#185 - Movie Gen, ChatGPT Canvas, OpenAI's VC Round, SB 1047 Vetoed
Update: 2024-10-12
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Our 185th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Gavin Purcell from the AI for Humans podcast.
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In this episode:
- Meta's MovieGen introduces innovative features in AI video generation, alongside OpenAI's real-time speech API and expanded ChatGPT capabilities.
- Mio's foundation model and Apple's Depth Pro enhance multimodal AI inputs and precise 3D imaging for AR, VR, and robotics.
- Microsoft and OpenAI's strategic advancements highlight significant financial moves and AI enhancements, including Microsoft's enhanced Copilot.
- AI policy discussions intensify as California's vetoed bill sparks debates on regulation, alongside Google's $1 billion investment to expand AI infrastructure in Thailand.
Timestamps + Links:
- (00:00:00 ) Intro / Banter
- (00:02:51 ) Response to listener comments / corrections
- Tools & Apps
- (00:03:48 ) Meta announces Movie Gen, an AI-powered video generator
- (00:14:28 ) OpenAI launches new ‘Canvas’ ChatGPT interface tailored to writing and coding projects
- (00:19:31 ) OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API and other treats for AI app developers
- (00:24:43 ) Black Forest Labs releases Flux 1.1 Pro and an API
- (00:28:30 ) Microsoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yet
- (00:32:36 ) Pika 1.5 is now live — AI video generator just got major upgrades
- Applications & Business
- (00:37:49 ) OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all time
- (00:45:23 ) Google brings ads to AI Overviews as it expands AI’s role in search
- (00:51:05 ) Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma
- (00:51:49 ) OpenAI’s newest creation is raising shock, alarm, and horror among staffers: a new logo
- (00:53:45 ) Waymo to add Hyundai EVs to robotaxi fleet under new multiyear deal
- (00:57:28 ) Cerebras, an A.I. Chipmaker Trying to Take On Nvidia, Files for an I.P.O.
- (00:59:18 ) Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup
- Research & Advancements
- (01:03:30 ) Were RNNs All We Needed?
- (01:06:52 ) MIO: A Foundation Model on Multimodal Tokens
- (01:09:20 ) Apple releases Depth Pro, an AI model that rewrites the rules of 3D vision
- Policy & Safety
- (01:13:08 ) California Governor Vetoes Sweeping A.I. Legislation
- (01:18:02 ) Judge blocks California’s new AI law in case over Kamala Harris deepfake Musk reposted
- (01:20:41 ) Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data center and accelerate AI growth
- Synthetic Media & Art
- (01:25:13 ) Outro
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