This Day in AI Podcast
Michael Sharkey, Chris Sharkey
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. 🎙️
Proudly supported by Simtheory.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. 🎙️
Proudly supported by Simtheory.ai
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Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 8min
EP41: Are GPTs the Future or All Hype? Microsoft AI Ignite & Is Open Source at GPT-4 Level?
This podcast episode discusses the hype and future of GPTs, the potential of open-source AI competing with GPT-4, Microsoft's AI Ignite event and updates to Azure, the advantages of fine-tuned specialist models, and the practical applications of AI in everyday computing. The speakers also touch on topics like leaked GPT data, monetization of GPTs, and the future of music creation with Google Lyria. Join the active discord community to dive deeper into these discussions!
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Nov 10, 2023 • 1h 35min
EP40: Open AI Dev Day Recap: Custom GPTs, GPT-4 Turbo, Assistants API Discussion & Test Drive
Deep dive into OpenAI's latest offerings, including custom GPTs, GPT-4 Turbo, and Assistants API. Monetization challenges and the effectiveness of prompts and models are discussed. The limitations of GPT-4 Turbo and the use of embeddings and vector databases for text retrieval are explored. The significance of JSON output and the OpenAI Dev Day recap are also highlighted.
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Nov 6, 2023 • 1h 18min
LIVE: Reaction to OpenAI DevDay, Opening Keynote
The podcast covers reactions to OpenAI DevDay keynote, including skepticism and concerns. They discuss key announcements like larger context window and JSON output mode, and explore developer announcements. They also delve into OpenAI's vision for chat GBT and its potential devaluation, as well as user opinions on XAI grok. The hosts summarize OpenAI's DevDay event and discuss their experience with the live event.
Nov 2, 2023 • 1h 7min
EP39: White House AI Executive Order, The Bletchley Declaration & Adversarial AI Attacks
The podcast discusses the White House's executive order on regulating AI, the Bletchley Declaration, adversarial AI attacks, future of AI computing, and leaked prompts powering ChatGPT's multi-tool mode. They also introduce hilarious new merch and discuss key insights on the future of language models.
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Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 8min
EP38: Ed Sheeran Listens to Our Podcast, Deep Fakes & Frontier Risks and AI Ears: SALMONN Model
Ed Sheeran, a famous musician, makes a surprise appearance and discusses his love for the podcast. The podcast also covers topics such as deep fakes and their potential dangers, AI-generated voices becoming undetectable, challenges in web crawling, limitations of current PDF to text technology, and the idea of creating an agent as a moral conscious.
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Oct 20, 2023 • 1h 8min
EP37: Fun With PlayHT 2.0, Will Open Source Be Unbeatable? The Future of AI Models + Meta MEG
New open source AI models like Zephyr generate content at lightning speed. AI cloning voices raise implications for gambling and parenting. Meta can read minds and turn brain waves into images. AI judges sports better than humans. AI can simulate a financial phishing scam call. Will open source be unbeatable? AI progress desensitizes us. AI in sports judging and analysis.
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Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 13min
EP36: ChatGPT Vision Road Tested, AutoGen Cheese Test & Anthropic's Break Through
The podcast explores the capabilities of GPT-4 vision, including its ability to identify locations from photos. They discuss the use of multiple AI agents with AutoGen and Anthropic's research on neural superposition. The podcast also delves into Meta's lobotomized AI chatbots. They discuss the challenges of using GPT for image understanding and the cost of AI. They also explore the concept of augmented intelligence and its potential in coding. Additionally, they discuss the benefits and criticism of using different prompts and personas with GPT-4.
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Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 18min
EP35: AI Safety Gone Mad, Stable 3B Cheese Test, GPT4 Vision & DALL-E 3 Diversity + Sydney is BACK!
In this podcast, they discuss the wild world of AI image generation and vision, including racist cartoon captions, heartfelt poetry by Bing, and teaching AI to forget unwanted knowledge. They debate AI safety controls, the limitations of Turnitin for detecting AI-generated writing, biases in AI-generated images, and the potential disappearance of captchas. They also explore censorship potential in AI models and express gratitude for audience engagement.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 1h
EP34: Meta's AI Agents, Mistral 7B Road Tested (with Cheese) & ChatGPT Vision
This episode of the podcast covers Meta's latest AI announcements, including creepy camera glasses and celebrity 'AI agents'. They also discuss the impressive new Minstral model with its cheese diagnosing abilities. Additionally, they freak out over Tesla's new human-like robot that can stack blocks, signaling the imminent rise of AGI. Other topics include Microsoft's plan to use nuclear energy for AI data centers and the concept of AI agents creating memories.
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Sep 22, 2023 • 1h 5min
EP33: AI WARS: Gemini Vs Gobi, DALL-E3, Alexa AI, Open Interpreter & Llama2 Experiments
Explore the AI wars between Google and OpenAI as they strive to release the first multimodal LLM. Discover the scary conversational abilities of Alexa, the practical applications of AI in Microsoft's Office 365 and Bing, and the advancements in sensory skills. Delve into the potential risks of AI technology and the capabilities of OpenAI's Advanced Data Analyzer. Learn about Amazon Alexa's potential, frustrations with Google Home's speech recognition, and the upcoming clinical trial by Neuralink. Discuss the rewards and risks of advanced AI technology, the ethical implications of AI in writing, and the influence of poets in the AI industry.
