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Today’s show:
Anthropic wrote a blog post calling for a global AI slowdown. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders wants the government to seize 50% of every major AI company’s stock. Find out why JCal is reconsidering universal basic (or even high!) income policies, and why he thinks the 2028 presidential election will likely come down to AI policies.
PLUS a live ComfyUI demo from founder Yoland Yan. Find out why the free-to-use open-source node-based platform has become a crucial part of millions of designers’ and VFX experts’ workflows, and how their tool has been used to create everything from “The Wizard of Oz” at the Vegas Sphere to those viral Coca-Cola holiday ads.
Guest
Yoland Yan: http://x.com/yoland_yan
ComfyUI: https://comfy.org/
AI Models and Tools
Ideogram 4.0: https://ideogram.ai/models/4.0/
Stable Diffusion: https://stability.ai/
LTX Video: https://github.com/Lightricks/LTX-Video
LoRa: https://huggingface.co/docs/diffusers/training/lora
Google Veo: https://deepmind.google/models/veo/
Relevant Links:
Anthropic: “When AI Builds Itself”: https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement
Bernie Sanders: “The Public Should Own Half of the Big AI Companies”: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/op-eds/the-public-should-own-half-of-the-big-a-i-companies/
Bloomberg: “Sam Altman-Backed Group Completes Largest US Study on Basic Income”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-22/ubi-study-backed-by-openai-s-sam-altman-bolsters-support-for-basic-income
Timestamps:
0:00 Guest 1: Yoland Yan, ComfyUI — live demo intro
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4:34 Guest 1: Yoland Yan, ComfyUI — live demo intro
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22:24 What is Outpainting?
30:01 Render - Find out why 5 million developers are already using the all-in-one cloud platform, Render. Go to https://render.com/twist and apply for the Render Startup Program to get $500-$100,000 in free credits, depending on your stage and backers.
32:13 Jason's insider sales team advice
38:42 LA mayoral race: Bass vs. Pratt
42:25 Anthropic wants AI to slow down?
48:45 Will Sen. Sanders' argument resonate with the public?
59:39 Why 2028 will be the AI jobs election
1:05:32 Brian Chesky's new AI lab
1:15:21 Jason's "Mandalorian and Grogu" review
1:18:53 YouTubers take over the box office
1:24:16 Dean Potter vs. Alex Honnold
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