The chapter explores the latest advances in AI technology, specifically focusing on Gemini, the chat GBT that can interact with users and respond to their surroundings through the device's camera. It introduces AI 'agents' capable of online tasks and delves into the launches by Google and OpenAI, including the unveiling of a new voice-enabled chatbot resembling Scarlett Johansson and the development of a model for real-time video and audio processing. The speakers discuss the potential and challenges of AI tools, internal changes within AI companies, and the competitive landscape in the AI industry.
Big Tech companies have rolled out a new batch of AI-powered products, improving upon what came before. But as Wired's Will Knight and investigative journalist Julia Angwin explain, they’re not even close to living up to the world-changing technology the Big Tech CEOs promised.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman with help from Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by David Pierce.
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