Our 184th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Jon Krohn.
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In this episode:
- OpenAI, Meta, and Google are enhancing their AI assistants with advanced voice modes, while Meta released Llama 3.2, an open-source model capable of processing both images and text.
- Significant AI infrastructure developments include Grok's partnership with Aramco for a massive data center in Saudi Arabia, and Microsoft's plan to power data centers using a reopened Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
- Recent research shows chain-of-thought prompting is most effective for math and symbolic reasoning, while OpenAI's GPT-4 with vision capabilities is being integrated into Perplexity AI's search platform.
- AI is being rapidly integrated into various sectors, with examples including ChartWatch reducing unexpected hospital deaths, Snapchat and YouTube introducing AI video generation tools, and Lionsgate partnering with Runway for AI-assisted film production.
Timestamps + Links:
- (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
- (00:04:45) Response to listener comments / corrections
- Tools & Apps
- (00:07:46) OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode with more voices and a new look
- (00:13:32) Meta’s AI can now talk to you in the voices of Awkwafina, John Cena, and Judi Dench
- (00:17:11) Gemini’s chatty voice mode is out now for free on Android
- (00:21:30) AI video rivalry intensifies as Luma announces Dream Machine API hours after Runway
- (00:23:35) Copilot Wave 2 supercharges productivity with AI across all your Microsoft 365 apps
- (00:25:56) Perplexity introduces new 'Reasoning' focus powered by OpenAI's o1
- Applications & Business
- (00:33:47) OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman
- (00:41:46) Sam Altman departs OpenAI’s safety committee
- (00:43:04) Chip Startup Groq Backs Saudi AI Ambitions With Aramco Deal
- (00:46:29) Grok’s image generator, Black Forest Labs, is raising $100M at a $1B valuation, say sources
- (00:48:05) Pudu unveils super semi-huma
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published2 October 2024 at 22:36 UTC
- Length1h 30m
- Episode223
- RatingClean