#158 - Claude 3, Elon Musk sues OpenAI, StarCoder 2, AI-Generated Spam

#158 - Claude 3, Elon Musk sues OpenAI, StarCoder 2, AI-Generated Spam

Author: Skynet Today March 10, 2024 Duration: 1:48:45
Our 158th 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 and/or hello@gladstone.ai Timestamps + links: Tools & Apps (00:01:05) Introducing the next generation of Claude (00:16:05) Competition in AI video generation heats up as Deepmind alums unveil Haiper (00:19:40) Meta AI creates ahistorical images, like Google Gemini (00:22:12) Ideogram Is A New AI Image Generator That Obliterates the Competition, Outperforming MidJourney and Dall-E 3 (00:24:25) Wix’s new AI chatbot builds websites in seconds based on prompts (00:26:34) I used generative AI to turn my story into a comic—and you can too Applications & Business (00:27:40) Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for putting profits above humanity , OpenAI Fires Back at Musk Allegations With Trove of Emails (00:35:42) Inside the Crisis at Google (00:38:36) It’s official: Waymo robotaxis are now free to use freeways and leave San Francisco (00:40:33) Nvidia's next-gen AI GPUs could draw an astounding 1000 Watts each, a 40 percent increase — Dell spills the beans on B100 and B200 in its earnings call (00:42:43) AI chip startup Groq forms new business unit, acquires Definitive Intelligence Projects & Open Source (00:45:13) StarCoder 2 and The Stack v2: The Next Generation (00:49:05) Introducing TripoSR: Fast 3D Object Generation from Single Images (00:51:21) H2O AI releases Danube, a super-tiny LLM for mobile applications Research & Advancements (00:52:27) AtP*: An efficient and scalable method for localizing LLM behaviour to components (00:58:28) Stable Diffusion 3: Research Paper (01:02:10) Approaching Human-Level Forecasting with Language Models (01:05:34) Here Come the AI Worms (01:08:20) High-speed humanoid feels like a step change in robotics (01:12:26) Functional Benchmarks for Robust Evaluation of Reasoning Performance, and the Reasoning Gap Policy & Safety (01:15:18) India reverses AI stance, requires government approval for model launches (01:19:16) When Your AIs Deceive You: Challenges with Partial Observability of Human Evaluators in Reward Learning (01:24:45) OpenAI signs open letter to build AI responsibly just days after Elon Musk sued the company for putting profit ahead of people (01:27:37) AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating (01:29:40) Malicious AI models on Hugging Face backdoor users’ machines (01:32:25) China offers AI computing ‘vouchers’ to its underpowered start-ups Synthetic Media & Art (01:34:18) Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images (01:37:10) AI-Generated Kara Swisher Biographies Flood Amazon (01:39:55) Inside the World of AI TikTok Spammers (01:43:35) Twitter is becoming a 'ghost town' of bots as AI-generated spam content floods the internet Fun! (01:46:35) Man tries to steal driverless car in L.A., doesn’t get far: police 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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