This Week in Startups

Google's AI emergency, Apple's lowkey AI moves, amazing Sora demos & more with Sunny Madra | E1904

Feb 27, 2024

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Topics include Google's 'woke AI' emergency, Apple's lowkey AI integrations, OpenAI's Sora model for Hollywood, AI model training, reinforcement learning with human feedback, guardrails in AI behavior, business phone numbers, AI research tools, innovative product success, multi-modal vision models, object identification in images, Apple's object recognition in Photos app, personalized food recommendations, hiring remote developers, and the unprecedented realism of AI-generated trailer Sora.

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Quick takeaways

Sora's AI trailers set a new standard with extended lengths and intricate camera movements.

AI tools like Sora streamline the filmmaking process, enabling quick visualization of cinematic ideas.

Deep dives

Sora Delivers AI-Generated Trailers of Exceptional Quality

Sora is revolutionizing AI-generated trailers with longer lengths and advanced camera movements, such as the ability to maintain focus on a moving target. The impressive quality of the visuals sets a new standard in AI demos, showcasing the incredible work done by the team at OpenAI.

Open Source Models and Self-Regulation in Technology

01:34

Importance of Understanding Different Perspectives in Media

04:12

Factors Impacting Model Response

03:50

Introduction

3min

Influencing AI Responses with Training Data and Guardrails

10min

Discussion on Open Sourcing Technology and Business Phone Numbers

2min

Exploring a Research Aid Tool

11min

Innovative Product Success and AI Conference Highlights

3min

Discussion on a Multi-Modal Vision Model for Image Analysis and Cultural Associations

2min

Advancements in AI Technology for Image Recognition and Object Identification

4min

Enhanced Photo Search with Object Recognition

3min

Personalized Food Recommendations and Hiring Remote Developers

2min

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The Unprecedented Realism of AI-Generated Trailer Sora

7min

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Todays show:

Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss how Google’s “woke AI” emergency came to be (1:17), Apple’s lowkey AI integrations (33:51), what OpenAI’s incredible Sora model means for Hollywood (39:39), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason!

(1:17) What went wrong with Google’s AI: Model training, RLHF, or guardrails? Plus, how Google can look to Meta for a solution

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(15:00) More examples of bias in Google’s Gemini model

(20:19) Explorer.Globe.Engineer: an AI-powered research assistant

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(29:01) Reka’s impressive multimodal functionality