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Our 180th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris)

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Episode Highlights:

• Ideogram AI's new features, Google's Imagine 3, Dream Machine 1.5, and Runway's Gen3 Alpha Turbo model advancements.

• Perplexity's integration of Flux image generation models and code interpreter updates for enhanced search results. 

• Exploration of the feasibility and investment needed for scaling advanced AI models like GPT-4 and Agent Q architecture enhancements.

• Analysis of California's AI regulation bill SB1047 and legal issues related to synthetic media, copyright, and online personhood credentials.

Timestamps + Links:

• (00:00:00) Intro / Banter

• (01:08:17) Response to Listener Comments / Corrections

• Tools & Apps

  • (00:03:58) Ideogram AI expands its features with v2 model and color palette options

  • (00:07:48) Google Releases Powerful AI Image Generator You Can Use for Free

  • (00:11:41) Perplexity adds Flux.1 model for Pro users alongside Playground v3 update

  • (00:13:58) Luma drops Dream Machine 1.5 — here’s what’s new

  • (00:17:49) Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo is here and can make AI videos faster than you can type

  • (00:20:21) Perplexity’s latest update improves code interpreter, charts included

• Applications & Business

  • (00:24:14) AMD buying server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as chipmakers strengthen AI capabilities

  • (00:28:55) Ars Technica content is now available in OpenAI services

  • (00:34:08) Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised $60M Series A at  $400M valuation from a16z, Thrive, sources say

  • 00:38:32 Stability AI appoints new Chief Technology Officer

  • (00:41:45) Cruise’s robotaxis are coming to the Uber app in 2025

• Projects & Open Source

  • (00:44:16) AI21 Introduces the Jamba Model Family: The most powerful and efficient long-context models for the enterprise

  • (00:53:47) Microsoft reveals Phi-3.5 — this new small AI model outperforms Gemini and GPT-4o

  • (00:57:33) Nvidia’s Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B is a small language model that punches above its weight

  • (01:00:58) Open source Dracarys models ignite generative AI fired coding

• Research & Advancements

  • (01:12:35) Can AI Scaling Continue Through 2030?

  • (01:15:35) Agent Q: Advanced Reasoning and Learning for Autonomous AI Agents

  • (01:23:58) Transformers to SSMs: Distilling Quadratic Knowledge to Subquadratic Models

  • (01:31:18) Loss of plasticity in deep continual learning

• Policy & Safety

  • (01:38:20) California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from Anthropic

  • (01:48:14) Personhood credentials: Artificial intelligence and the value of privacy-preserving tools to distinguish who is real online

  • (01:52:44) Showing SAE Latents Are Not Atomic Using Meta-SAEs

• Synthetic Media & Art

  • (01:58:33) Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement

  • (01:59:32) Artists’ lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney gets more punch

• (02:01:43) Outro