What would you do with $2 billion? In episode 38 of Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang along with experts Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Vyoma Gajjar to discuss the Anthropic valuation rumors. Next, Microsoft CEO Nadella created a new CoreAI group to build and run apps for customers. Then, NotebookLM upgraded some of its features, including podcast intervention. Finally, AI agents are making their way into the financial services industry. Can an agent invest all of your money? Tune-in ...
Jan 17, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 38
What’s the most exciting CES AI announcement? In episode 37 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Skyler Speakman, Volkmar Uhlig and Shobhit Varshney to debrief CES 2025. Specifically, the experts dive into NVIDIA’S Project DIGITS, among other announcements from the AI hardware giant. Next, a new enterprise AI development survey came out that detailing how developers really feel about AI implementation. Then, Apple Intelligence experienced some major hallucination fails, what does ...
Jan 10, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Is deep learning hitting a wall? It’s 2025 and Mixture of Experts is back and better than ever. In episode 36, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kate Soule and Kush Varshney to debrief one of the biggest releases of 2024, OpenAI o3. Next, DeepSeek-V3 is here! Finally, will AI exist in 2027? The experts dissect the AI bet between Miles Brundage and Gary Marcus. All that and more on the first Mixture of Experts of 2025 . The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participa...
Jan 03, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Will 2025 be the year of AI agents? In Episode 35 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by some show veterans to debrief 2024 in AI. This week, we review AI models, agents, hardware and product releases with some of the top industry experts. What was the best model of 2024? Is NVIDIA king? What are some of the AI trends in 2025? All that and more on this special edition of Mixture of Experts. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necess...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Is pre-training a thing of the past? In Episode 34 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Vagner Santana and Volkmar Uhlig to debrief this week in AI. First, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever said that “peak data” was achieved, does this mean there is no longer a need to model pre-training? Next, IBM released Granite 3.1 with a slew of features, we cover them all. Then, there is a new way to steal AI models, how do we protect against model exfiltration. Finally, can NV...
Dec 20, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Is o1 Pro worth the cost? In Episode 33 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Vyoma Gajjar. First, the experts debrief the 12 Days of OpenAI. Next, we review some of the top papers in NeurIPS, how are the experts keeping up with all these research papers? Then, we are back with another benchmark, can ARC Prize make AGI more tractable? Finally, Meta announced the launch of Llama 3.3 70B with the promise of 405B performance, can we have our cake and ...
Dec 13, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 33
What’s the mystery behind the name ChatGPT refuses to discuss? In Episode 32 of Mixture of Experts host Tim Hwang dives into the hottest topics shaping the AI landscape with an all-star panel: Aaron Baughman, Vagner Figueredo de Santana, and Shobhit Varshney. First, they disect the biggest announcements and takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024, Amazon’s premier AI event. Next, they talk about overcoming architectural vulnerabilities in AI systems, and finally, they uncover the curious case of a nam...
Dec 06, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 32
How much future learning will be done with an AI assistant? In Episode 31 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Phaedra Boinodiris, Marina Danilevsky and Skyler Speakman for the AI in education special episode. First, the experts give an update on the state of AI within education. Next, we cover concerns around AI safety and literacy, what do students and teachers need to be aware of? Finally, the panel gives their predictions on what the future of education holds as it relates to ...
Nov 27, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Should your AI assistant remember everything about you? In Episode 30 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Vagner Santana, Vyoma Gajjar and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts breakdown claims of “near-infinite memory” within AI models. Next, Shobhit is fresh off the plane from Microsoft Ignite, he shares some of the exciting new announcements following the event. Then, a new benchmark has entered the chat, what do we know about FrontierMath? Finally, AlphaFold3 is now more open,...
Nov 22, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Is 2024 the year scaling AI officially breaks? In Episode 29 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Anthony Annunziata, Kate Soule and Naveen Rao. First, the experts discuss whether we are living in a post scale world. Next, we can’t have an episode without chatting AI agents, but what does the future hold for this technology? Finally, is AGI here to stay? Tune-in to this week’s Mixture of Experts to find out. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participan...
Nov 15, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Could AI wipe out software engineers? In Episode 28 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts discuss GitHub reporting a rise of developers driven by AI code assistant tools. Next, Big Sleep finds a vulnerability in SQLite, what is the future for these kinds of AI agents? Finally, OpenAI released SearchGPT, what is the future of AI search? Tune-in today to find out! The opinions expressed in this podcast are sole...
Nov 08, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Agents, agents, and more agents! In Episode 27 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig and Vyoma Gajjar. First, the experts chat about Mark Benioff’s spicy tweet, and what this means for the future of AI agents. Next, how much energy is needed to power AI models, and should we be concerned? Then, the experts debrief Anthropic’s release of computer use. Finally, Google is integrating SynthID-Text into Gemini to help watermark AI-generated text, do we need this feature? L...
Nov 01, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Can chat replace search? In Episode 26 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Kush Varshney and Petros Zerfos for IBM TechXchange week! First, the experts describe how the team created the Granite 3.0 models. Next, NVIDIA enters the open source model game, what does this mean for the competition? Finally, Perplexity AI is seeking over double their valuation in new funding rounds, what does this mean for start-ups? All that and more on today’s episode. The opinions expres...
Oct 25, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Can AI solve infectious disease? In Episode 25 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Maya Murad, and Ruben Boonen. Today we analyze some papers. First, the experts dissect Machines of Loving Grace, a 15,000 word essay written by Anthropic’s CEO making some major AI predictions. Then, Apple generated a new benchmark based of GSM8K in a recent paper, the findings were intriguing. Next, we talk Entropix, a sampler intending to replicate chain of thought features....
Oct 18, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Could AI win a Nobel Prize in the future? In Episode 24 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay and Edward Calvesbert. First, the experts debrief the ‘Godfather of AI’ sharing a Nobel Prize. Next, we talk AI platforms and the hype around DGX B200. Finally, unstructured data is becoming usable for LLMs, why are companies like NVIDIA so interested in this data? Tune-in today to find out! The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not ne...
Oct 11, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Will DeepDive replace the Mixture of Experts podcast? In Episode 23, host Tim Hwang is joined by IBM Researchers Marina Danilevsky, Nathalie Baracaldo and Vagner Santana to dissect this week’s AI news. First, the experts talk about the hype around Google’s NotebookLM, specifically regarding the DeepDive podcast feature. Next, OpenAI DevDay sparks some interesting conversation around vision fine-tuning and multimodality. Finally, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and IBM X-Force released the Clo...
Oct 04, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Meta releases Llama 3.2! In Episode 22 of Mixture of Expert s, host Tim Hwang is joined by Maryam Ashoori, Skyler Speakman, and Shobhit Varshney to debrief an exciting week of AI news. First, Meta is back with the release of Llama 3.2, and lightweight (1B/3B) models. Next, it’s Climate Week NYC, we chat the use of gen AI in achieving sustainable development goals. Specifically, IBM and NASA’s AI model for weather and climate. Finally, the book version of “AI Snake Oil” officially dropped and the...
Sep 27, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Strawberry is officially here! In Episode 21 of Mixture of Experts , guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Nathalie Baracaldo, and Aaron Baughman to chat about the hype around OpenAI’s o1 preview. Additionally, we cover AI agents again, with the launch of Agentforce. Next, Aaron—our resident AI in sports expert analyzes the AI powered insights for fantasy football. Finally, what is “machine unlearning,” and why should we care? All this and more, on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts ...
Sep 20, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Can Apple Intelligence compete with the AI market offerings? In Episode 20 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Maya Murad. Today, the experts chat Apple Intelligence, the performance of Reflection’s 70B, and a new paper released on LLMs generating novel research ideas. Additionally, IBM soft launched the Bee Agent Framework to help build agentic workflows with leading open-source and proprietary models. Tune-in to hear our expert panel break down...
Sep 13, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Will prompt engineering ever die? In Episode 19 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the future of prompt engineering, a new paper released about The AI Scientist, NEO 1X’s humanoid robot, and OpenAI’s in-house AI chips. Will AI takeover scientific discovery? Will everyone have at home AI assistants? Why is OpenAI investing in chip production? Tune-in for our expert’s takes. 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Future o...
Sep 06, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Is search less trustworthy? In Episode 18 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by the IBM Fellows—Aaron Baughman, Kush Varshney, and Trent Gray-Donald. Today, the experts chat how AI is being integrated at the US Open. Next, the Perplexity is introducing ads in Q4, what is the affect on search? Finally, what's all the hype with Cursor? Tune-in to today’s episode for all this and more. 0:01 - Intro 00:59 - AI at the US Open 13:35 - Paid search in Perplexity 24:12 - Cursor hype! 35:53 ...
Aug 30, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 18
What’s new with AI agents? In Episode 17 of Mixture of Experts , guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Skyler Speakman, and Volkmar Uhlig. Today, the experts chat Agent Q and the improvements in reasoning and planning. Next, the CEO of Procreate came out with a statement that there will be no gen AI integrated into their products—can art avoid the AI wave? Finally, AMD acquired ZT Systems, can they now compete with NVIDIA? All this and more on today’s episode. The opinions expressed in ...
Aug 23, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Is OpenAI about to release their biggest AI project? In Episode 16 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kate Soule, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report and analyze how gen AI could reduce the cost of cyber threats. Next, rumors are circulating the internet about OpenAI dropping “Project Strawberry,” what they internally reference as a “level 2” model. Are the rumors true? Tune-in for more. The opinions expressed...
Aug 16, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Is it an AI bubble? In Episode 15 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by our veteran panel: Marina Danilevsky, Kush Varshney, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the stock market crash and the involvement of AI companies. Then, OpenAI released Structured Outputs, and analyze how this can support enterprise implementation of AI. Finally, Google "acquires" character.ai, does this make any sense? Tune-in for the breakdown. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely tho...
Aug 09, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Meta releases SAM 2! In Episode 14 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kate Soule and Vagner Santana. Today, the experts chat the next generation of Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM). Then, another AI companion attempt via friend.com, we analyze if startups effectively compete in the AI hardware space. Finally, we get expert opinions on various topics: Will gen AI projects be abandoned? Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? Tune-in today to find out. 0:01 — Intro 1:00 — S...
Aug 02, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Meta strikes back with the launch of Llama 3.1! In Episode 13 of Mixture of Experts , host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney, and Maryam Ashoori. Today, the experts analyze the business of AI in relation to the launch of Llama 3.1, including Llama 405B. Then, Mistral Large 2 sparks conversation about the open-source wave. Finally, the experts talk GPT 4o-mini and the model price war. Are little models having their moment? Tune-in to find out. 0:01 — Intro 1:33 — Llama 3.1 and Mi...
Jul 26, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Will modern AI break the music industry? In Episode 12 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky, and Brent Smolinski. Today, we review Goldman Sachs’ report on investment in Gen AI, “too much spend, too little benefit.” Next, the experts break down Claude 2.0 Engineer and the future of coding agents. Finally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) files lawsuits against two generative music companies. Tune-in to hear our expert takes! 0:01 — I...
Jul 19, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 12
It's Wimbledon finals week! In Episode 11 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Skyler Speakman. Today, we review how AI is providing insights throughout one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments and the future of AI in sports. Next, the experts break down the quality of ChatGPT for coding. Finally, how did scaling synthetic data create one billion personas? The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and...
Jul 12, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In Episode 10 of Mixture of Experts we are talking all hardware all the time. Guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Chris Hay, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui to explore the intricacies of AI hardware. Is Apple creating a pattern for the industry with their on device and cloud architecture? Tune in to hear the experts debate the details. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or e...
Jul 03, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Is shrimp Jesus the best use case of AI content creation? In Episode 9 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and Michael Glass. The experts analyze both the release Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 and BIRD-SQL. Finally, we talk the latest in AI slop and how it is affecting content creation. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity...
Jun 28, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
