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12/29/2024
23 : 54
Deliberative alignment - Sync #499
Plus: GPT-5 reportedly falling short of expectations; Nvidia GB300 "Blackwell Ultra"; automating the search for artificial life with foundation models; Boston Dynamics' Atlas does
12/22/2024
22 : 14
o3—the new state-of-the-art reasoning model - Sync #498
Plus: Nvidia's new tiny AI supercomputer; Veo 2 and Imagen 3; Google and Microsoft release reasoning models; Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo; Apptronik partners with DeepMind; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
12/19/2024
7 : 4
Google's Agentic Era - Sync #497
Plus: Sora is out; OpenAI vs Musk drama continues; GM closes Cruise; Amazon opens AGI lab; Devin is out; a humanoid robot with artificial muscles; NASA's new Martian helicopter; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
12/10/2024
4 : 54
OpenAI o1 goes Pro - Sync #496
Plus: DeepMind Genie 2; Google released Veo and Imagen 3 on Vertex AI; Tesla Optimus shows off new hand; Grok is free for all X users; ads might be coming to ChatGPT; Waymo comes to Miami; and more! ͏
11/30/2024
23 : 34
Artists against AI - Sync #495
Plus: Amazon's AI chips; OpenAI web browser with ChatGPT; new humanoid robot video; Human Cell Atlas releases its first draft; can humans hibernate?; AI agents behaving very human-like; and more! ͏
11/24/2024
19 : 44
OpenAI's turbulent early years - Sync #494
Plus: Anthropic and xAI raise billions of dollars; can a fluffy robot replace a living pet; Chinese reasoning model DeepSeek R1; robot-dog runs full marathon; a $12000 surgery to change eye colour ͏ ͏
11/17/2024
19 : 14
Cracks in the Scaling Laws - Sync #493
Plus: OpenAI's new AI agent; AlphaFold3 is open-source... kind of; Amazon releases its new AI chip; Waymo One is available for everyone in LA; how can humanity become a Kardashev Type 1
11/10/2024
13 : 54
Robotics is the new AI - Sync #492
Plus: OpenAI's and Google's new models leaked; the state of robotic investments in 2024; pest control with CRISPR; drone with a flamethrower; 81-year-old biohacker trying to reverse ageing; and
11/3/2024
21 : 44
Sync #491
ChatGPT Search and Apple Intelligence are out; Waymo raises $5.6 billion; whispers of Gemini 2; new videos of humanoid robots doing things; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/27/2024
11 : 34
Claude can now control your computer - Sync #490
Plus: OpenAI plans to release Orion by December; DeepMind open-sources SynthID-Text; Tesla has been secretly testing Robotaxi; US startup that screen embryos for IQ; Casio's robot pet; and more! ͏
10/20/2024
19 : 54
State of AI Report 2024 - Sync #489
Plus: The New York Times warns Perplexity; have we reached peak human lifespan; tech giants tap nuclear power for AI; OpenAI projects billions in losses while Nvidia's stock reaches a new high ͏ ͏
10/20/2024
7 : 54
Machine learning wins two Nobel Prizes - Sync #488
Plus: Tesla reveals Cybercab; Meta Movie Gen; Nobel Prize for microRNA; how a racist deepfake divided a community; how the semiconductor industry actually works; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/6/2024
15 : 24
OpenAI raises over $6.6 billion - Sync #487
Plus: SB 1047 has been vetoed; a new humanoid robot has been revealed; the dark side of AI voice cloning; a new episode in the fight over the CRISPR patent; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/28/2024
19 : 34
Meta's new empire: VR, AR and AI - Sync #486
Plus: Mira Murati leaves OpenAI; Microsoft to revive a nuclear plant for its AI data centre; bioengineered trees that capture more carbon; stem cell therapy for diabetes; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/22/2024
15 : 24
From Oil to AI: The Middle East's Rise as a New AI and Tech Hub - Sync #485
Plus: Google to flag AI-generated images; new AI laws in California; Cruise is back in Bay Area; drones to fly between hospitals in London; 23andMe independent board directors resigns; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏
9/22/2024
15 : 14
From Oil to AI: The Middle East's Rise as a New AI and Tech Hub - Sync #485
Plus: Google to flag AI-generated images; new AI laws in California; Cruise is back in Bay Area; drones to fly between hospitals in London; 23andMe independent board directors resigns; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏
9/15/2024
10 : 4
OpenAI Eyes a $150 Billion Valuation - Sync #484
Plus: 60 countries endorsed a “blueprint” for military AI; Reflection 70B drama; "cyborg worms" controlled by AI; the feasibility of data centres in space; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/7/2024
22 : 4
Humanoid robots for factories and for homes - Sync #483
Plus: new rumours about OpenAI's new models; DeepMind AlphaProteo; DIY, pirated medicine; OpenAI and Anthropic to share models with US government; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/1/2024
12 : 14
Hot (AI) Chips 2024 - Sync #482
Plus: OpenAI Strawberry could be released this autumn; AGI safety and alignment at DeepMind; OpenAI in talks for another funding round; Chinese humanoid robots; Disney's dancing robot; and more! ͏
8/23/2024
23 : 14
California's controversial AI bill - Sync #481
Plus: Neuralink shares a progress update on the second clinical trial; Windows Recall is coming back in October; a $16000 humanoid robot from Unitree; a lot about drones; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏