The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

by Nathaniel Whittemore

A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.
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OpenAI Is Officially Training GPT-5

Nov 13, 2023 · 23m

Today on the AI Breakdown NLW looks at what GPTs are (and what they're not) and why many people are thinking about them the wrong way. Plus, OpenAI is officiall…

How Close to Agents Are GPTs?

Nov 12, 2023 · 11m

A reading of Ethan Mollick's "Almost an Agent: What GPTs Can Do" https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/almost-an-agent-what-gpts-can-do ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI…

Humane Ai Pin: The Future of Computing or Solution in Search of a Problem?

Nov 11, 2023 · 16m

Humane has officially launched its Ai Pin and, if nothing else, it has stirred some serious controversy. NLW explores the community's reactions. Today's Sponsor…

The Significance of OpenAI's New Data Partnerships Program

Nov 10, 2023 · 10m

OpenAI closed the week with yet another announcement -- this time about a new data partnerships program through which they hope to expand the data that AI model…

2X Bigger than GPT-4!? Amazon Is Training "Olympus"

Nov 9, 2023 · 20m

Sources are suggesting that Amazon is training a 2 trillion parameter model called Olympus. NLW looks at what it means for Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT-5 and more…

Samsung Gauss and the AI Phone Wars

Nov 8, 2023 · 19m

Samsung announced a set of AI models they're calling Gauss as well as plans to put parts of the model on their next flagship Galaxy phone. NLW looks at what tha…

OpenAI DevDay: Everything You Need To Know

Nov 7, 2023 · 23m

Yesterday OpenAI announces 128k GPT-4 Turbo at 1/3rd the price; a new Text-to-Speech model; Whisper 3; and proto-agent features like the Assistants API and Cust…

The AI Stack for Content Creators (aka the AI Tools I Actually Use)

Nov 6, 2023 · 13m

The best AI tools for content creators -- or at least the ones I use regularly, including Descript, HeyGen, Perplexity, ChatGPT, ElevenLabs, Canva Magic Studio…

ChatGPT All Tools and What OpenAI Is Really Building

Nov 5, 2023 · 16m

In the lead up to November 6th's OpenAI DevDay, NLW looks at their recent launch of PDF reading and the All Tools model and explores that it suggests about the…

BREAKING: Elon Announces xAI ChatGPT Competitor Grok

Nov 4, 2023 · 7m

A special, all-AI created bonus episode about Elon Musk's announcement of xAI's ChatGPT competitor Grok. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you under…

An OpenAI Researcher on "Techno-Humanism"

Nov 4, 2023 · 24m

A reading of OpenAI research scientist Richard Ngo's essay "Techno-humanism is techno-optimism for the 21st century." https://www.mindthefuture.info/p/techno-hu…

Regulatory Capture? Meta AI Chief Accuses OpenAI, Anthropic of Stoking Fears

Nov 3, 2023 · 16m

The war of words between the AI safety advocates on the one side and the AI open source advocates on the other has gotten increasingly contentious. This week, M…

Judge Delivers Blow to Artists AI Copyright Lawsuit

Nov 2, 2023 · 12m

A judge has dismissed many of the charges in a class action lawsuit brought against Stability AI, DeviantArt, and Midjourney. NLW explores on an extended Brief…

Apple is FINALLY Talking About AI

Nov 1, 2023 · 19m

With the M3 Max chip, Apple is finally pitching how they're going to compete in AI. Also on this episode, a preview of the AI Safety Summit in the UK. Today's…

AI Proxy War: Google Invests $2B in Anthropic

Oct 31, 2023 · 25m

Google joins Amazon in investing in OpenAI rival Anthropic. Also a look at the reactions, debates and controversy around Biden's AI executive order. Interested…

Biden's AI Executive Order: Everything You Need to Know

Oct 30, 2023 · 21m

The Biden White House has released its expected Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. NLW runs through the fact sheet and gives a first interpretation. T…

The State of AI Regulation in the USA

Oct 30, 2023 · 15m

On the eve of the Biden Administration's anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence, NLW surveys the landscape of AI legislative efforts in the US…

Hinton and Bengio on Managing AI Risks

Oct 28, 2023 · 17m

A group of scientists, academics and researchers has released a new framework on managing AI risks. NLW explores whether we're moving to more specific policy pr…

OpenAI Forms Catastrophic Risk Preparedness Team

Oct 27, 2023 · 21m

OpenAI forms a team to focus on how to prepare for the biggest most catastrophic risks around AI. NLW explores as well as looking at the new UN AI advisory coun…

White House AI Executive Order Coming Monday

Oct 26, 2023 · 19m

The Biden Admin's long promised AI executive order is coming Monday and it seems like it will use the power of government procurement to try and set new standar…