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Weekly summaries and discussion about the most interesting developments in AI, deep learning, robotics, and more!
Our 198th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 01/31/2024
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In this episode:
- DeepSeek releases R1, a competitive AI model comparable to OpenAI’s O1, leading to market unrest and significant drops in tech stocks, including a 17% plunge in NVIDIA's stock. - OpenAI launches Operator to facilitate agentic computer use, while facing competition from new releases by DeepSeek and Quen, with applications seeing rapid adoption. - President Trump revokes the Biden administration's executive order on AI, signaling a shift in AI policy and deregulation efforts. - Taiwanese government clears TSMC to produce advanced 2-nanometer chip technology abroad, aiming to strengthen global semiconductor supply amidst geopolitical tensions.
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Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:03:01) Response to listener comments
Projects & Open Source
(00:06:26) DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via Reinforcement Learning
(00:30:25) Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family
(00:34:07) Qwen2.5-1M Technical Report
(00:38:32) Alibaba’s Qwen team releases AI models that can control PCs and phones
Tools & Apps
(00:42:09) OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously
(00:47:37) DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store
(00:52:17) Alibaba rolled out Qwen Chat v0.2 and Qwen2.5-1M model
(00:53:50) Perplexity launches US-hosted DeepSeek R1, hints at EU hosting soon
(00:55:31) Apple is pulling its AI-generated notifications for news after generating fake headlines
(00:59:00) French AI ‘Lucie’ looks très chic, but keeps getting answers wrong
Applications & Business
(01:02:09) DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors
(01:07:49) Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project
(01:13:00) OpenAI adds BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to board of directors
(01:15:00) ElevenLabs has raised a new round at $3B+ valuation led by ICONIQ Growth, sources say
Policy & Safety
(01:16:00) Donald Trump unveils $500 billion Stargate Project to build AI infrastructure in the US, promising over 100K jobs
(01:20:36) Trump Revokes Biden AI Policy, Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Leadership
(01:23:20) Anthropic CEO doesn’t see DeepSeek as ‘adversaries,’ but says export controls are critical
(01:30:26) Taiwanese govt clears TSMC to make 2nm chips abroad — country lowers its 'Silicon Shield'
(01:33:01) Outro
Last Week in AI
Weekly summaries and discussion about the most interesting developments in AI, deep learning, robotics, and more!
