for the next generation.
The philosophical and ethical questions surrounding AI sentience and emotions.
The potential risks and benefits of quantum computing and its relationship with AI.
Join us for this engaging and insightful episode as we navigate the complex landscape of AI, technology, and the future of humanity. Don't miss out on the lively audience interaction and the wealth of knowledge shared by our expert guests.Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode on Humanity Unchained.
About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai

Terrible reviews are hitting YouTube this week for the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin. Why? What's going on? In this episode, Jeff and Julia explore the difference of real physical AI solutions versus shiny, flashy AI hype.
We also chat about some of Jeff's favorite physical AI products standing out in the sea of flashy products that haven't lived up to the hype; including Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses (with Llama 3), the Limitless Pendant, a wearable necklace that records audio conversations, and the Open Interpreter 01, a voice interface for your home computer.
We also ask a big question: do humanoids have to look and act human in nature? What if we are thinking about this wrong, if we see the future of physical AI represented as a walking, talking human? What if robotics could supersede human shape and take on other forms?
We also cover some highlights from Sean Carroll's appearance on Lex Fridman's podcast.
Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode on Humanity Unchained.
About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. Her day job is President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a brilliant former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai

On April 18, 2024, Meta announced the release of Llama 3, breaking every benchmark for open source AI models and putting Meta nearly neck-and-neck with OpenAI itself. This puts Meta on the map in the world of AI and LLMs, only rivaled by OpenAI itself. Hear Jeff and Julia expertly break this down including what's coming with Meta's Llama 3 400B and the Ray Ban glasses.
Jeff and Julia also bring on guest Luke Dominique Warner, UBI and AI consultant, strategist, and expert, for insights on how Universal Basic Income will work as we accelerate full-speed ahead into a world where robotics does 100% of human labor. Get ready for a deep AI rabbit hole!
Tune in every week for a new episode on Humanity Unchained.
About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. She's the President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai

This April, Washington released a proposal from the Center for AI Policy (CAIP) that they're calling "Responsible Advanced Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024," or the RAAIA. This legislation establishes a framework for regulating advanced AI systems, championing public safety, and fostering technological innovation with a sense of ethical responsibility. But is it all it's cracked up to be? Is the US government really our best bet to create a Responsible AI Act? Jeff and Julia discuss. Jeff runs the RAAIA document through Claude and finds Claude capable of well-reasoned feedback. Julia contrasts the RAAIA legislation to EU's AI Act, about 10x the size and length.
For the second half of the show, prepare for a deep-dive into the future of work and humanity as AI accelerates full-speed ahead into AGI and ASI. We brought content creator, podcaster, and learner Hans Nelson on to speak to this topic. This is an all-cylinders-firing conversation that will take your brain down a very deep AI rabbit hole. Get ready!
Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode on Humanity Unchained.
About the hosts: Julia McCoy, co-host, is an entrepreneur, speaker, and writer, currently serving in AI as a thought leader and influencer. She's the President of Content at Scale. Jeff Joyce, co-host, is a former media agency owner, video producer, and content creator-turned-AI-nerd, and the AI Director at Content at Scale. Learn more about Content at Scale: https://contentatscale.ai