A new and mysterious Gemini model appears at the top of the leaderboard, but is that the full story? I dig behind the headline to show you some anti-climactic results, give some context with leaks in the last 48 hours of diminishing returns to scaling, and add the response of Altman, OpenAI and co. The future is about to look a lot stranger... 80,0…

In this episode of AI Explained, we are joined by Jonathan Cohen, VP of Applied Research at NVIDIA. We will explore the intricacies of NVIDIA's NeMo platform and its components like NeMo Guardrails and NIMS. Jonathan explains how these tools help in deploying and managing AI models with a focus on observability, security, and efficiency. They also …

The last few days have seen two narratives emerge. One, derived from yesterday’s OpenAI leak in TheInformation, that GPT-5/Orion is a disappointment, and less of a leap than GPT-3 to GPT-4. The second comes from a series of 4 clips (shown in this video) from Sam Altman, regarding the ‘clear path’ to AGI. Let’s go beyond the headlines (and through p…

The Google destroyer, the Perplexity crusher? Or just hype? ChatGPT with Search is here, and simultaneously Altman and co did an AMA on Reddit, covering GPT-5, Sora, SearchGPT and a lot more. Plus, the biggest news of them all: Simple Bench is out. ChatGPT with Search: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/ Altman AMA (ask me anything…

A new state of the art LLM (at least for creative writing and basic reasoning) but what lies behind the numbers that were put out? Is it for real, and are AI agents about to grab your mouse and shake your cursor? Plus, results on my own Simple Bench, and new tools from Runway (Act-One), HeyGen (Zoom Calls) and an updated NotebookLM. AI, without the…

On this episode, we’re joined by Kevin Schawinski, CEO and Co-Founder at Modulos AG The EU AI Act was passed to redefine the landscape for AI development and deployment in Europe. But what does it really mean for enterprises, AI innovators, and industry leaders? Schawinski will share actionable insights to help organizations stay ahead of the EU AI…

In this episode, we’re joined by Robert Nishihara, Co-founder and CEO at Anyscale. Enterprises are harnessing the full potential of GenAI across various facets of their operations for enhancing productivity, driving innovation, and gaining a competitive edge. However, scaling production GenAI deployments can be challenging due to the need for evolv…

After a long wait, Apple is finally in the game with AI. They’re launching Apple Intelligence with MacOS Sequoia and iOS 18. Pete breaks down some top features and how our devices will change moving forward. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Listen to The Neuron: htt…

The US government is opening up antitrust inquiries into the likes of Nvidia, OpenAI and Microsoft. Who's leading the charge, and what could they be looking at? Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com ⁠Listen to The Neuron: https://lnk.to/theneuron Watch The Neuron on YouTu…

Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has released a series of essays talking about how he sees AI playing out and what we should all do about it. Pete digs into his extremely impressive background and his arguments around why we’re about to get AGI. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠h…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has announced their next line of products called Rubin as Nvidia races to build what he calls “intelligence factories”. Pete breaks down the big picture and what it all means for us. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Listen to The Neuron: http…

Anthropic did something no other AI lab has done: cracked the code on what’s happening while an AI model is working. Pete breaks down the latest research and what it means for steering AI models. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Listen to The Neuron: https://lnk.to/…

Microsoft’s launch event for Copilot+ PCs was only available to press and content creators. Pete’s taking you through the launch, what stands out and what to look for next. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Listen to The Neuron: https://lnk.to/theneuron Watch The Neu…

OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever and Head of Alignment Jan Leike have left the company, with the latter citing concerns around OpenAI’s approach to building safe AI systems. Pete gives you the 101 on the debate at hand, the history of this debate at OpenAI and what to expect moving forward. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subsc…

Google I/O 2024 was a laundry list of AI launches, with Google trying their best to position themselves as the leading company in AI. Pete breaks down the key parts of their long keynotes and how to understand Google’s approach to AI moving forward. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://the…

In a surprise launch, OpenAI dropped GPT-4 Omni, their new leading model. They also made a bunch of paid features in ChatGPT free and announced a new desktop app. Pete breaks down what you should know and what this says about AI. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Lis…

OpenAI releases its Model Spec, which tries to define how AI models should behave. Some highlights and examples, along with some more existential questions. Next, you know what Gen Z ought to really love about AI? Customer support. The patterns in their behavior and some unexpected ways that AI is impacting the field. Finally, we’ve heard so many t…

Researchers designed AI agents that simulated doctors and patients, and they found surprisingly good results from the experiment. Pete breaks down how we got here and what it all means. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Watch The Neuron on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.c…

Microsoft is opening up new competition with MAI-1, it’s large language model effort that will compete with OpenAI, Meta and Google. It’s led by Mustafa Suleyman. Pete found some spicy quotes about him. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Watch The Neuron on YouTube: ⁠…

ChatGPT Search is expected to launch May 9th. Pete breaks down how we know it's happening, the big moment of weakness for Google and what startups like Perplexity and You.com need to win. Transcripts: https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: https://theneurondaily.com Watch The Neuron on YouTube: https://youtube.com/…

In this episode, we’re joined by Pradeep Javangula, Chief AI Officer at RagaAI Deploying LLM applications for real-world use cases requires a comprehensive workflow to ensure LLM applications generate high-quality and accurate content. Testing, fixing issues, and measuring impact are critical steps of the workflow to help LLM applications deliver v…

A mysterious new chatbot hit the market, blew everyone away, then disappeared. I unpack some of the leading hypotheses behind it. An email surfaced in court uncovering the motivation behind Microsoft’s deal with OpenAI. I unpack the scene at the time and what happened. Tech folks are up in arms about a new AI bill in the California State Senate. I …

Apple is talking with OpenAI about powering AI features in iOS. The story to-date with Apple and AI and what type of new features we could see in the new iOS. Meta has been releasing AI models for free. I break down a simple question: how do you make money by doing that? Finally, there’s a new AI survey. What people are saying about AI and what I t…

Elon’s raising $6 billion for his AI lab. I dig into how much of this is Elon hype versus banking on real potential. Worldcoin and OpenAI. What this eyeball-scanning, crypto fever dream has to do with the leading AI company. Synthesia’s new expressive avatars. The new upgrades are soon to dominate work. But will they break into our personal lives? …

The launch of Rabbit R1. After a disastrous launch by their competitor Humane, how is Rabbit faring in the public eye? Next, ChatGPT now has memory. How does it work, and does this direction make sense for ChatGPT? Finally, Perplexity and Devin are now worth billions of dollars. Is this some get rich quick scheme by AI engineers or what’s actually …

Meta’s new model called Llama 3 beats OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. The reason the AI community is hailing this as a big win and where you can try it out for yourself. Microsoft made a crazy new AI deepfake model. What it does and what we’ve seen so far in AI deepfakes. A different part of Microsoft found a way to trick AI models into saying bad th…

The Neuron covers the latest AI developments, trends and research, hosted by Pete Huang. Digestible, informative and authoritative takes on AI that get you up to speed and help you become an authority in your own circles. Catch us on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on all podcasting platforms and YouTube starting April 23rd. YouTube: https://www.…

In this episode, we’re joined by Amal Iyer, Sr. Staff AI Scientist at Fiddler AI. Large-scale AI models trained on internet-scale datasets have ushered in a new era of technological capabilities, some of which now match or even exceed human ability. However, this progress emphasizes the importance of aligning AI with human values to ensure its safe…

On this episode, we’re joined by Kathy Baxter, Principal Architect of Responsible AI & Tech at Salesforce. Generative AI has become widely popular with organizations finding ways to drive innovation and business growth. The adoption of generative AI, however, remains low due to ethical implications and unintended consequences that negatively impact…

On this episode, we’re joined by Patrick Hall, Co-Founder of BNH.AI. We will delve into critical aspects of AI, such as model risk management, generating adverse action notices, addressing algorithmic discrimination, ensuring data privacy, fortifying ML security, and implementing advanced model governance and explainability.…

On this episode, we’re joined by Chaoyu Yang, Founder and CEO at BentoML. AI-forward enterprises across industries are building generative AI applications to transform their businesses. While AI teams need to consider several factors ranging from ethical and social considerations to overall AI strategy, technical challenges remain to deploy these a…

On this episode, we’re joined by Jure Leskovec, Stanford professor and co-founder at Kumo.ai. Graph neural networks (GNNs) are gaining popularity in the AI community, helping ML teams build advanced AI applications that provide deep insights to tackle real-world problems. Stanford professor and co-founder at Kumo.AI, Jure Leskovec, whose work is at…

On this episode, we’re joined by Parul Pandey, Principal Data Scientist at H2O.ai and co-author of Machine Learning for High-Risk Applications. Although AI is being widely adopted, it poses several adversarial risks that can be harmful to organizations and users. Listen to this episode to learn how data scientists and ML practitioners can improve A…

On this episode, we’re joined by Peter Norvig, a Distinguished Education Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and co-author of popular books on AI, including Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach and more recently, Data Science in Context. AI has the potential to improve humanity’s quality of life and day-to-day decisions. Ho…