The Artificial Intelligence Podcast Dr. Tony Hoang

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Mistral AI, a European startup, is expanding into the US market with its open-source generative AI tools, hiring a former Foursquare executive as its first US general manager. With over $500 million in funding, Mistral AI aims to compete with industry giants like Open AI and Google, offering a safer and more versatile alternative to closed systems. The company has formed partnerships with Microsoft, IBM, and Snowflake to reach customers and has seen millions of downloads of its AI models, appealing to companies in various sectors that value portability and flexibility.


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A Colorado school district has found a solution to its bus driver shortage by partnering with RouteWise AI, a technology developed by HopSkipDrive. The AI analyzes available vehicles and determines the most effective routes, producing a first draft in hours and finalizing them over a weekend. This has enabled the district to operate 55 bus routes, supplemented by rideshare services with specially-trained drivers. The result is a significant cost saving of over half a million dollars, improved on-time arrivals, and higher driver pay. Parents and students appreciate the service, which has also protected ten teaching positions.


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Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a groundbreaking bilingual brain implant that uses Artificial Intelligence to help a stroke survivor communicate in both Spanish and English. The implant, part of a neural prosthetic device, was tested on a man named Pancho, who suffered a severe stroke at 20, leaving him paralyzed and unable to speak clearly. After years of research, the device can now decode Pancho's brain activity into sentences in both languages, allowing him to participate in conversations and switch between languages as he prefers.


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Artificial intelligence company Open AI is training a new flagship AI model to succeed GPT-4, which powers popular chatbot Chat GPT. The new model aims to bring next-level capabilities as Open AI strives to build artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. The model will serve as an engine for AI products, including chatbots, digital assistants, and image generators. To address safety concerns, Open AI has created a Safety and Security Committee to develop policies and processes for safeguarding the technology.


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China has unveiled a new AI chatbot trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology, a significant step in spreading his ideas and a reminder of the ideological parameters AI models in China must operate within. The chatbot was trained on seven databases, including one dedicated to Xi Jinping Thought, a doctrine promoting socialism with Chinese characteristics. Its creation is part of a broader effort to promote Xi's ideologies, already integrated into education and available through an app. The chatbot can generate reports, summarize information, and provide translations, highlighting China's ambitions to lead in AI by 2030.


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