Daniel Bashir, AI interview podcast host, joins in for the 136th episode summarizing last week's big AI news. Topics discussed include paid plan for Froppik's Claude AI chatbot, Ideogram's AI image generator, the 100 most influential people in AI, OpenAI's Chat GPT's financial success, AI chip startups funding, Imbue company's funding and new releases, launch of Arabic AI model Jase, competition between Cerebrus Systems and NVIDIA, US restrictions on AI chip exports, and Microsoft's discovery of fake social media accounts.
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Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot launches paid plan for heavy users
Ideogram introduces AI image generator with impressive typography
United States restricts AI chip exports from NVIDIA and AMD for national security reasons
Deep dives
AI news at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Around 20% of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival were about AI or referenced it.
Ghostwriter, an anonymous creator, has released an unauthorized AI-generated track mimicking Travis Scott.
Artists sign open letter supporting generative AI
A group of artists signed an open letter to Congress arguing that generative AI has positive aspects and that artists should be involved in its regulation.
AI-generated paintings showcased on a Las Vegas sphere
Digital artist Refik Anadol will showcase his AI-generated paintings on the exterior of the Sphere in Las Vegas, a programmable LED screen.
US imposes restrictions on AI chip exports to Middle East
The United States has restricted AI chip exports from NVIDIA and AMD to some countries in the Middle East for national security reasons.
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