创意玩具@小宇宙| AI/科技/娱‪乐‬ RogerZhu

Host: Tracy (@tracyyxchen), Roger (@rogerzhufilm)
This podcast episode explores various topics related to technology and entrepreneurship. The speakers discuss the importance of fast response times in hardware products, such as the Rabbit R1 AI hardware and Groq, and the potential benefits of augmented reality (AR) devices in productivity. They also analyze the pricing strategies of AI models, including the uniform pricing of $20 per month and the visual aesthetics of Cloud. Additionally, the challenges faced by ride-sharing apps in attracting both drivers and passengers are explored, with a focus on Didi's successful implementation. The episode concludes with a discussion on the consequences of stealing internal documents from tech companies and the importance of ethical conduct.
Takeaways
Fast response times are crucial for hardware products, such as the Rabbit R1 AI hardware and Groq, to provide a better user experience. Augmented reality (AR) devices have potential in improving productivity, but their high cost may limit their adoption in schools. The pricing strategy of AI models, like the uniform price of $20 per month, may not accurately reflect their capabilities and performance. Cloud's UI design, resembling a traditional newspaper, may appeal to users who prefer a human-centered interface. Attracting both drivers and passengers is a challenge for ride-sharing apps, and strategies are needed to break the "deadlock" situation. The importance of ethical conduct in business is emphasized, and the serious legal consequences of stealing internal documents from tech companies are highlighted.

Host: Tracy (@tracyyxchen), Roger (@rogerzhufilm)
This podcast episode explores the rise of Perplexity AI, a chatbot that has garnered attention for its impressive performance. The speakers question Perplexity AI's valuation and compare it to ChatGPT, discussing the potential impact of the network effect and different company focuses. The episode also examines the success of Rivian, an electric vehicle company that is competing with larger companies like Tesla, highlighting the potential benefits of focusing on a specific niche. The speakers conclude by discussing the government's potential support for Rivian and the challenges faced by Chinese EV companies.
Takeaways
Perplexity AI's success may be driven by the network effect, similar to social media recommendations. Rivian's focus on a specific niche in the electric vehicle market allows it to compete with larger companies like Tesla. The government may support Rivian to prevent Tesla from becoming the only major EV company in the US. Chinese EV companies face challenges due to tariffs. AI-generated content may impact Google's search algorithm.Outlines
PerplexityAI: A Unicorn with a Browser Plugin00:00Perplexity AI vs. ChatGPT: Network Effect and Focus Drive Success02:17Rivian: A Smaller Company Competing with the Giants03:54Rivian's Government Support and the Future of EV Companies in the US05:06Q & A
Q: How do you think about Perplexity AI?A: I feel ChatGPT also has the same capability. It has a browser plugin and it also starts with a chat.
Q: What is the difference between perplexity AI and OpenAI?A: Perplexity AI focuses on search and optimizes the user experience, while OpenAI focuses on being a platform and wants others to use its capabilities to build other things.
Q: What is the relationship between Rivian and Tesla?A: Rivian is a smaller company that is more focusing on one specific area and trying to be the best in that, while Tesla is a larger, more comprehensive company that's maybe 90% good at everything.
Q: What is the reason why the government wants to keep Rivian alive?A: Because they don't want Tesla to be the only pure EV company in the US, which could lead to antitrust lawsuits.

This podcast episode explores the potential and challenges of using AI tools like Sora and Apple Vision Pro for video creation. The speakers highlight the advantages of Sora in generating realistic videos with physics-based movements, and discuss the potential cost limitations of the tool. They speculate about the use of AI-generated videos for prototyping, and compare the rapid progress in the AI world to the development of mobile internet technology.
Takeaways
Sora has the potential to revolutionize video creation with realistic and physics-based video generation. AI-generated videos can serve as prototypes or drafts for real-world video production. Mid-Journey's success in image generation suggests the potential for disrupting stock photo websites. The gap between China and the US in AI technology and human power may be smaller than previously thought, as evidenced by the dual roles of Chinese AI professors.Outlines
Sora: A Revolutionary AI Tool for Creating Realistic Videos00:00Sora: A Potential Game-Changer in Video Production02:49AI Video Generation: Sora and Apple Vision Pro, MidJourney's Hardware and Collaboration with Xtrader06:21Mid-Journey and China's AI Investment Landscape09:22Chinese AI Professors' Dual Roles: Balancing Research and Startups12:26Q & A
Q: What are the advantages of Sora over Pica Labs?A: Sora can support as long as 60 seconds, and the details are so real. And it seems like every movement of those objects, they follow the physics in real life.
Q: What kind of business are you going to use as generative videos?A: One example is that like, you know, before this, when people have to shoot like a movie or like a well-made video, first they need to make like a a screenplay so that's like drawings of static frames so now with Sora you can probably generate like a pseudo like draft of the video rather than just have like static like hand drawn images so that improves like the drafting stage for filming Movies or videos.
Q: Do you think like, Sora could be combined with Apple Vision Pro?A: Yeah, I can definitely see the use of that. Again, I think both of these two products they have very similar in terms of like just even as a first version the quality are amazing.
Q: Is there any government funding for the development of AI in China?A: I believe that's the case, yeah. All the major investors are, you could say, like public companies, but not like government or national affiliated, yeah.
Q: So I don't know like how much time does he have to run his company.A: I feel this is like, it's a very common thing for Chinese professors to also have some startups. So I don't know like how much time you can spend on research versus running the company.

大家好，这是一档《创意玩具》旗下的新栏目《科技周会Standing Meeting》。新栏目的链接在此：www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com
我会邀请一起创业做AI项目的伙伴们和他/她们的朋友们一起来录制。
节目内容主要是周会闲聊AI和各种业界新闻的部分录音。
主播：Tracy @tracyyxchen , Roger @rogerzhufilm
00:00 介绍Intro
02:15 苹果Vision Pro
07:45 CHI大会历年的赞助商
15:30 参观完DC车展的一些感想

本期节目来自我去年参加友台《金子的书房》 
录制的一期节目，感谢收听，并欢迎关注友台厂牌的一系列播客节目：
《罗丧失和金子的客厅》
《旷野地图》
《旷野地雷》
原节目Shownotes
重磅！本期金子邀请了景观设计半路出家设计跨行业的AI应用，产品成功服务于上市公司的然然和就职于AI创业公司的Roger，来和大家聊聊人工智能创业的那些事儿！
两三年前就听说，然然跟导师和整个课题组在研究“大事”：通过AI自动生成景观设计的平面图、模型、甚至效果图……到了今年，gpt横空出世后，又听说他们的产品，已经服务了景观行业的上市公司……
这也太酷了吧，必须拉上Roger一起采访他！
主播：然然（地球研究所ppt），Roger（创意玩具主播）、金子
剪辑：金子
封面设计师：Eric
从电脑小白到AI大神的进化历程：
02:35 然然：始于酒吧喝酒，目的是快速做作业？
04:46 Roger：生物机械博士学代码，从GIS调参开始！
07:32 算法应用初尝试：20多次实验，发动整个课题组描图，耗时半年才搞出来！
10:39 硬件、技术支持……做算法应用需要哪些外部条件？
14:14 景观行业的AI应用，降本增效是最大目的？
17:09 从0基础自学AI的思路和方法？
21:04 代码不用自己写，人人都是产品经理？用new bing和chatgpt的注意事项
算法应用的机会与风险：
24:34 年初chatgpt横空出世，对算法创业者造成了怎样的冲击？
27:43 从质疑到超高预期，发SCI都担心跟不上革新速度？
32:15 中美国的AI应用场景，有何不同？
37:02 为什么选择读博，而不是借着算法的东风转行？
43:16 为企业服务的AI工具和为个人服务有何差别，它们能成为替代白领的绘图工具吗？
47:35 面向公众的免费服务初体验：半小时就匆忙下架！
49:52 中美 AI 应用的商业化难点
53:59 风景园林，数字化浪潮中它为什么总是最慢的那一个？
58:18 景观的“臭毛病”：轴线关系，“小清新”绘图风格……AI模型能听懂么？
1:01:07 AI应用的机会与风险点
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