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#145 - OpenAI’s Q*, Claude 2.1, Stable Video Diffusion, Starling-7B, Orca 2, international agreements

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Dec 2, 2023

Kevin Pereira and Gavin Purcell, co-hosts of the AI For Humans podcast and former G4 TV stars, dive into the latest developments in AI. They explore the impressive upgrades of Anthropic's Claude 2.1, making AI more user-friendly. The duo discusses Amazon's new AI chatbot, Q, and the rumored OpenAI Q* model. They also cover emerging innovations in video generation technology from Stability AI and Pika Labs, as well as the competitive dynamics of the AI landscape, highlighting the exciting challenges and opportunities in this ever-evolving field.

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Runway's Motion Brush

Runway's motion brush tool shows the potential of AI video generation.
It is still not quite as good as the marketing trailers suggest.

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Pika Labs' Future

Pika Labs' long-term use case is uncertain, despite significant funding.
Its potential lies in more advanced video generation and editing capabilities.

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Pi's Real-Time Feedback

Pi provided accurate real-time feedback on Diablo 4 tips.
This highlights the potential of real-time LLMs like Grok for providing valuable information.

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Timestamps + links:

Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
- (01:03:15) Starling-7B: Increasing LLM Helpfulness & Harmlessness with RLAIF
- (01:12:10) Defending your voice against deepfakes
Research & Advancements
- (01:16:07) Orca 2: Teaching Small Language Models How to Reason
- (01:22:16) New technique can accelerate language models by 300x
- (01:23:35) DeepMind Says New Multi-Game AI Is a Step Toward More General Intelligence
- (01:27:00) GAIA: A Benchmark for General AI Assistants
- (01:30:45) Language Models are Super Mario: Absorbing Abilities from Homologous Models as a Free Lunch
Policy & Safety
Synthetic Media & Art
- (01:48:18) Sarah Silverman Hits Stumbling Block In AI Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta
(01:52:23) Outro

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