
AI Unchained
If you are looking for self-hosted and sovereign AI tools - you've come to the right place. Making sense of the technology and concepts behind AI, breaking down the tools to gain more freedom and autonomy in our lives, and investigating how to avoid being trapped in centralized systems of control. If you want a sovereign future in the digital age, this is where we will build it. This is AI Unchained.
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May 3, 2024 • 1h 11min
Ai_023 - The Promise of Personal AI
How close are we to realizing the dream of personal AI? Dive into the potential of small, efficient AI models that enhance our self-awareness and improve our lives without compromising our privacy. Could these advancements lead us to a future where we not only manage but truly own our data, understanding ourselves better than any corporation could? Join us as we explore the fascinating possibilities of personal AI.
Links to check out
Atomic Habits (Link: https://tinyurl.com/hjcajxc)
Facebook's LLM transparency tool Hugging Face Demo (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4c9cmzhw)
Clone yourself with Delphi A (Link: https://www.delphi.ai/)
The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdzetyax)
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mt6ca37k)
The Pile (Link: https://pile.eleuther.ai/)
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"The reason why it is so difficult for existing firms to capitalize on disruptive innovations is that their processes and their business model that make them good at the existing business actually make them bad at competing for the disruption."
~ Clayton M Christenson

Apr 30, 2024 • 1h 10min
Ai_022 - Applying Ai
How can AI be harnessed to manage and enhance personal and professional digital interactions more effectively? In this episode of "AI Unchained," explore the essential tools and concepts needed to apply AI in self-hosted environments, navigate the intricacies of vector embeddings, and integrate AI seamlessly into your digital workspace. What modular approaches and AI skills are essential as coding becomes more automated? Dive into these questions and more with host Guy Swann.
Links to check out
Devs Who Can't Code #1 - Build a To Do App (Link: https://tinyurl.com/29taj247)
Devs Who Can't Code #2 - Build a Bitcoin Price Tracker (Link: https://tinyurl.com/38bw54sy)
Unleashed.chat (Link: https://unleashed.chat/)
NLTK, SKlearn, RE (Link: https://tinyurl.com/537h53m8)
LM Studio (Link: https://lmstudio.ai/)
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Apr 19, 2024 • 1h 2min
Ai_021 - Ai Hardware & the Next Wave
In today's episode of AI Unchained we dive into a plethora of new developments in Ai tailored hardware, the scope of what leaps in performance and capacity we may see in the next year, what it means for open source, how to access your local run Ai from anywhere with the Pear Stack, and yet another major tool in generative Ai that will take story telling to a new level? Join Guy Swan as he unpacks the latest and their profound implications for both developers and users alike.
Links to check out
Nvidia A100 chip (Link: https://tinyurl.com/w2sw7ypr)
Nvidia H100 chip (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdznducy)
AMD's MI 300X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5ay5vm48)
Google Axion Processors/Arm-based CPUs (Link: https://tinyurl.com/jd7chher)
IBM's AI chips (Link: https://tinyurl.com/y8kjyk8p)
Apple's AI integration in iOS (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4k8dz7u9)
Panochio tool for web generation (Link: https://pinokio.computer/)
Pinokio application for local hosting of AI tools (Link: https://docs.pinokio.computer/download/)
LM Studio AI model management (Link: https://lmstudio.ai/)
Keet chat app and the Pear protocol (Link: https://keet.io/)
Mixtral 22B and other models from Hugging Face (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mv67p2uy)
LLM Studio for managing large language models (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3fbactk2)
TorchTune documentation (Link: https://pytorch.org/torchtune/main/)
Mistral AI (Link: https://tinyurl.com/33zjuy9z)
GitHub SWE-agent (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3hjwnv5d)
Holesail (Link: https://holesail.io/)
Tom Davenport on X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/438r9z69)
UdioAI (https://udioai.ai/)
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Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 25min
Ai Read_006 - How (Actually) Open AI Wins
"As I see it, humanity is at a turning point where we must either embrace a small handful of totalitarian super intelligences or move AI to the edge, allowing a wide diversity of machine intelligences to flourish in cooperation with an equally diverse set of human intelligences, forming a truly decentralized hivemind. Fortunately, there’s mounting evidence that open source models will be the ultimate winners."
~Hivemind Ventures
Our read from HiveMind Ventures today argues that the future of AI development hinges on embracing open-source models and decentralization to counteract the monopolistic tendencies of large corporations and governments. What if we already have the tools and foundations to create a genuine decentralized hivemind of human and artificial intelligences that change how we organize and progress. What if these tools are right under our nose, today? Would you want to know what they are?
Check out the original article at How (Actually) Open AI Wins. (Link: https://hivemind.vc/ai/)
Links to check out
Replit (Link: https://replit.com/)
Hugging Face (Link: https://huggingface.co/)
Langchain (Link: https://www.langchain.com/)
Mosaic ML (Link: https://tinyurl.com/48u2c4yv)
Nomic AI (Link: https://www.nomic.ai/)
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Mar 30, 2024 • 1h 25min
Ai_20 - Instability Ai & Commoditized Intelligence
Today we delve into the leadership upheaval at Stability AI, Apple finally putting their cards on the table, the breadth of tools available for image and video generation, more ways to use LLMs to build micro apps, the release of numerous new models, and highlighting broader trends in the AI industry that may be rising to the surface. What might recent developments in the space reveal about the future of open source and centralized Ai? Are we headed toward a brighter, or much darker future? Find out in today's show.
Links to check out
Sora video generation (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2tmz8tt9)
RunwayML (Link: https://runwayml.com/)
Pika Labs (Link: https://pikalabs.org/)
Stability Ai (Link: https://stability.ai/)
Fountain.fm (Link: https://fountain.fm/)
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Mar 21, 2024 • 1h 20min
Ai Read_005 - Here Lies the Internet, Murdered By Generative Ai
"All around the nation there are toddlers plunked down in front of iPads being subjected to synthetic runoff, deprived of human contact _even in the media they consume. There’s no other word but dystopian."
~ Mike Hoel
What happens when the internet is so overrun with awful ai generated content, that it becomes too overwhelming to even find anything of value? And this is happening now, not in the future. What happens to a generation of toddlers who are watching incoherent, plotless, inhuman videos over and over again that are completely ai generated from beginning to end and are devoid of human meaning or depth of any kind? Millions of views on these videos poison the minds of kids all over the country while parents have no idea what the content actually is. Are we headed into a dystopia, and experiment with the minds of our children? And what on earth could we do to fix this? Find out in today's episode of Ai Unchained.
Check out the original article at Here lies the internet, murdered by generative AI. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/mr4b5nmm)
References from the episode:
Chat 94 with Clint Russell
Read_802 - How Inflation Destroys Civilization
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"The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first."
~ Jim Morrison

Mar 15, 2024 • 49min
Ai_019 - What if You Had a Personal Software Developer
With the announcement of Devin, the "First AI Software Engineer" by Cognition Labs, some are calling it a breakthrough, while others aren't so impressed and believe other models can do largely the same thing. What is the unique difference that Devin brings to the table and does it have implications for the accessibility of coding and could it even suggest a change in direction for the future of software itself? Don't miss this fascinating topic in today's episode of Ai Unchained.
Check out Cognition Labs Blog and the details of this wild new project. (Link: https://www.cognition-labs.com/blog)
Links to other content mentioned in the episode
Guy Swann YouTube Channel for AI Content (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4x297knm)
Live Stream of the First Episode of Devs Who Can't Code - Although not continued as a live series, the first episode serves as an introduction to the concept. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/nhmy6pxy)
Transcription App ("Scribe Drop") - A local application developed to automate podcast transcription using Whisper AI models, with a mention of exploring updates and alternative models. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/43cuxc4j)
Unleashed.chat and Chat GPT Platforms - For uploading text files and generating summaries or specific content requests from the transcripts. (Link: unleashed.chat) (Link: https://chat.openai.com/auth/login)
Devs Who Can't Code Series - A YouTube-only series that explores coding with AI, focusing on building applications and automating workflows without in-depth coding knowledge.
Devs Who Can't Code Episode #1 on YouTube (Link: https://youtu.be/Auux6-TW5Fg)
Bitcoin Price Tracker: Coming soon - An application built in the second episode of Devs Who Can't Code, offering a simple yet personalized way to monitor Bitcoin prices.
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Mar 7, 2024 • 1h 37min
Ai_018 - Unlocking the world with AI
Advanced AI meets sustainable agriculture, opening a revolutionary pathway to food security. This episode brings Stephen Reisner from Potent Ponics into the spotlight, discussing a groundbreaking project that not only challenges the traditional AI applications in media but ventures into the heart of real-world, blue-collar issues. Explore how AI can empower farmers globally, breaking language barriers and democratizing access to organic cultivation knowledge. A blend of technology, agriculture, and a vision for a greener future awaits—tune in for an inspiring journey towards global sustainability.
Check out the project and other mentioned content from the show below
Copyleft Cultivars - A platform focused on democratizing access to organic cultivation knowledge across various languages, leveraging AI to crowdsource information on organic farming practices. (Link: copyleftcultivars.com)
Patreon for the Project - For those interested in supporting the project financially, a Patreon page has been set up to facilitate funding. This is part of their approach to secure resources for further development and research. (Link: https://tinyurl.com/5bdtvurw)
The Unsettling of America - A recommended read, highlighted for its insights into the impact of financial systems on agriculture and sustainability. The audiobook version, narrated by the actor who portrays Ron Swanson, was particularly recommended for its engaging delivery. (Link: https://a.co/d/bIJY5pe)
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Potent Ponics Website (Link: https://www.potentponics.com/)
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Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 27min
Ai_017 - From Closed AI to Open Source with NVK
The only way to protect yourself from closed, surveilled AI tools, is to use the open and private alternatives. When NVK couldn't find them, he decided to build them. Unleashed.chat begins to realize the potentially for open source LLMs to compete with ChatGPT and make use of unique means to fine-tune and leverage vectorized data for higher accuracy and relevance to the tasks of the user. What goes into building a set of tools like this, and why are they so desperately needed? Find out in today's chat with NVK.
Links to explore the tools in this episode
Unleashed.chat (Link: https://unleashed.chat/)
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NVK on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/y4jbdphp)
CoinKite Website (Link: https://coinkite.com/)
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Feb 22, 2024 • 59min
Ai_016 - Video AI Breakthroughs Already in 2024
"By the end of 2024, everyone will have tools easily available to them that will allow them to create any video they want by simply typing in a description and hitting generate."
~ Guy Swann
Are we on the brink of a revolution where anyone can create blockbuster-quality videos from their bedroom? Discover how the latest AI breakthroughs in 2024 are dismantling the barriers to professional filmmaking and what this might mean for truth, politics, and storytelling. What will the world look like when reality itself can be engineered with a few clicks?
Links to explore the tools in this episode
Lumiere - Google Research (Link: https://lumiere-video.github.io/)
Animate Anyone (Link: https://www.animateanyone.com/)
Magic Animate (Link: https://www.magicanimate.org/)
Sora by Open AI (Link: https://openai.com/sora)
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