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Mixture of Experts

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Jul 12, 2024 • 41min

Episode 11: AI at Wimbledon, ChatGPT for coding, and scaling with AI personas

In Episode 11 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Skyler Speakman, and its Wimbledon finals week! Today, we review how AI is providing insights throughout one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments and the future of AI in sports. Next, the experts break down the quality of ChatGPT for coding. Finally, how did scaling synthetic data create one billion personas?The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Jul 3, 2024 • 38min

Episode 10: AI Hardware: Training, Inference, Devices and Model Optimization

In Episode 10 of Mixture of Experts we are talking all hardware all the time. Guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Chris Hay, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui to explore the intricacies of AI hardware. Is Apple creating a pattern for the industry with their on device and cloud architecture? Tune in to hear the experts debate the details.The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Jun 28, 2024 • 39min

Episode 9: Claude 3.5 Sonnet, BIRD-SQL, and the latest in AI Slop

Is shrimp Jesus the best use case of AI content creation? In Episode 9 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and Michael Glass. The experts analyze both the release Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 and BIRD-SQL. Finally, we talk the latest in AI slop and how it is affecting content creation.The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Jun 21, 2024 • 44min

Episode 8: NVIDIA’s Nemotron-4 340B models, Safe Superintelligence Inc. and AI agents

Is there a new major player in the AI space? In Episode 8 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Kate Soule, and Maya Murad. First, the experts react to NVIDIA’s Nemotron-4 340B model launch and the future of LLM training. Next, new developments in enterprise agents create a great discussion around the reality of AI agents. Finally, we discuss the launch of a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Jun 14, 2024 • 40min

Episode 7: Apple's WWDC24 reactions and mechanistic interpretability

Is Apple late to the AI game? In Episode 7 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Skyler Speakman, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. Today, the experts react to Apple’s slew of AI announcements at WWDC24. Then, part 2 on interpretability this week, as OpenAI released their study mechanistic interpretability. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Jun 7, 2024 • 40min

Episode 6: AI safety, RAG benchmarking and responsible AI at ACM FAccT Conference

What’s the future of AGI? In Episode 6 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Vagner Figueredo de Santana, Marina Danilesky, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts unpack Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI safety screed, Situational Awareness. We also break down the state of responsible AI amid the annual ACM Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) Conference. Finally, we chat about RAG benchmarking and what it tells us about the industry as a whole.The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Jun 7, 2024 • 1min

Introducing Mixture of Experts Podcast

Introducing the Mixture of Experts podcast, your weekly deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence—bringing you insightful discussions on the latest AI trends, innovations, and the impact on business. You will hear from a panel of researchers, engineers, data scientists, ethics experts, veteran product leaders and more! Tune in weekly to stay ahead of the AI wave.The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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May 31, 2024 • 44min

Episode 5: Google’s AI Overviews, Golden Gate Claude, the "whale computer" and scaling laws

How is the market reacting to Google's AI overviews? In Episode 5 of Mixture of Experts, Bryan Casey, our guest host, is joined by Kate Soule, Chris Hay, and Skyler Speakman. Today, our experts revisit a conversation from a previous episode around Google’s AI Overviews and the market reaction. Additionally, they break down Anthropic’s Golden Gate Claude. Finally, what is the “whale computer” and how does it relate to scaling laws?The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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May 24, 2024 • 38min

Episode 4: Scarlett Johansson, FMTI and Think 2024

What’s going on between Scarlet Johansson and OpenAI? In Episode 4 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Marina Danilevsky, and Armand Ruiz. Kate explains the future of FMTI, Marina highlights innovations driving the open-source community, and Armand dives into the latest from IBM’s THINK 2024 event. Subscribe for AI updates:https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120Learn more about artificial intelligence: https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligenceThe opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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May 17, 2024 • 41min

Episode 3: GPT-4o, AI overviews and our multimodal future

In Episode 3 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Chris Hay, and Bryan Casey for the OpenAI vs. Google showdown. Shobhit analyzes the showcase demos released by OpenAI and Google. Chris breaks down latency and cost in relation to GPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Flash. Finally, after years of people proclaiming the death of search, Bryan answers the big question: are LLMs forcing the death of Google search? The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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