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AI Just Quietly Had One of It's Most Important Weeks in Recent History May 06, 2023

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NLW argues Geoffrey Hinton's defection from Google and his progress mainstreaming the AI safety conversation makes this week one of huge, if subtle, significance. Also covered: Midjourney v5.1 Inflection Pi iBaby AGI Brain-to-video CEBRA research Microsoft Bing updates Microsoft-AMD AI chips? Samsung bans AI Meta ChatGPT malware warning IBM 7800 jobs disrupted by AI Chegg stock craters because of ChatGPT White House AI meeting OpenAI back in Italy Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google, warns on AI Featured song "I'm Fine" by angelbaby x wesghost x grimes-ai https://twitter.com/angelbaby/status/1654200137592233984 The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the YouTuve version of The AI Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown

Google Losing to Open Source AI? "We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI" May 05, 2023

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This week, a Google researcher had a note leaked that argued that Google (and OpenAI) were going to lose AI to the open source community. In this episode, NLW explores the arguments and asks what the implications might be. Read the original note: https://www.semianalysis.com/p/google-we-have-no-moat-and-neither

6 Ways ChatGPT Code Interpreter Is Already Being Used May 04, 2023

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Code Interpreter is a new plugin for ChatGPT that is allowing for amazing data analysis and visualization. In today's episode, NLW looks at 6 early use cases, ranging from San Francisco Crime Data to mapping Lighthouses to basic video editing. On the Headline Brief, NLW covers: Microsoft Bing Upgrades Meta's ChatGPT malware warning Google Deepmind CEO on AGI

The First Anti-AI Strike: The Writers Guild of America Protests AI Writing May 03, 2023

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The Writers Guild of America is striking after not being able to come to an agreement with TV and film executives. At the heart of the matter is the use of AI, and many believe the issues at stake are broadly relevant for other industries as well.

Mind-Reading AI? Scientists Use GPT-Like AI to Accurately Translate Thoughts into Text May 02, 2023

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Our main discussion is focused on new research out of the University of Texas Austin on GPT-like AI that, after being trained on a particular person's brain, can translate their thoughts into text. The news brief covers: IBM replacing 7800 future hires with AI Dropbox lays off 500 in pivot to AI Meta AI on earnings call Amazon building improved LLM for Alexa Geoffrey Hinton 'Godfather of AI' leaves Google to warn of dangers of AI White House looking into use of AI for employee tracking Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/

Text-to-Image AI That Can Actually Spell!? Meet DeepFloyd IF May 01, 2023

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If you've ever used Midjourney, Dall-E, Stable Diffusion or another text-to-image generator, you'll know that words are a weakness. Text (such as on signs) tends to be gibberish. DeepFloyd IF has started to solve that problem and it's doing it open source. Referenced in the video: https://twitter.com/DeepFloydIF https://twitter.com/EMostaque/status/1652295961404645376 https://stability.ai/blog/deepfloyd-if-text-to-image-model https://twitter.com/hardmaru/status/1651822596844048385 https://the-decoder.com/deepfloyd-if-is-a-crazy-good-text-to-image-model-and-open-source/ https://wandb.ai/geekyrakshit/deepfloyd/reports/A-Gentle-Introduction-to-DeepFloydAI-s-New-Diffusion-Model-IF--VmlldzozNTY3Nzc4 https://twitter.com/javilopen/status/1652387049268297729 https://huggingface.co/DeepFloyd https://twitter.com/DavidVorick/status/1652070967412129793 Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/

Raoul Pal: AI is the Most Disinflationary Force in Our Lifetimes May 01, 2023

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On this episode of The AI Breakdown, NLW is joined by Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal to discuss AI as a disinflationary force, how big companies are reacting to AI, AI safety and more. This is an excerpt from a conversation that first appeared on The Breakdown on Tuesday April 25, 2023. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/

Real Life "Her"? A Chat with AI Avatar Call Annie About AI Alignment and More Apr 29, 2023

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On Wednesday night I had a "FaceTime" with Call Annie. It's a new app that matches AI language models with an AI avatar to have a more human conversation. The conversation explores AI alignment, X-risk, and much more.

The Most Important AI News This Week: ChatGPT Browse, Apple Quartz, GPT Robot Dogs Apr 28, 2023

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Discussed on the show: ChatGPT Privacy - https://twitter.com/DataChaz/status/1650961357913616402 ChatGPT Browse - https://twitter.com/zacknotes/status/1651360024877203457 HuggingChat - https://twitter.com/ClementDelangue/status/1650908484936908808 Microsoft Designer - https://twitter.com/yusuf_i_mehdi/status/1651625352131907584 Google Bard - https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692517/google-ai-bard-chatbot-code-support-functions-google-sheets Apple AI Quartz - https://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1651600006405660673 Sully Omarr on Apple's M2 opportunity - https://twitter.com/SullyOmarr/status/1651275484573966336 Harvey funding - https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/partnering-with-harvey-putting-llms-to-work/ A16Z Pinecone - https://a16z.com/2023/04/27/investing-in-pinecone Replit - https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/replit-funding-100m-generative-ai/ Palantir - https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvb4x/palantir-demos-ai-to-fight-wars-but-says-it-will-be-totally-ethical-dont-worry-about-it ChatGPT in Robot Dogs - https://twitter.com/svpino/status/1650832349008125952 Rate of Change - https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/p/rate-change Midjourney updates - https://twitter.com/nickfloats/status/1651314922326994944 Watch the original video: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown

The Latest on AutoGPT and BabyAGI: Semi-Autonomous Specialized Agents (SASAs) Apr 27, 2023

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Meet semi-autonomous specialized agents (SASAs), more descreet, focused implementations of AutoGPT and BabyAGI. The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Breakdown wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614

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