Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Microsoft Recall, OpenAI GPT-4o voice sounding very similar to Scarlett Johansson, Reddit's data deal with OpenAI, and the struggles of Humane AI's product. Support this podcast on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow NEWS New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC Microsoft introduces Phi-Silica Microsoft unveils ‘Copilot + PC’ initiative Get ready for the AI PC Microsoft teams with Khan Academy OpenAI to Pull Johansson Soundali...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 18
Unpack the AI noise from Google I/O 2024 and OpenAI's GPT-4o reveal, with Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, and guest Mike Elgan analyzing the impact on search, content creation, voice interactions, and the evolving interactions between humans and AI. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow NEWS: Google I/O 2024: everything announced Google’s broken link to the web Google rolls out AI Overviews in US with more countries coming soon Google’s generative AI can now analyze hours o...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 17
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Apple's M4 chip, OpenAI's deepfake detector, Microsoft's MAI-1 model, and the impact of AI on stock photography and audiobook professions. Support AI Inside on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow NEWS Apple’s new M4 chip is focused on AI Apple Is Developing AI Chips for Data Centers, Seeking Edge in Arms Race OpenAI Is Readying a Search Product to Rival Google, Perplexity OpenAI Releases ‘Deepfake’ Detector to Disinformation Researchers Fights over d...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 16
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into the ongoing debate around AI hardware devices like the Rabbit R1, licensing deals for AI training data, and a child learning study that challenges assumptions about machine intelligence. Support AI Inside on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow NEWS Rabbit R1, a thing that should just be an app, actually is just an Android app Android Faithful #42 - Down the Rabbit Hole Amazon expands enterprise AI play with wider availability of its Q chatbot Meta ...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 15
In this episode, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss the Rabbit R1 AI device with guest Mark Spoonauer from Tom's Guide, delving into its capabilities, design, and potential use cases. Also, Microsoft's VASA-1 model, Meta's slew of AI announcements, the closure of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, and the appointment of Paul Cristiano to the US AI Safety Institute. Consider donating to the AI Inside Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow INTERVIEW WITH MARK SPOONAUER, EIC OF TOM'S GU...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 14
Join Jason Howell as he chats with the founders of Augie and Revoldiv. These two AI tools are harnessing the power of AI to transform the video production and transcription process for creators and professionals. Please support AI Inside by joining us on our Patreon! Interview with Jeremy Toeman, founder of AugX Labs, and Augie Jeremy Toeman's background at CNET and the shift to video content The inspiration behind creating Augie and AugX Labs How Augie works and it's core functionality Live dem...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 13
Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell discuss Google's AI announcements at Google Cloud Next, how AI is integrating with advertising and marketing, the ethical debates surrounding data harvesting, calls for stronger misinformation safeguards, and the impressive emotional depth of AI-generated music. Please support this show directly by becoming a Patron! NEWS Jeff Jarvis' experience speaking at the Nordic Media and AI conference Jony Ive and Sam Altman are DEFINITELY working on an AI device together Goog...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 12
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into the $665 million Shiba Inu coin donation to the Future of Life Institute, the potential $100 billion "Stargate" supercomputer from OpenAI and Microsoft, Jason gives a hands-on demo of Stability AI's new music generation model, and more! NEWS - Future of Life Institute's $665 million donation from Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum co-founder) in Shiba Inu coins - Artifact social news curation app shutting down, acquired by Yahoo - Yum Foods has plans to go all in on...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 11
Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy and author of the new book "Brave New Words: HOW AI WILL REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION (AND WHY THAT'S A GOOD THING)", joins Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis to talk about the many challenges educators face as AI tools become pervasive and ever more powerful. Sal explores how teachers and administrations are embracing technology to improve the learning environment and make their own jobs easier and more effective. Become a Patron of AI Inside and support our work ...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 10
This week, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis welcome Evan Brown to round up AI regulation efforts worldwide including Utah's disclosure law and the EU's comprehensive AI Ant. Plus, big news for Microsoft AI, Nvidia's behemoth AI chips, and more! SUPPORT THE SHOW! INTERVIEW WITH EVAN BROWN Utah has a brand new law that regulates generative AI EU votes to ban riskiest forms of AI and impose restrictions on others Journalism and AI YouTube Introduces Mandatory Disclosure For AI-Generated Content NEWS Bi...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of AI Inside, Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell explore the tempering of expectations around generative AI, the promise and concerns of open-sourcing models, and the unique ways AI is being leveraged in journalism, elderly care, and even digital recreations of deceased celebrities. NEWS OpenAI's internal investigation into Sam Altman's ouster as he returns to the board Google implementing safeguards restricting election-related information on its AI Expectations around generative AI c...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 8
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Elon Musk's legal battle with OpenAI, Nvidia's CEO on making programming obsolete, calls for responsible AI innovation, and more! NEWS Discussion about Elon Musk suing OpenAI for breaching contract over its stated mission of openness and building responsible AI OpenAI releasing emails from Musk revealing his desire for control and more funding Anthropic rolling out new versions of Claude LLM (Claude 3 Opus, Sonnet, Haiku) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's statement o...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 7
This week Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis talk with Dan Patterson of Blackbird.ai about their context-providing service Compass before diving into the week's top AI stories including Google's "biased" Gemini model, data sharing deals between companies like Reddit for model training, and the risks and benefits of open sourcing AI systems. INTERVIEW Overview of Blackbird AI's mission to track narrative threats and attacks like misinformation and disinformation Introduction of Blackbird's new product ...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 6
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss the latest AI news, including OpenAI's new Sora video generator, legal issues for an Air Canada chatbot, missteps in publishing AI art in a medical journal, and Jason gives a hands-on demo of Perplexity Pro including a solid example of why it's necessary to scrutinize the output of LLMs. Release of OpenAI's Sora for video generation Debate over whether advanced AI capabilities indicate nearing AGI Meta's new AI model V-JEPA learns from video like LLMs learn f...
Feb 21, 2024•54 min•Ep. 5
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss the week's AI news, including Sam Altman's call for $7 trillion in AI funding, Google's launch of Gemini Ultra 1.0 chatbot, proposed regulations on AI safety, dismissal of copyright claims against AI, and the need for humanities education in the AI field. NOTE: Connectivity issues resulted in a lower-resolution file for part of the show. Apologies! NEWS Sam Altman wants $7 trillion to boost AI chip and GPU production globally ChatGPT gaining ability to rememb...
Feb 15, 2024•55 min•Ep. 4
This week, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis welcome Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of "The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication" and the AI Panic newsletter, to discuss how some AI safety organizations use questionable surveys, messaging, and media influence to spread fears about artificial intelligence risks, backed by hundreds of millions in funding from groups with ties to Effective Altruism. INTERVIEW Introduction to guest Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt Research on how media coverage of tech shifted fro...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 3
In this episode, Sven Størmer Thaulow, EVP/Chief Data and Technology Officer at Schibsted, joins Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis to discuss the creation of a Large Language Model (LLM) for media in Norway, the importance of aligning AI models with cultural values, and the potential for American media companies to collaborate on creating English language models. The conversation also explores the use of AI in generating article titles, providing a different user interface, and experimenting with an ...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 2
On the premiere episode of the AI Inside podcast, hosts Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell discuss AI copyright issues with Common Crawl Foundation's Rich Skrenta regarding news outlets limiting access to content they publish publicly, impacting the integrity of Common Crawl's internet archive. In recent years, the archive has been used by LLMs as AI training data, and the implications of restricting information have a dramatic impact on the data quality that survives. INTERVIEW Introduction and backg...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1
AI Inside is your new home for keeping up to date on what's new in the world of Artificial Intelligence. Join Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis every Wednesday as they speak with some of the world's leading minds about how AI is being used, abused, and built into the fabric of our lives. AI Inside will look at the influence of AI in the newsroom, the ongoing uncertainty around AI art and copyright, the scalability of disinformation, supercharging worker productivity, and so much more. And if a ground...
Jan 17, 2024•1 min
