Mixture of Experts

Introducing Mixture of Experts Podcast Jun 07, 2024

Introducing the Mixture of Experts podcast, your weekly deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence—bringing you insightful discussions on the latest AI trends, innovations, and the impact on business. You will hear from a panel of researchers, engineers, data scientists, ethics experts, veteran product leaders and more! Tune in weekly to stay ahead of the AI wave.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 27: The future of agents, AI energy consumption, Anthropic's computer use, and Google watermarking AI Nov 01, 2024

Agents, agents, and more agents! In Episode 27 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig and Vyoma Gajjar. First, the experts chat about Mark Benioff’s spicy tweet, and what this means for the future of AI agents. Next, how much energy is needed to power AI models, and should we be concerned? Then, the experts debrief Anthropic’s release of computer use. Finally, Google is integrating SynthID-Text into Gemini to help watermark AI-generated text, do we need this feature? Learn more on today’s Mixture of Experts.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 26: Granite 3.0, NVIDIA’s Nemotron AI model, and Perplexity’s fundraising Oct 25, 2024

Can chat replace search? In Episode 26 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Kush Varshney and Petros Zerfos for IBM TechXchange week! First, the experts describe how the team created the Granite 3.0 models. Next, NVIDIA enters the open source model game, what does this mean for the competition? Finally, Perplexity AI is seeking over double their valuation in new funding rounds, what does this mean for start-ups? All that and more on today’s episode.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 25: Machines of Loving Grace, Entropix, AI and elections, GSM8K Oct 18, 2024

Can AI solve infectious disease? In Episode 25 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Maya Murad, and Ruben Boonen. Today we analyze some papers. First, the experts dissect Machines of Loving Grace, a 15,000 word essay written by Anthropic’s CEO making some major AI predictions. Then, Apple generated a new benchmark based of GSM8K in a recent paper, the findings were intriguing. Next, we talk Entropix, a sampler intending to replicate chain of thought features. Finally, OpenAI disclosed they are seeing an increase in AI models faking articles, what can we do to fix this? All this and more, on today’s Mixture of Experts.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 24: AI in the Nobels, DGX B200 arrival, and Unstructured’s $40M funding round Oct 11, 2024

Could AI win a Nobel Prize in the future? In Episode 24 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay and Edward Calvesbert. First, the experts debrief the ‘Godfather of AI’ sharing a Nobel Prize. Next, we talk AI platforms and the hype around DGX B200. Finally, unstructured data is becoming usable for LLMs, why are companies like NVIDIA so interested in this data? Tune-in today to find out!

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 23: NotebookLM, OpenAI DevDay, and will AI prevent phishing attacks? Oct 04, 2024

Will DeepDive replace the Mixture of Experts podcast? In Episode 23, host Tim Hwang is joined by IBM Researchers Marina Danilevsky, Nathalie Baracaldo and Vagner Santana to dissect this week’s AI news. First, the experts talk about the hype around Google’s NotebookLM, specifically regarding the DeepDive podcast feature. Next, OpenAI DevDay sparks some interesting conversation around vision fine-tuning and multimodality. Finally, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and IBM X-Force released the Cloud Threat Landscape Report. Will AI prevent phishing attacks? Tune-in to this week’s episode to learn more!

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 22: Llama 3.2, AI Snake Oil, and gen AI for sustainability Sep 27, 2024

Meta releases Llama 3.2! In Episode 22 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Maryam Ashoori, Skyler Speakman, and Shobhit Varshney to debrief an exciting week of AI news. First, Meta is back with the release of Llama 3.2, and lightweight (1B/3B) models. Next, it’s Climate Week NYC, we chat the use of gen AI in achieving sustainable development goals. Specifically, IBM and NASA’s AI model for weather and climate. Finally, the book version of “AI Snake Oil” officially dropped and the authors claim they will be wrong in 2.5 years. What do our experts think? Tune-in today to find out!

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 21: OpenAI o1 preview, Agentforce, AI in fantasy football, and machine unlearning Sep 20, 2024

Strawberry is officially here! In Episode 21 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Nathalie Baracaldo, and Aaron Baughman to chat about the hype around OpenAI’s o1 preview. Additionally, we cover AI agents again, with the launch of Agentforce. Next, Aaron—our resident AI in sports expert analyzes the AI powered insights for fantasy football. Finally, what is “machine unlearning,” and why should we care? All this and more, on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 20: Apple Intelligence, Reflection 70B, open-source AI agents, and LLM research ideas Sep 13, 2024

Can Apple Intelligence compete with the AI market offerings? In Episode 20 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Maya Murad. Today, the experts chat Apple Intelligence, the performance of Reflection’s 70B, and a new paper released on LLMs generating novel research ideas. Additionally, IBM soft launched the Bee Agent Framework to help build agentic workflows with leading open-source and proprietary models. Tune-in to hear our expert panel break down this week’s AI news.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 19: NEO 1X robot, OpenAI chips, The AI Scientist, and the future of prompt engineering Sep 06, 2024

Will prompt engineering ever die? In Episode 19 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the future of prompt engineering, a new paper released about The AI Scientist, NEO 1X’s humanoid robot, and OpenAI’s in-house AI chips. Will AI takeover scientific discovery? Will everyone have at home AI assistants? Why is OpenAI investing in chip production? Tune-in for our expert’s takes.

0:00 - Intro

1:17 - Future of Prompt Engineering

11:18 - NEO 1X Robot

21:56 - AI for Scientific Discovery

31:48 - OpenAI's in-house Chips

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 18: Cursor hype, Perplexity introduces ads, and AI at the US Open Aug 30, 2024

Is search less trustworthy? In Episode 18 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by the IBM Fellows—Aaron Baughman, Kush Varshney, and Trent Gray-Donald. Today, the experts chat how AI is being integrated at the US Open. Next, the Perplexity is introducing ads in Q4, what is the affect on search? Finally, what's all the hype with Cursor? Tune-in to today’s episode for all this and more.

0:01 - Intro

00:59 - AI at the US Open

13:35 - Paid search in Perplexity

24:12 - Cursor hype!

35:53 - IBM Fellows

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 17: Agent Q, no AI in art, and AMD acquires ZT Systems Aug 23, 2024

What’s new with AI agents? In Episode 17 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Skyler Speakman, and Volkmar Uhlig. Today, the experts chat Agent Q and the improvements in reasoning and planning. Next, the CEO of Procreate came out with a statement that there will be no gen AI integrated into their products—can art avoid the AI wave? Finally, AMD acquired ZT Systems, can they now compete with NVIDIA? All this and more on today’s episode.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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0:01 — Intro

00:51 — Agent Q

14:21 — No AI in Art

29:12 — AMD Acquires ZT Systems

Episode 16: Cost of a Data Breach 2024 and OpenAI's Project Strawberry Aug 16, 2024

Is OpenAI about to release their biggest AI project? In Episode 16 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kate Soule, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report and analyze how gen AI could reduce the cost of cyber threats. Next, rumors are circulating the internet about OpenAI dropping “Project Strawberry,” what they internally reference as a “level 2” model. Are the rumors true? Tune-in for more.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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0:01 — Intro

00:52 — Cost of a Data Breach 2024

12:33— Project Strawberry

Episode 15: OpenAI Structured Outputs, character.ai “acquisition,” and is it an AI bubble? Aug 09, 2024

Is it an AI bubble? In Episode 15 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by our veteran panel: Marina Danilevsky, Kush Varshney, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the stock market crash and the involvement of AI companies. Then, OpenAI released Structured Outputs, and analyze how this can support enterprise implementation of AI. Finally, Google "acquires" character.ai, does this make any sense? Tune-in for the breakdown.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

0:01 — Intro

1:07 — AI Bubble?

11:49 — Structured Outputs

22:41 — character.ai "Acquisition"

Episode 14: SAM 2, friend.com and will gen AI projects be abandoned? Aug 02, 2024

Meta releases SAM 2! In Episode 14 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kate Soule and Vagner Santana. Today, the experts chat the next generation of Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM). Then, another AI companion attempt via friend.com, we analyze if startups effectively compete in the AI hardware space. Finally, we get expert opinions on various topics: Will gen AI projects be abandoned? Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? Tune-in today to find out.

0:01 — Intro

1:00 — SAM 2

10:49 — Friend.com

20:53 — Abandoned gen AI projects

25:38 — Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9?

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 13: Meta's Llama 3.1, Mistral Large 2, and big interest in small models Jul 26, 2024

Meta strikes back with the launch of Llama 3.1! In Episode 13 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney, and Maryam Ashoori. Today, the experts analyze the business of AI in relation to the launch of Llama 3.1, including Llama 405B. Then, Mistral Large 2 sparks conversation about the open-source wave. Finally, the experts talk GPT 4o-mini and the model price war. Are little models having their moment? Tune-in to find out.

0:01 — Intro

1:33 — Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large 2

10:08 — Are Little Models Having a Moment?

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 12: Goldman Sachs Gen AI report, Claude 2.0 Engineer, and RIAA lawsuits Jul 19, 2024

Will modern AI break the music industry? In Episode 12 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky, and Brent Smolinski. Today, we review Goldman Sachs’ report on investment in Gen AI, “too much spend, too little benefit.” Next, the experts break down Claude 2.0 Engineer and the future of coding agents. Finally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) files lawsuits against two generative music companies. Tune-in to hear our expert takes!

0:01 — Intro

1:48 — Goldman Sachs Gen AI Spend Report

12:30 — Claude Engineer 2.0

21:02 — RIAA vs. Suno / Udio

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 11: AI at Wimbledon, ChatGPT for coding, and scaling with AI personas Jul 12, 2024

It's Wimbledon finals week! In Episode 11 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Skyler Speakman. Today, we review how AI is providing insights throughout one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments and the future of AI in sports. Next, the experts break down the quality of ChatGPT for coding. Finally, how did scaling synthetic data create one billion personas?

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 10: AI Hardware: Training, Inference, Devices and Model Optimization Jul 03, 2024

In Episode 10 of Mixture of Experts we are talking all hardware all the time. Guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Chris Hay, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui to explore the intricacies of AI hardware. Is Apple creating a pattern for the industry with their on device and cloud architecture? Tune in to hear the experts debate the details.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 9: Claude 3.5 Sonnet, BIRD-SQL, and the latest in AI Slop Jun 28, 2024

Is shrimp Jesus the best use case of AI content creation? In Episode 9 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and Michael Glass. The experts analyze both the release Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 and BIRD-SQL. Finally, we talk the latest in AI slop and how it is affecting content creation.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 8: NVIDIA’s Nemotron-4 340B models, Safe Superintelligence Inc. and AI agents Jun 21, 2024

Is there a new major player in the AI space? In Episode 8 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Kate Soule, and Maya Murad. First, the experts react to NVIDIA’s Nemotron-4 340B model launch and the future of LLM training. Next, new developments in enterprise agents create a great discussion around the reality of AI agents. Finally, we discuss the launch of a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 7: Apple's WWDC24 reactions and mechanistic interpretability Jun 14, 2024

Is Apple late to the AI game? In Episode 7 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Skyler Speakman, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. Today, the experts react to Apple’s slew of AI announcements at WWDC24. Then, part 2 on interpretability this week, as OpenAI released their study mechanistic interpretability.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 6: AI safety, RAG benchmarking and responsible AI at ACM FAccT Conference Jun 07, 2024

What’s the future of AGI? In Episode 6 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Vagner Figueredo de Santana, Marina Danilesky, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts unpack Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI safety screed, Situational Awareness. We also break down the state of responsible AI amid the annual ACM Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) Conference. Finally, we chat about RAG benchmarking and what it tells us about the industry as a whole.

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 5: Google’s AI Overviews, Golden Gate Claude, the "whale computer" and scaling laws May 31, 2024

How is the market reacting to Google's AI overviews? In Episode 5 of Mixture of Experts, Bryan Casey, our guest host, is joined by Kate Soule, Chris Hay, and Skyler Speakman. Today, our experts revisit a conversation from a previous episode around Google’s AI Overviews and the market reaction. Additionally, they break down Anthropic’s Golden Gate Claude. Finally, what is the “whale computer” and how does it relate to scaling laws?

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Episode 4: Scarlett Johansson, FMTI and Think 2024 May 24, 2024

What’s going on between Scarlet Johansson and OpenAI? In Episode 4 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Marina Danilevsky, and Armand Ruiz. Kate explains the future of FMTI, Marina highlights innovations driving the open-source community, and Armand dives into the latest from IBM’s THINK 2024 event.

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Episode 3: GPT-4o, AI overviews and our multimodal future May 17, 2024

In Episode 3 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Chris Hay, and Bryan Casey for the OpenAI vs. Google showdown. Shobhit analyzes the showcase demos released by OpenAI and Google. Chris breaks down latency and cost in relation to GPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Flash. Finally, after years of people proclaiming the death of search, Bryan answers the big question: are LLMs forcing the death of Google search?

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Episode 2: The state of open source, InspectorRAGet, and what’s going on with Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks May 10, 2024

In Episode 2 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and David Cox. This week, the three AI experts weigh in on the explosion of open source technology and identify how it will shape the market. Kush and Tim produce the single most easy explanation of what’s going on with Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks and why it matters. Finally, we kick it back to the 90s with Inspector RAGet!

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Episode 1: Rabbit AI hiccups, GPT-2 chatbot, and OpenAI's licensing deal with the Financial Times May 03, 2024

In the inaugural episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Shobhit Varshney, and Chris Hay. The three AI experts debate the pros and cons of Rabbit’s R1 device. They also unpack GPT-2’s potential evolution and OpenAI’s licensing deal with the Financial Times. Finally, what do Sam Altman and Taylor Swift have in common? Join us to find out!

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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