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May 24, 2024
ARCHIVE: Open Models (with Arthur Mensch) and Video Models (with Stefano Ermon)
For this holiday weekend (in the United States) episode, we've stitched together two archived episodes from the a16z Podcast, both featuring General Partner Anj…
#189 Rahul Sonwalkar: The Future of Programming, AI-Powered Code Generation with Julius AI
This episode is sponsored by TrialKey.ai, the market leader AI-driven clinical trial design optimization, and predictor that improves trial design and execution…
Anthropic Begins to Unlock the Mystery of LLMs
Anthropic’s new research brings us closer to understanding the inner workings of LLMs. By identifying and manipulating patterns within their AI model, Claude 3…
May 23, 2024
OpenAI's Very Bad Week, Microsoft's Huge AI Event & Scarlett Johansson is Not Happy
OpenAI had one of the worst possible weeks yet with three major issues and the Scarlett Johansson mess just keeps getting worse. Plus, the California Senate pas…
How YC fosters AI Innovation with Garry Tan
Garry Tan is a notorious founder-turned-investor who is now running one of the most prestigious accelerators in the world, Y Combinator. As the president and CE…
The Importance of Tribal Knowledge for the Success of AI Adoptions - with Edwin Pahk of Aquant
Today's guest is Edwin Pahk, Senior Vice President of Customer Success and Customer Pre-sales at Aquant. Aquant. Aquant is an AI-powered tech company that build…
After Rough Launch, is Humane AI Pin Looking to Sell?
AI wearables are facing scrutiny as reports suggest that Humane, the company behind the AI Pin, is now exploring a potential sale. Despite significant investmen…
May 22, 2024
The Data Foundry for AI with Alexandr Wang from Scale
Alexandr Wang was 19 when he realized that gathering data will be crucial as AI becomes more prevalent, so he dropped out of MIT and started Scale AI. This week…
Driving Innovation and Clean Data in Finserv Information Flows - with Hossein Zahed of Capital One
Today's guest is Hossein Zahed, Senior Director of Data Science and Machine Learning at Capital One. Hossein joins us on today's program to talk about the value…
Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI
OpenAI is facing controversy after Scarlett Johansson claimed they used a voice eerily similar to hers in their recent demos without her permission. Johansson h…
May 21, 2024
May 20, 2024
5 Things to Watch at Microsoft Build
Will OpenAI and Google's events in the books, NLW looks at what he's watching for with Microsoft's Build conference which takes place this week. ** Visit https…
#188 Edward Balassanian: The Evolution of AI Music
This episode is sponsored by Vanta, The security and compliance platform trusted by more than 7,000 customers.With Vanta, you can unify your security program ma…
May 19, 2024
#167 - GPT-4o, Project Astra, Veo, OpenAI Departures, Interview with Andrey
Our 167th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With guest host Daliana Liu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu/) from The Data…
95 Theses on AI Safety
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.secondbest.ca/p/ninety-five-theses-on-ai ** Join Superintelligent at https://besuper.ai/ -- Practical, useful…
May 18, 2024
#187 Mohamed Elgendy: Systematic Testing for Generative AI Models with Kolena
This episode is sponsored by Oracle. AI is revolutionizing industries, but needs power without breaking the bank. Enter Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): the o…
The Significance of Ilya Sutskever Leaving OpenAI
OpenAI’s chief scientist and co-founder Ilya Sutskever has left the company, sparking widespread speculation about his departure. Was there a deeper concern tha…
May 17, 2024
GPT-4o launches, Glue demo, Ohalo breakthrough, Druck's Argentina bet, did Google kill Perplexity?
(0:00) Bestie Intros: Recapping Phil Hellmuth's birthday weekend (7:38) OpenAI launches GPT-4o: better, faster, cheaper (29:40) Sacks demos Glue: How AI unlocke…
Open Models and Maturation: Assessing the Generative AI Market
a16z partners Guido Appenzeller and Matt Bornstein join Derrick Harris to discuss the state of the generative AI market, about 18 months after it really kicked…
Senators Debut a New US AI Roadmap
...and lots of people -- particularly on the AI safety side of things -- aren't happy about it. NLW discusses the innovation-forward, China-threat focused legis…
May 16, 2024
Emulating Humans with NSFW Chatbots - with Jesse Silver
Disclaimer: today’s episode touches on NSFW topics. There’s no graphic content or explicit language, but we wouldn’t recommend blasting this in work environment…
OpenAI Drama, GPT-4o is VERY good & Google I/O AI Insanity
OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever is out and big questions are swirling around AI alignment, GPT-4o is OpenAI's brand new model & it's VERY good and Google bri…
Music consumers are becoming the creators with Suno CEO Mikey Shulman
Mikey Shulman, the CEO and co-founder of Suno, can see a future where the Venn diagram of music creators and consumers becomes one big circle. The AI music gene…
May 15, 2024
#429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God
Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and founder of Junglekeepers, dedicating his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Support his efforts at ht…
Who Won the Week: Google or OpenAI?
Explore the recent AI announcements from OpenAI and Google, comparing their new products and innovations. OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Project Astra aim to rede…
Security Founders Talk Shop About Generative AI
In this bonus episode, recorded live at our San Francisco office, security-startup founders Dean De Beer (Command Zero), Kevin Tian (Doppel), and Travis McPeak…
John Schulman (OpenAI Cofounder) — Reasoning, RLHF, & plan for 2027 AGI
Chatted with John Schulman (cofounded OpenAI and led ChatGPT creation) on how posttraining tames the shoggoth, and the nature of the progress to come...Watch on…
Basecamp's Phil Lorenz on Combining AI With Biodiversity Data - Ep. 223
Basecamp Research is on a mission to capture the vastness of life on Earth at an unprecedented scale. Phil Lorenz, chief technology officer at Basecamp Research…
Setting Strong Foundations for Modernization in the Era of Everything AI - with Carm Taglienti of Insight
Today's guest is Carm Taglienti, Chief Data Officer at Insight, a leading IT solutions provider that specializes in streamlining enterprise data infrastructure…