Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
#184 - OpenAI's Voice 2.0 + execs quitting, Llama 3.2, To CoT or not to CoT?
Our 184th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Jon Krohn.
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In this episode:
- OpenAI, Meta, and Google are enhancing their AI assistants with advanced voice modes, while Meta released Llama 3.2, an open-source model capable of processing both images and text.
- Significant AI infrastructure developments include Grok's partnership with Aramco for a massive data center in Saudi Arabia, and Microsoft's plan to power data centers using a reopened Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
- Recent research shows chain-of-thought prompting is most effective for math and symbolic reasoning, while OpenAI's GPT-4 with vision capabilities is being integrated into Perplexity AI's search platform.
- AI is being rapidly integrated into various sectors, with examples including ChartWatch reducing unexpected hospital deaths, Snapchat and YouTube introducing AI video generation tools, and Lionsgate partnering with Runway for AI-assisted film production.
Timestamps + Links:
- (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
- (00:04:45) Response to listener comments / corrections
- Tools & Apps
- (00:07:46) OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode with more voices and a new look
- (00:13:32) Meta’s AI can now talk to you in the voices of Awkwafina, John Cena, and Judi Dench
- (00:17:11) Gemini’s chatty voice mode is out now for free on Android
- (00:21:30) AI video rivalry intensifies as Luma announces Dream Machine API hours after Runway
- (00:23:35) Copilot Wave 2 supercharges productivity with AI across all your Microsoft 365 apps
- (00:25:56) Perplexity introduces new 'Reasoning' focus powered by OpenAI's o1
- Applications & Business
- (00:33:47) OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman
- (00:41:46) Sam Altman departs OpenAI’s safety committee
- (00:43:04) Chip Startup Groq Backs Saudi AI Ambitions With Aramco Deal
- (00:46:29) Grok’s image generator, Black Forest Labs, is raising $100M at a $1B valuation, say sources
- (00:48:05) Pudu unveils super semi-humanoid robot with 8-hour battery, 10kg lift power
- (00:50:56) Amazon introduces Amelia, an AI assistant for third-party sellers
- Projects & Open Source
- Research & Advancements
- (01:00:35) To CoT or not to CoT? Chain-of-thought helps mainly on math and symbolic reasoning
- (01:06:14) LLMs Still Can't Plan; Can LRMs? A Preliminary Evaluation of OpenAI's o1 on PlanBench
- (01:10:15) Norwegian Startup 1X Unveils AI World Model for Robot Training
- (01:12:44) AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds
- Policy & Safety
- (01:15:47) Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers
- (01:18:23) Governor Newsom signs bills to combat deepfake election content
- (01:20:12) Governor Newsom signs bills to protect digital likeness of performers
- (01:22:20) Startup behind “world’s first robot lawyer” to pay $193K for false ads, FTC says
- Synthetic Media & Art
(01:28:01) Outro
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