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Microsoft consumes Inflection and AI Demos from Suno, Cohere, Deepseek VL and more! | E1918

Mar 21, 2024

Sunny Madra, an AI expert, joins Jason Calacanis to explore the latest in artificial intelligence. They dive into the impact of Microsoft's acquisition of Inflection AI and what it means for competition in tech. Sunny showcases a new song creation model from Suno, revealing its unexpected punk rock flair. The duo also discusses AI advancements, including Deepseek VL’s remarkable capabilities, and considers the broader implications of these innovations on music and creativity in our digital landscape.

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Quick takeaways

Microsoft acquired Inflection AI to eliminate competition.

Suno introduced a new song creation model with unique lyrics.

Deepseek VL showcased impressive reflective skills in image analysis.

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Microsoft's Strategic Acquisition in AI

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Unlocking Success Through Sleep and Tech Acquisitions

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Tech Acquisitions and AI Innovations

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Creative Song Descriptions and Innovative Web Design Solutions

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AI in Music Generation

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Legal Complexities of Data Scraping

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Exploring Cost-Effective AI Models and Their Grounding in Real Data

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Todays show:

Sunny joins Jason to dive into AI news and demos, including Microsoft absorbing Inflection AI (1:29), the new song creation model from Suno (13:28), impressive reflection skills from Deepseek VL (45:57), and more!

Timestamps:

(0:00) - Sunny joins Jason (1:29) Big news as Microsoft eliminates competitor Inflection AI by gutting their team. (6:23) Is this a new way to not have regulatory scrutiny like in M&A? (8:14) Apple has been busy acquiring AI companies! (9:14) Eight Sleep - Go to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist for $200 off the Pod plus free shipping (13:28) Sunny demos the new model from Suno v3. (15:58) Surprising punk song from Suno with interesting lyrics. (17:52) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/twist (19:24) Implications of Suno bringing everyone access to produce their own songs. (25:24) Sunny demos Coral by Cohere. (28:53) Gelt - It’s time to take control over your taxes. Visit http://www.joingelt.com/twist now. (30:08) Diving deeper into fair use regarding the data and content scraped from the internet. (45:57) Sunny demos Deepseek VL.

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LINKS:

Check out Suno v3: https://app.suno.ai/create/

Check out Coral by Cohere: https://dashboard.cohere.com/playground/chat

Check out Deepseek VL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-VL-7B

9to5Mac article about Apple buying AI Startups: https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/08/apple-bought-ai-startups/

Tech Crunch Article about Microsoft and Inflection: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/after-raising-1-3b-inflection-got-eaten-alive-by-its-biggest-investor-microsoft/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFUxPOXc4AHnjptN6dxkwFgpZ0kvPL_gTJ1uMicNRJwwtbQbuS1P0AI0MbDZzGawLNTArPSTT6VrWbByv-AyGXGWF_mkTdLG6eBSgiTrJPpqyBvY1y-GZoAE4xzQdq9v8ciP0VfQpKcSr-acjKYZEdwlc0XZV2lP6CeOb9I_QqXl

Rolling Stone Article about Suno: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-for-music-1234982307/

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