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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Goldman Sachs Gen AI report, Claude 2.0 Engingeer, and RIAA lawsuits
Jul 19, 2024
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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.
AI at Wimbledon, ChatGPT for coding, and scaling with AI personas
Jul 12, 2024
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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.
AI Hardware: Training, inference, devices and model optimization
Jul 03, 2024
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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.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet, BIRD-SQL, and the latest in AI Slop
Jun 28, 2024
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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.
NVIDIA's Nemotron-4 340B models, Safe Superintelligence Inc, and AI Agents
Jun 21, 2024
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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.
Apple's WWDC24 reactions and mechanistic intepretability
Jun 14, 2024
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s 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.
AI safety, RAG benchmarking, and responsible AI at ACM FAccT Conference
Jun 07, 2024
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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.
Google's AI Overviews, Golde Gate Claude, the "whale computer and scaling laws
May 31, 2024
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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.
Scarlett Johansson, FMTI and Think 2024
May 24, 2024
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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. 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.
GPT-4o, AI overviews, and our multimodal future
May 17, 2024
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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? 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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