Mixture of Experts

Can Apple Intelligence compete with the AI market offerings? In Episode 20 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Maya Murad. Today, the experts chat Apple Intelligence, the performance of Reflection’s 70B, and a new paper released on LLMs generating novel research ideas. Additionally, IBM soft launched the Bee Agent Framework to help build agentic workflows with leading open-source and proprietary models. Tune-in to hear our expert panel break down this week’s AI news.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.

Will prompt engineering ever die? In Episode 19 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the future of prompt engineering, a new paper released about The AI Scientist, NEO 1X’s humanoid robot, and OpenAI’s in-house AI chips. Will AI takeover scientific discovery? Will everyone have at home AI assistants? Why is OpenAI investing in chip production? Tune-in for our expert’s takes.0:00 - Intro1:17 - Future of Prompt Engineering11:18 - NEO 1X Robot21:56 - AI for Scientific Discovery31:48 - OpenAI's in-house ChipsThe 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.

Is search less trustworthy? In Episode 18 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by the IBM Fellows—Aaron Baughman, Kush Varshney, and Trent Gray-Donald. Today, the experts chat how AI is being integrated at the US Open. Next, the Perplexity is introducing ads in Q4, what is the affect on search? Finally, what's all the hype with Cursor? Tune-in to today’s episode for all this and more.0:01 - Intro00:59 - AI at the US Open13:35 - Paid search in Perplexity24:12 - Cursor hype!35:53 - IBM FellowsThe 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.

What’s new with AI agents? In Episode 17 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Skyler Speakman, and Volkmar Uhlig. Today, the experts chat Agent Q and the improvements in reasoning and planning. Next, the CEO of Procreate came out with a statement that there will be no gen AI integrated into their products—can art avoid the AI wave? Finally, AMD acquired ZT Systems, can they now compete with NVIDIA? All this and more on today’s episode.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.Segments:0:01 — Intro00:51 — Agent Q14:21 — No AI in Art29:12 — AMD Acquires ZT Systems

Is OpenAI about to release their biggest AI project? In Episode 16 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kate Soule, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report and analyze how gen AI could reduce the cost of cyber threats. Next, rumors are circulating the internet about OpenAI dropping “Project Strawberry,” what they internally reference as a “level 2” model. Are the rumors true? Tune-in for more.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.Segments:0:01 — Intro00:52 — Cost of a Data Breach 202412:33— Project Strawberry

Marina Danilevsky, an AI development expert, joins seasoned analyst Kush Varshney and stock market guru Shobhit Varshney in a riveting discussion. They tackle whether we’re in an AI bubble and its connection to recent market crashes. The trio dives into OpenAI's Structured Outputs and their transformative potential for enterprise applications. They also dissect Google's intriguing move to 'acquire' character.ai, pondering the implications for the tech landscape and startup culture. It's a compelling exploration of tech innovation and economic shifts!

Meta releases SAM 2! In Episode 14 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kate Soule and Vagner Santana. Today, the experts chat the next generation of Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM). Then, another AI companion attempt via friend.com, we analyze if startups effectively compete in the AI hardware space. Finally, we get expert opinions on various topics: Will gen AI projects be abandoned? Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? Tune-in today to find out.0:01 — Intro1:00 — SAM 210:49 — Friend.com20:53 — Abandoned gen AI projects25:38 — Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9?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.

Meta strikes back with the launch of Llama 3.1! In Episode 13 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney, and Maryam Ashoori. Today, the experts analyze the business of AI in relation to the launch of Llama 3.1, including Llama 405B. Then, Mistral Large 2 sparks conversation about the open-source wave. Finally, the experts talk GPT 4o-mini and the model price war. Are little models having their moment? Tune-in to find out.0:01 — Intro1:33 — Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large 210:08 — Are Little Models Having a Moment?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.

Tech expert Chris Hay, software engineer Marina Danilevsky, and legal expert Brent Smolinski discuss Goldman Sachs' Gen AI report, Cloud Engineer 2.0, RIAA lawsuits. They delve into costs vs benefits of AI, coding agents, and legal implications of generative music AI. Will modern AI disrupt the music industry?

It's Wimbledon finals week! In Episode 11 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Skyler Speakman. 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.