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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Inside AWS re:Invent 2024, LLM Flowbreaking, and David Mayer
Dec 06, 2024
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What’s the mystery behind the name ChatGPT refuses to discuss? In Episode 32 of Mixture of Experts host Tim Hwang dives into the hottest topics shaping the AI landscape with an all-star panel: Aaron Baughman, Vagner Figueredo de Santana, and Shobhit Varshney. First, they disect the biggest announcements and takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024, Amazon’s premier AI event. Next, they talk about overcoming architectural vulnerabilities in AI systems, and finally, they uncover the curious case of a name ChatGPT won’t discuss—and the questions this raises about privacy and transparency in AI. Get ready for an episode packed with insights, debates, and forward-thinking perspectives! 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 in education: Safety, literacy, and predictions
Nov 29, 2024
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How much future learning will be done with an AI assistant? In Episode 31 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Phaedra Boinodiris, Marina Danilevsky and Skyler Speakman for the AI in education special episode. First, the experts give an update on the state of AI within education. Next, we cover concerns around AI safety and literacy, what do students and teachers need to be aware of? Finally, the panel gives their predictions on what the future of education holds as it relates to AI. Tune-in to this special episode for an in-depth analysis! 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.
“Near-infinite memory,” Microsoft Ignite, FrontierMath, and AlphaFold3
Nov 22, 2024
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Should your AI assistant remember everything about you? In Episode 30 of
Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Vagner Santana, Vyoma
Gajjar and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts breakdown claims of
“near-infinite memory” within AI models. Next, Shobhit is fresh off the
plane from Microsoft Ignite, he shares some of the exciting new
announcements following the event. Then, a new benchmark has entered the
chat, what do we know about FrontierMath? Finally, AlphaFold3 is now
more open, why does this matter? Find out 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.
Scaling AI, agent-led future, and race to AGI
Nov 15, 2024
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Is 2024 the year scaling AI officially breaks? In Episode 29 of Mixture
of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Anthony Annunziata, Kate Soule
and Naveen Rao. First, the experts discuss whether we are living in a
post scale world. Next, we can’t have an episode without chatting AI
agents, but what does the future hold for this technology? Finally, is
AGI here to stay? Tune-in to this week’s Mixture of Experts 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.
SearchGPT, from Naptime to Big Sleep, and GitHub Octoverse updates
Nov 08, 2024
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Could AI wipe out software engineers? In Episode 28 of Mixture of
Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui,
and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts discuss GitHub reporting a rise
of developers driven by AI code assistant tools. Next, Big Sleep finds a
vulnerability in SQLite, what is the future for these kinds of AI
agents? Finally, OpenAI released SearchGPT, what is the future of AI
search? 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.
The future of agents, AI energy consumption, Anthropic's computer use, and Google watermarking AI
Nov 01, 2024
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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.
Granite 3.0, NVIDIA’s Nemotron AI model, and Perplexity’s fundraising
Oct 25, 2024
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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.
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Machines of Loving Grace, Entropix, AI and elections, GSM8K
Oct 18, 2024
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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.
AI in the Nobels, DGX B200 arrival, and Unstructured’s $40M funding round
Oct 11, 2024
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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.
NotebookLM, OpenAI DevDay, and will AI prevent phishing attacks?
Oct 04, 2024
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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.
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