Last Week in AI #167 - GPT-4o, Project Astra, Veo, OpenAI Departures, Interview with Andrey
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May 19, 2024 Daliana Liu, host of The Data Scientist Show and former senior data scientist at Amazon, joins to discuss exciting AI advancements. They dive into OpenAI's GPT-4o, which introduces new multimodal capabilities. The potential of Project Astra at Google and its implications for the future of AI are explored. Liu also reflects on recent changes at OpenAI, notably key departures, and the dynamic developments in humanoid robots and self-driving technologies. Tune in for insights into how AI innovations are reshaping our lives!
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GPT-4o's Multimodal Capabilities
- OpenAI's GPT-4o impressed with real-time voice interaction, image processing, and cost-effectiveness.
- It's multimodal, accepting voice and images, and outputs human-like speech and text.
Google's Project Astra
- Google's Project Astra is a real-time multimodal AI assistant similar to GPT-4o.
- It processes voice and video input, answering questions in real-time, though slightly less emotive and with more lag.
OpenAI Departures
- OpenAI's chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, left after the Sam Altman drama.
- Jen Leakey, from OpenAI's superalignment team, also resigned, hinting at internal tensions.