Welcome to Mixture of Experts, your weekly deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence—bringing you insightful discussions on the latest AI trends, innovations, and their impact on business.
From breakthrough research to practical applications, each episode offers a balanced blend of expertise and analysis. Explore how AI is reshaping industries, driving efficiency, and unlocking new opportunities for growth. Whether you’re a seasoned professional seeking to stay ahead of the curve or an enthusiast curious about the future of technology, Mixture of Experts delivers the perfect mix of insights and practical knowledge. Tune in and stay informed as we navigate the dynamic intersection of AI and business.
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Llama 3.2, AI Snake Oil, and gen AI for sustainability
Sep 27, 2024
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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. Resources Subscribe for AI updates: https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Learn more about artificial intelligence: https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence Read more about Meta Llama 3.2 models: https://www.ibm.com/think/news/meta-llama-3-2-models Explore IBM and NASA's open source AI models for weather and climate applications: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2024-09-23-ibm-and-nasa-release-open-source-ai-model-on-hugging-face-for-weather-and-climate-applications?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=Prithvi%20WxC
OpenAI o1 preview, Agentforce, AI in fantasy football, and machine unlearning
Sep 20, 2024
Show notes
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! 00:01 Intro 00:56 Was OpenAI o1-preview worth the hype? 01:32 OpenAI o1-preview 18:18 Agentforce 29:25 AI in Fantasy Football 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. Resources Subscribe for AI updates: https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Learn more about artificial intelligence: https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence
Apple Intelligence, Reflection 70B, open-source AI agents, and LLM research ideas
Sep 13, 2024
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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
NEO 1X Robot, OpenAI chips, The AI Scientist, and the future of prompt engineering
Sep 06, 2024
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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.
Cursor hype, Perplexity introduces ads, and AI at the US Open
Aug 30, 2024
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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.
Agent Q, no AI in Art, and AMD acquires ZT systems
Aug 23, 2024
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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. Segments: 0:01 — Intro 00:51 — Agent Q 14:21 — No AI in Art 29:12 — AMD Acquires ZT Systems 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.
Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024 and Project Strawberry
Aug 16, 2024
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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. Segments: 0:01 — Intro 00:52 — Cost of a Data Breach 2024 12:33— Project Strawberry 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.
Open AI Structured Outputs, character.ai "acquisition," and is it an AI bubble?
Aug 09, 2024
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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. 0:01 — Intro 1:07 — AI Bubble? 11:49 — Structured Outputs 22:41 — character.ai "Acquisition" 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.
SAM 2, friend.com, and will gen AI projects be abandoned
Aug 02, 2024
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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.
Meta's Llama 3.1, Mistral Large 2, and big interest in small models
Jul 26, 2024
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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.
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