Our 180th episode with a summary and discussion of last week’s big AI news!
With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris)
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Episode Highlights:
Ideogram AI’s new features, Google’s Imagine 3, Dream Machine 1.5, and Runway’s Gen3 Alpha Turbo model advancements.
Perplexity’s integration of Flux image generation models and code interpreter updates for enhanced search results.Â
Exploration of the feasibility and investment needed for scaling advanced AI models like GPT-4 and Agent Q architecture enhancements.
Analysis of California’s AI regulation bill SB1047 and legal issues related to synthetic media, copyright, and online personhood credentials.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(01:08:17) Response to Listener Comments / Corrections
Tools & Apps
(00:03:58) Ideogram AI expands its features with v2 model and color palette options
(00:07:48) Google Releases Powerful AI Image Generator You Can Use for Free
(00:11:41) Perplexity adds Flux.1 model for Pro users alongside Playground v3 update
(00:13:58) Luma drops Dream Machine 1.5 — here’s what’s new
(00:17:49) Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo is here and can make AI videos faster than you can type
(00:20:21) Perplexity’s latest update improves code interpreter, charts included
Applications & Business
(00:24:14) AMD buying server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as chipmakers strengthen AI capabilities
(00:28:55) Ars Technica content is now available in OpenAI services
00:38:32 Stability AI appoints new Chief Technology Officer
(00:41:45) Cruise’s robotaxis are coming to the Uber app in 2025
Projects & Open Source
(00:53:47) Microsoft reveals Phi-3.5 — this new small AI model outperforms Gemini and GPT-4o
(00:57:33) Nvidia’s Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B is a small language model that punches above its weight
(01:00:58) Open source Dracarys models ignite generative AI fired coding
Research & Advancements
(01:12:35) Can AI Scaling Continue Through 2030?
(01:15:35) Agent Q: Advanced Reasoning and Learning for Autonomous AI Agents
(01:23:58) Transformers to SSMs: Distilling Quadratic Knowledge to Subquadratic Models
(01:31:18) Loss of plasticity in deep continual learning
Policy & Safety
(01:38:20) California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from Anthropic
(01:52:44) Showing SAE Latents Are Not Atomic Using Meta-SAEs
Synthetic Media & Art
(01:58:33) Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement
(01:59:32) Artists’ lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney gets more punch
(02:01:43) Outro
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