#150 - GPT Store, new Nvidia chips, DeepMind’s robotics progress, bad uses of AI

#150 - GPT Store, new Nvidia chips, DeepMind’s robotics progress, bad uses of AI

Author: Skynet Today January 14, 2024 Duration: 1:05:51
Our 150th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekin.ai Timestamps + links: (00:00:00) Intro / Banter Tools & Apps (00:02:49) OpenAI’s custom GPT Store is now open for business (00:06:52) OpenAI debuts ChatGPT subscription aimed at small teams Lighting round (00:09:18) The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you (00:11:18) Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences (00:12:55) Google appears to be working on an ‘advanced’ version of Bard that you have to pay for Applications & Business (00:14:24) Nvidia's newest chips are designed to run AI at home as competition from Intel, AMD looms (00:16:52) Valve opens the door to more Steam games developed with AI Lighting round (00:19:16) AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $73.6M (00:21:33) Waymo will start testing robotaxis on Phoenix highways (00:23:24) Getty and Nvidia bring generative AI to stock photos Research & Advancements (00:25:10) DeepMind is trying to train robots for real-world activities (00:29:03) MoE-Mamba: Efficient Selective State Space Models with Mixture of Experts Lighting round (00:33:18) PIXART-δ: Fast and Controllable Image Generation with Latent Consistency Models (00:35:20)  InseRF: Text-Driven Generative Object Insertion in Neural 3D Scenes (00:37:06) The Impact of Reasoning Step Length on Large Language Models (00:39:33) Mixtral of Experts Policy & Safety (00:40:38) Meta and OpenAI have spawned a wave of AI sex companions—and some of them are children (00:46:30) ‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says Lighting round (00:49:52) Judges in England and Wales are given cautious approval to use AI in writing legal opinions (00:51:43) Hallucinating Law: Legal Mistakes with Large Language Models are Pervasive Synthetic Media & Art (00:55:09) A list going viral reveals famous artists whose work was used to train AI generator (00:58:28) YouTube is cracking down on AI-generated true crime deepfakes Lighting round (01:00:27) AI-Generated George Carlin Comedy Special Slammed by Comedian’s Daughter (01:01:56) SAG-AFTRA Signs Deal With Voiceover Studio for AI Use in Video Games (01:03:26) Early Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain—and AI is already on the case See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Keeping up with artificial intelligence can feel like drinking from a firehose. Every week brings a new breakthrough, a surprising application, or an urgent ethical debate. Last Week in AI, from the team at Skynet Today, is here to turn that torrent into a clear, digestible stream. Instead of getting lost in the noise, you'll get a thoughtful rundown of the developments that actually have impact, explained without unnecessary jargon. Each episode feels like a conversation with well-informed friends who have done the homework for you, sifting through research papers, product launches, and industry announcements to highlight what's substantive. You'll hear nuanced discussions that go beyond the headlines, considering the real-world implications of new models, policy shifts, and corporate moves in the tech landscape. This podcast doesn't just tell you what happened; it provides context on why it matters for developers, businesses, and society at large. It’s an efficient way to stay informed and critically engaged with a field that is reshaping our world at a breathtaking pace. Tune in for a consistently insightful analysis that makes the complex world of AI feel accessible and relevant, week after week.
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