

ThursdAI - The top AI news from the past week
From Weights & Biases, Join AI Evangelist Alex Volkov and a panel of experts to cover everything important that happened in the world of AI from the past week
Every ThursdAI, Alex Volkov hosts a panel of experts, ai engineers, data scientists and prompt spellcasters on twitter spaces, as we discuss everything major and important that happened in the world of AI for the past week.
Topics include LLMs, Open source, New capabilities, OpenAI, competitors in AI space, new LLM models, AI art and diffusion aspects and much more. sub.thursdai.news
Topics include LLMs, Open source, New capabilities, OpenAI, competitors in AI space, new LLM models, AI art and diffusion aspects and much more. sub.thursdai.news
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30 snips
May 31, 2024 β’ 1h 53min
π ThursdAI - May 30 - 1000 T/s inference w/ SambaNova, <135ms TTS with Cartesia, SEAL leaderboard from Scale & more AI news
The podcast discusses advancements in AI models and embeddings, including Mistral and LLMs. It covers speed breakthroughs in NLP by SambaNova and Groq, as well as innovative architectures like Cartesia's state-space models. The episode explores benchmarks, model rankings, and efficient real-time intelligence with Cartija. Updates on OpenAI, partnerships, and computing costs are also highlighted.

32 snips
May 23, 2024 β’ 1h 43min
π ThursdAI - May 23 - OpenAI troubles, Microsoft Build, Phi-3 small/large, new Mistral & more AI news
This podcast covers AI news from OpenAI's troubles to Microsoft's Build announcements, NPUs in new AI native devices, and new models like Phi-3 small/large. Topics include HuggingFace's ZeroGPU commitment, Mistral 7B model, LMSys hard prompts, Cohere's Aya 23 release, and Microsoft's new features and functionalities like Copilot. The episode also delves into advancements in AI models, interpretability in language models, the impact of AI on digital property and privacy, on-device AI progress, and collaborations with Khan Academy.

33 snips
May 17, 2024 β’ 1h 54min
π ThursdAI - May 16 - OpenAI GPT-4o, Google IO recap, LLama3 hackathon, Yi 1.5, Nous Hermes Merge & more AI news
This podcast covers the exciting launch of OpenAI's GPT-4o model, the host's hackathon experience with Meta LLama-3, and the highlights from Google IO. Dive into discussions on AI advancements, emotive customization capabilities, and the integration of AI models with wearable technology.

13 snips
May 10, 2024 β’ 1h 48min
π ThursdAI - May 9 - AlphaFold 3, im-a-good-gpt2-chatbot, Open Devin SOTA on SWE-Bench, DeepSeek V2 super cheap + interview with OpenUI creator & more AI news
The podcast features an interview with the OpenUI creator, discussing the project's success and community feedback. Other topics include breaking SOTA on Swe-Bench with Open Devin, new GPT chatbots from OpenAI, AlphaFold 3 by Google, and the latest AI innovations such as XLSDM and DeepSeek V2.

46 snips
May 3, 2024 β’ 1h 49min
ThursdAI - May 2nd - New GPT2? Copilot Workspace, Evals and Vibes from Reka, LLama3 1M context (+ Nous finetune) & more AI news
Reka from Reka AI Lab discusses Evals, Vibe checks, and a new paper on overfitting. Idan Gazit from GitHub Next talks about Copilot Workspace. Topics include LLama-3 rankings, GPT2-chat, and data contamination issues in AI models.

16 snips
Apr 26, 2024 β’ 1h 22min
π ThursdAI - April 25 - Phi-3 3.8B impresses, LLama-3 gets finetunes, longer context & ranks top 6 in the world, Snowflake's new massive MoE and other AI news this week
This podcast covers the release of Microsoft's Phi-3 3.8B model, Snowflake's hybrid MOE transformer, and llama models ranking in the top 6. Discussions include fine-tuning techniques, big AI models like Devin worth $2BN, and advancements in AI agents and startups. The episode also explores hardware product analysis, UI design impacts, and Apple's on-device AI inference plans.

26 snips
Apr 19, 2024 β’ 2h 14min
π ThursdAI - Apr 18th - π Happy LLama 3 day + Bigxtral instruct, WizardLM gives and takes away + Weights & Biases conference update
LLaMa 3 day celebration with new 8B and 70B models announced, Meta's collaboration with Google, model releases with improved benchmarks, AI integration in Premiere Pro, advancements in ML ops partnerships and fine-tuning libraries, discussions on Weights and Biases involvement, parameter usage in AI models, Reka's multi-modal capabilities, and weekly recap with gratitude to contributors and listeners.

Apr 12, 2024 β’ 1h 39min
π ThursdAI - Apr 11th, 2024 - GPT4 is king again, New Mixtral 8x22B + First finetune, New Gemini 1.5, Cohere beats old GPT4, more AI news
This week's AI news is buzzing with Gemini 1.5 updates, GPT-4 Turbo reclaiming the top spot, Mistral dropping a new Mixtral model, and HuggingFace/KAIST unveiling a fine-tuned model. Exciting advancements in AI models and finetuning techniques are stealing the spotlight!

Apr 5, 2024 β’ 1h 50min
π ThursdAI Apr 4 - Weave, CMD R+, SWE-Agent, Everyone supports Tool Use + JAMBA deep dive with AI21
The podcast covers exciting topics like the launch of Weights & Biases new toolkit Weave for LLM apps, updates on open-source LLMs, SWE-agent enhancements, Jamba deep dive with AI21, and Cloudflare AI updates. It also delves into innovative AI models like Command R+ and Cohere, discussing their capabilities and advancements in AI technology. Additionally, it explores AI model deployments, unreleased voice engine tech, and the evolution of AI 21 with the introduction of Jamba architecture.

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Mar 28, 2024 β’ 1h 35min
π ThursdAI - Mar 28 - 3 new MoEs (XXL, Medium and Small), Opus is π of the arena, Hume is sounding emotional + How Tanishq and Paul turn brainwaves into SDXL images π§ ποΈ
This podcast discusses the latest breakthroughs in AI, including new top AI models, emotional AI technology, and advancements in mind-reading technology. They also cover the evolution of fine-tuning models, AI rankings, and business advantages, offering a high signal weekly space for AI enthusiasts.