Last Week in AI

#166 - new AI song generator, Microsoft's GPT4 efforts, AlphaFold3, xLSTM, OpenAI Model Spec

May 12, 2024

The podcast discusses new AI song generator by ElevenLabs, Microsoft's GPT-4 efforts, AlphaFold3, xLSTM, OpenAI Model Spec. They cover partnerships like OpenAI & Stack Overflow for technical knowledge, challenges from Chinese AI unicorns, and Wayve's $1 billion for Autonomous Driving. Also, talk about Prometheus 2 evaluating language models, DeepSeek-V2 for language model efficiency, and OpenVoice V2 enhancing multilingual voice cloning.

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Alpha Fold 3 advances biomolecular analysis, excelling in protein-ligand and protein-nucleic acid interactions.

XLSDM introduces XLSTM for enhanced training efficiency and performance, surpassing previous models in scalability and perplexity reduction.

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Alpha Fold 3: Advancements in Biomolecular Interaction Analysis

Alpha Fold 3 expands its capabilities to analyze biomolecular interactions beyond protein folding, now including proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, ions, and modified residues. Through architectural improvements, it achieves superior accuracy in protein-ligand and protein-nucleic acid interactions, positioning itself as a leading tool in this domain.

Seek Coding Suggestions on Stack Overflow

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Enjoying Craft Non-Alcoholic Beer Before AI Chat

01:25

Exploring New Tools for Interviews

01:15

Advancing Evaluation Criteria in Learning Management Systems

01:23

Introduction

2min

Discussing AI News with Non-Alcoholic Beers from Athletic Brewing Company

2min

Advancements in AI-Generated Music

7min

Discussion on Model Training Trends and Reliable Benchmarking with Ellensys Platform

2min

Exploring AI Partnerships and Industry Developments

22min

Advancements in AI Models and Robotics Code Libraries

25min

Evolution of Neural Networks: From LSTM to Transformers

14min

Geopolitical Conflicts & Technological Advancements

25min

Guest Expresses Gratitude and Mentions Newsletter and Sponsor

2min

Our 166th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
Tools & Apps
- (00:04:23) ElevenLabs previews music-generating AI model
- (00:09:31) Mysterious “gpt2-chatbot” AI model appears suddenly, confuses experts
- (00:13:00) SoundHound AI and Perplexity Partner to Bring Online LLMs to Next Gen Voice Assistants Across Cars and IoT Devices
- (00:14:50) Stability AI sows gen AI discord with Stable Artisan
- (00:16:35) Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors
- (00:18:54) Alibaba rolls out latest version of its large language model to meet robust AI demand
Applications & Business
- (00:19:34) OpenAI and Stack Overflow partner to bring more technical knowledge into ChatGPT
- (00:17:31) New Microsoft AI model may challenge GPT-4 and Google Gemini
- (00:31:08) Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion
- (00:32:00) Motional delays commercial robotaxi plans amid restructuring
- (00:33:54) The rise of the Chinese AI unicorns doing battle with OpenAI
Projects & Open Source
Research & Advancements
- (00:50:02) Google DeepMind’s Groundbreaking AI for Protein Structure Can Now Model DNA
- (00:57:20) xLSTM: Extended Long Short-Term Memory
- (01:06:35) StoryDiffusion: Consistent Self-Attention for Long-Range Image and Video Generation
- (01:07:55) Chain of Thought Empowers Transformers to Solve Inherently Serial Problems
- (01:11:48) KAN: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks
Policy & Safety
- (01:13:20) US lawmakers unveil bill to make it easier to restrict exports of AI models
- (01:17:30) OpenAI’s Model Spec outlines some basic rules for AI
- (01:20:18) Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation
- (01:25:15) OpenAI Releases ‘Deepfake’ Detector to Disinformation Researchers
Synthetic Media & Art
(01:40:18) AI Outro Song

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Last Week in AI

#166 - new AI song generator, Microsoft's GPT4 efforts, AlphaFold3, xLSTM, OpenAI Model Spec

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Alpha Fold 3: Advancements in Biomolecular Interaction Analysis

XLSDM: Enhanced LSTM Extension for Language Modelling

Advancements in Video Generation with Consistent Self-Attention

Innovative Chain of Thought Approach for Serial Problem Solving with Transformers

Seek Coding Suggestions on Stack Overflow

Enjoying Craft Non-Alcoholic Beer Before AI Chat

Exploring New Tools for Interviews

Advancing Evaluation Criteria in Learning Management Systems

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#166 - new AI song generator, Microsoft's GPT4 efforts, AlphaFold3, xLSTM, OpenAI Model Spec

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Deep dives

Alpha Fold 3: Advancements in Biomolecular Interaction Analysis

XLSDM: Enhanced LSTM Extension for Language Modelling

Advancements in Video Generation with Consistent Self-Attention

Innovative Chain of Thought Approach for Serial Problem Solving with Transformers

Seek Coding Suggestions on Stack Overflow

Enjoying Craft Non-Alcoholic Beer Before AI Chat

Exploring New Tools for Interviews

Advancing Evaluation Criteria in Learning Management Systems

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