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Todays show:

Liquid AI’s Ramin Hasani joins Jason to discuss the mission and the concept of Liquid AI's liquid neural networks (1:09). They dive into liquid neural networks’ applications (16:07), transition from theory to execution (21:37), their efficiency on small devices (27:30), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Liquid AI CEO and co-founder Ramin Hasani joins Jason

(1:09) Liquid AI's mission and concept of liquid neural networks

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(8:34) Demo of Liquid AI: traditional vs. Liquid neural networks in autonomous driving

(16:07) Practical applications of Liquid AI

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(21:37) Commercializing worm-inspired AI systems, building a team, and solving problems across various sectors

(27:30) Efficiency of liquid neural networks in compact devices like the Raspberry Pi and the transformative potential of AI modeled after worms.

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(35:24) Data ownership in AI and incentivizing data providers

(41:18) Role of AI in real-world applications

(43:57) Societal impact of AI, job displacement, and the optimistic view on AI's potential

(50:25) Explanation of physical models vs statistical models in AI and the challenge of understanding black box AI systems

(57:01) Speculations about AGI's market cap, who might achieve AGI first, and the potential of using AI systems to build various applications

(1:00:12) Comparison between open-source and closed-source models in AI and the trend of open-source moves in the AI industry

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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5

https://www.capgemini.com/us-en

https://www.ctc-g.co.jp/en

https://www.accenture.com

https://www.ey.com/en_gl

https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2024/04/02/the-daily-show-jon-stewart-ai-work-force-jobs-orig.cnn

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Source of C. elegans worm footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjqLwPgLnV0&t=1s

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raminhasani

Check out Liquid AI: https://www.liquid.ai

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