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Regulatory Capture? Meta AI Chief Accuses OpenAI, Anthropic of Stoking Fears Nov 03, 2023

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The war of words between the AI safety advocates on the one side and the AI open source advocates on the other has gotten increasingly contentious. This week, Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yan LeCun accused the leaders of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic of stoking fears around AI in order to provoke a response from regulators that would be beneficial to their businesses and bad for open source competitors. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Judge Delivers Blow to Artists AI Copyright Lawsuit Nov 02, 2023

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A judge has dismissed many of the charges in a class action lawsuit brought against Stability AI, DeviantArt, and Midjourney. NLW explores on an extended Brief edition of The AI Breakdown. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Apple is FINALLY Talking About AI Nov 01, 2023

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With the M3 Max chip, Apple is finally pitching how they're going to compete in AI. Also on this episode, a preview of the AI Safety Summit in the UK. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

AI Proxy War: Google Invests $2B in Anthropic Oct 31, 2023

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Google joins Amazon in investing in OpenAI rival Anthropic. Also a look at the reactions, debates and controversy around Biden's AI executive order. Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Biden's AI Executive Order: Everything You Need to Know Oct 30, 2023

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The Biden White House has released its expected Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. NLW runs through the fact sheet and gives a first interpretation. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

The State of AI Regulation in the USA Oct 30, 2023

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On the eve of the Biden Administration's anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence, NLW surveys the landscape of AI legislative efforts in the US. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Hinton and Bengio on Managing AI Risks Oct 28, 2023

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A group of scientists, academics and researchers has released a new framework on managing AI risks. NLW explores whether we're moving to more specific policy proposals. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

OpenAI Forms Catastrophic Risk Preparedness Team Oct 27, 2023

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OpenAI forms a team to focus on how to prepare for the biggest most catastrophic risks around AI. NLW explores as well as looking at the new UN AI advisory council ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

White House AI Executive Order Coming Monday Oct 26, 2023

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The Biden Admin's long promised AI executive order is coming Monday and it seems like it will use the power of government procurement to try and set new standards around testing and model evaluation. Before that on the Brief: AI and ads plus updated knowledge for ChatGPT. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Midjourney vs. DALL-E-3: Can Midjourney's New Website Compete with ChatGPT Integration? Oct 25, 2023

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Midjourney has made a number of moves recently after DALL-E-3 was integrated into ChatGPT. Those include a new upscaler, a website (finally!) and even a first app (sort of!). Plus Perplexity raises fresh capital at a $500m valuation. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/