Last Week in AI #125 - Nvidia tools for game devs, TikTok’s Tako, PandaGPT and Gorilla, Voyager, early warning system for AI risks
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Jun 6, 2023 The podcast dives into the latest AI innovations reshaping gaming, like Nvidia's Avatar Cloud Engine. TikTok’s new AI chatbot, Tako, aims to personalize user experiences. It discusses worker attitudes towards AI, highlighting job security concerns and shifts in workplace dynamics. Innovations like PandaGPT are examined for their potential to reach Artificial General Intelligence. The conversation wraps with insights on AI risks and the cultural implications of AI's rapid evolution, including new developments in AI music creation.
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Generative AI's Impact on Gaming
- Generative AI is rapidly changing video game development, enabling automation of dialogue, asset creation, and voice cloning.
- This increases efficiency but threatens entry-level jobs like writing and concept art, impacting career paths.
NVIDIA ACE
- NVIDIA's Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) empowers developers to create AI-driven game characters with realistic voices and backstories.
- ACE combines language models, speech recognition, text-to-speech, and facial animation tools.
AI Investment Advice
- Be aware that publicly released AI investment tools likely use less sophisticated technology than a company's internal systems.
- Companies won't release tools that give significant market advantages, so expect basic, entry-level advice.