Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI

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World Models May 22, 2025

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In this week’s episode of "Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the emerging field of AI world models and the many applications of simulating a real-world environment, from interactive media experiences to robotic learning and even weather prediction.

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Model Metrics: Benchmarking AI May 15, 2025

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In this episode of "Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss AI benchmarking, exploring how these standardized tests evaluate AI models against each other and human capabilities, helping developers and deployers assess performance, safety and progress toward artificial general intelligence.

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Decentralizing AI May 08, 2025

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This week on “Waking Up With AI,” Anna Gressel looks at how decentralized AI training could revolutionize the field by allowing for the collaborative use of advanced GPUs worldwide, expanding access to model development while raising interesting questions about export controls and regulatory frameworks.

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AI Speaks Your Language May 01, 2025

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In this episode of "Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss breakthroughs in AI-powered language translation, from Meta's real-time translation glasses to new, highly-capable LLMs that are preserving and enabling communication across diverse global languages.

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AI and Protein Folding: What Does It Really Mean? Apr 25, 2025

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This week on "Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the intersection of AI and biology, focusing on how DeepMind's AlphaFold has revolutionized protein folding prediction by enabling scientists to better understand protein structures and interactions.

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Taking Life Into Its Own Hands Apr 17, 2025

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In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel examine a provocative research paper, which claims that some AI models can self-replicate, move between servers and resist shutdown commands — all without human intervention.

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Griefbots and the Digital Afterlife Apr 14, 2025

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This week on “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel introduce griefbots, AI models that simulate the deceased, examining the legal, ethical and financial issues questions that arise when technology offers a digital afterlife.

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Checking in With Your Board of Directors on AI Usage Apr 07, 2025

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In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel revisit how companies should brief their boards of directors about AI in 2025, offering insights into AI usage, risks and strategic considerations for senior management.

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Demystifying APIs in the AI Era Mar 27, 2025

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Join Katherine Forrest in this week’s episode of "Waking Up With AI" as she unravels the complexities of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). Discover how these essential software tools enable communication between program and their critical role in AI applications like ChatGPT.

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Defining Quantum Computing: Part 2 Mar 20, 2025

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This week, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel unravel the mysteries of quantum physics, quantum algorithms and quantum computers. Join them as they discuss the potential of quantum computing to transform AI and scientific discovery.

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