
This Day in AI Podcast
Join Michael and Chris Sharkey, two proudly average tech enthusiasts, as they stumble through the world of artificial intelligence with all the grace of a robot learning to dance. This (sometimes weekly*) podcast delivers an hour-long conversation about their thoroughly middle-of-the-road adventures with AI.
No PhDs. No Silicon Valley insights. Just two guys with enough technical knowledge to be dangerous, sharing their unexceptional yet entertaining experiences with AI tools and technology.
Subscribe now to hear:
• Mediocre hot takes on AI developments
• Stories of AI experiments gone adequately okay
• The most average advice you'll ever need
• Two Sharkeys trying their best to sound smart about algorithms
• Childish AI prank calls that somehow fool everybody
• Attempts at using AI for phishing attacks on their mother
• "Chart-topping" AI songs according to the brothers
Join our perfectly mediocre community where being average at AI is celebrated, questions are encouraged, and learning through mistakes is our specialty. Because let's face it - most of us are figuring this out as we go along.
New episodes drop whenever we remember to record them. 🎙️
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Latest episodes

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Sep 13, 2024 • 1h 20min
EP77: OpenAI o1 & o1-mini, The Era of AI Reasoning & Is Reflection-70B a Fraud?
The podcast delves into OpenAI's groundbreaking O1 models, showcasing their enhanced reasoning capabilities. Discussions reveal the dual-edged nature of AI, highlighting both its potential to boost productivity and the ethical concerns surrounding misuse. The hosts explore the implications of AI in job roles, particularly in developing custom CRM systems. They also navigate controversies around model legitimacy and skepticism, while remaining optimistic about future advancements in AI technology.

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Sep 6, 2024 • 1h 1min
EP76: Can AI Fix Its Own Mistakes? (Reflection 70B) & How Much Will You Pay for AI Productivity?
Dive into the chaotic debate among AIs about their past interactions and the humor that ensues. Discover how the advanced open-source model, Reflection 70B, attempts to self-correct its mistakes. Explore the productivity paradox in AI tools, questioning whether they're truly enhancing efficiency. With AI's potential economic impacts on jobs and software testing, this discussion also highlights the challenges of prompting techniques and the need for careful implementation in coding tasks.

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Aug 30, 2024 • 1h 13min
EP75: OpenAI🍓, Q* & Orion: What Will Happen When AI Has Agency?
Delve into OpenAI's groundbreaking models, including their intriguing functionalities and potential impacts on AI agency. Discover how AI is set to revolutionize task management and enhance creative processes. Explore the dynamics of various AI models, the innovations in gaming through training AI to play Doom, and the latest advancements in vision models. Finally, enjoy a humorous take on AI interactions and the quirky culture developing among them. Laugh along as the hosts reflect on their 'average' podcasting journey!

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Aug 23, 2024 • 1h 13min
EP74: Human Eggs with Ideogram 2.0, Phi 3.5 Boom Factor + AI-Free Startups
The latest tech developments are shaking up graphic design! Ideogram 2.0 dazzles with stunning visuals, including a legendary fire-breathing horse. Microsoft’s Phi 3.5 is a hot topic, revealing pros and cons in performance and accessibility. The conversation gets amusing with quirky AI-generated images involving human eggs. The hosts dissect the competition among ex-Google startups while pondering the meaningful role of AI in enhancing productivity. Lively discussions about community feedback highlight the ongoing evolution of AI tools.

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Aug 16, 2024 • 1h 25min
EP73: Has Google Done It? Grok 2 Beta & Is Tuning All You Need?
Reactions to Google's live demonstration highlight both excitement and technical hiccups. The launch of Grok 2 Beta leads to a discussion on benchmarking challenges and performance comparisons with other AI models. Insights into AI's impact on education reveal innovative game designs and personalized learning experiences. Ethical debates arise over AI-generated images, touching on censorship and creativity. Lastly, the conversation explores the significance of prompting and model tuning in enhancing AI capabilities and productivity.

Aug 7, 2024 • 1h 18min
EP72: Croc Test with Gemini 1.5 Experimental, Flux Destroys Midjourney & GPT4o Model Updates
Dive into the intriguing world of AI as the hosts tackle Google's Gemini 1.5 model, discussing its crocodile video analysis capabilities and performance challenges. They compare AI models like Flux and MidJourney, revealing Flux's superiority in image generation. Exciting updates on OpenAI's GPT-4 model highlight structured outputs and cost reductions. The conversation wraps up with insights into the current AI development landscape, emphasizing the need for reliable tools in an increasingly competitive market.

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Jul 24, 2024 • 1h 4min
EP71: Llama 3.1 Special Edition + GPT-4o Mini Fine Tuning & Chris's AI Poker Apology
Exploration of Llama 3.1 models, optimization of context input, fine-tuning GPT-4o Mini, Chris's AI poker apology, and the impact of Llama 3.1 release in the AI community. The podcast delves into the capabilities of Llama 3.1 model with 405 billion parameters, comparisons with other leading models, and discussions on guiding AI models with stacked blocks of information. Additionally, it covers the challenges in AI poker, multimodal integration in AI workspaces for organizations, and reflections on technology challenges in the industry.

Jul 19, 2024 • 1h 22min
EP70: AI Poker, GPT-4o Mini, Mistral NeMo, Codestral Mamba, MathΣtral & LMSYS Wars
Explore AI advancements in models like GPT-4o Mini, Mistral NeMo, and MathΣtral. Discuss coding with Codestral Mamba and LMSYS updates. Touch on AI regulatory concerns and personal poker AI experiences.

Jul 5, 2024 • 1h 16min
EP69: Fun with kyutai's Moshi. SimTheory Beta is Here! + Future Assistants
Exploring the capabilities of Kyutai's Moshi AI technology, the release of SimTheory Beta with customizable options, the discussion on AI industry bubbles, Claude Sonnet prompt leak, Salesforce's massive 1B parameter model, and the challenges of generating large outputs in AI models.

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Jun 28, 2024 • 1h 4min
EP68: We ❤️ Sonnet 3.5, Rabbit r2 Exclusive, OpenAI Voice Delay, Gemma 2, and UDIO/SUNO lawsuit
Discussion ranges from the efficiency of AI models like Claude Sonnet 3.5 to delays in OpenAI projects. The podcast also covers a preview of Rabbit r2, a lawsuit involving major music labels, and Gemma 2's impressive features. Other topics include AI-generated personalized Olympic recaps and challenges with Google's documentation.