Generative AI News - Busting AI Myths, Giant Funding Rounds, AI in Education and Media, and More - Voicebot Podcast 337

Host notes - My apologies about the audio quality. We recorded on the road, and the mic setup didn't work as planned. The YouTube video audio is a little bit stronger if you want to watch this week. Also, the conversation and guest commentary is very good, so I wanted to put it out there anyway. In particular, I think you will like the discussion around LLMs and Theory of Mind, generative AI in education, and the potential erosion of generative AI startup valuations.  

The Generative AI News (GAIN) rundown this week was recorded on July 6, 2023. Some special segments include:

• Mythical generative AI capabilities. From the theory of mind to general AI to emergent abilities, generative AI claims keep getting proven wrong.

• The generative AI funding fountain continues to be strong, but we discuss whether some companies are struggling to grow into their high valuations.

• We also give you a new list of generative AI winners and losers of the week.

Links related to the top stories are included below for anyone that wants to dig deeper into a topic.

Top Story of the Week

• Did ChatGPT Really Develop a Theory of Mind?

• Do Large Language Models Have Emergent Abilities?

Generative AI Funding Fountain

• Inflection AI Raises $1.3 Billion

• Runway Lands $141 Million in New Funding

• Typeface Raises $100 Million for Branded Synthetic Media Platform

• Generative AI Content Startup Scriptic Raises $5.7 Million

• Generative AI Productivity Startup Dust Raises $5.5 Million

Generative AI in the World

• German News Publisher CEO Confirms Generative AI will Replace Jobs

• 24 Top UK Universities Draft New AI Principles - Commit to Generative AI Education

GAIN is recorded live and streamed via YouTube and LinkedIn on Thursdays. You can re-watch each week’s discussion on Voicebot’s YouTube channel. Please join us live next week on YouTube or LinkedIn. Also, please participate in the live show by commenting, and we are likely to give you a shoutout and may even show your comment on screen.