Last Week in AI20 Aug 2024

#179 - Grok 2, Gemini Live, Flux, FalconMamba, AI Scientist

Our 179th 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:

- Grok 2's beta release features new image generation using Black Forest Labs' tech.

- Google introduces Gemini Voice Chat Mode available to subscribers and integrates it into Pixel Buds Pro 2.

- Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip aims to rival NVIDIA's H100 amidst US export controls.

- Overview of potential risks of unaligned AI models and skepticism around SingularityNet's AGI supercomputer claims.

Timestamps + Links:

(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:02:15) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
- (00:04:24) Grok-2 is out in beta, now with added AI image generation
- (00:11:28) OpenAI reveals an updated GPT-4o model - but can't quite explain how it's better
- (00:13:48) Google Gemini’s voice chat mode is here
- (00:16:18) Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 bring Gemini to your ears
- (00:19:55) Google’s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources
- (00:23:13) Prompt Caching is Now Available on the Anthropic API for Specific Claude Models
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
Research & Advancements
- (01:14:40) The AI Scientist: Towards Fully Automated Open-Ended Scientific Discovery
- (01:30:24) Imagen 3
- (01:32:48) The Data Addition Dilemma
- (01:37:35) LongWriter: Unleashing 10,000+ Word Generation from Long Context LLMs
Policy & Safety
Synthetic Media & Art
- (01:48:21) SAG-AFTRA Strikes Groundbreaking AI Digital Voice Replica Pact With Startup Firm Narrativ
- (01:51:52) How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest Scammer
(01:56:21) AI Song Outro

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