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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

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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  • Feb 11, 2024 · 5 min

    Is Ukraine the First "AI War"?

    Ukraine has become a testing lab for advanced AI integrations into combat operations. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 10, 2024 · 11 min

    Why the Impact of AI Will Be Even Weirder Than We Think

    A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/on-holding-back-the-strange-ai-tide ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 10, 2024 · 15 min

    Sam Altman Wants to Raise $5-$7 TRILLION for AI Chip Plants

    WSJ writes about an incredibly ambitious plan to transform the landscape for compute. Additionally, the White House has started an AI Safety Consortium. Today's Sponsors: Notion - Notion AI. Knowledge, answers, ideas. One click away. - https://notion.com/aibreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 8, 2024 · 16 min

    OpenAI Building AI Agents as Google Launches Gemini Advanced

    Bard is no more! Bard has become Gemini and Gemini now features Gemini Advanced, which uses Gemini Ultra 1.0 -- the first non OpenAI model to hit GPT-4 levels. Reports also suggest that OpenAI's next big play is AI agents. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 7, 2024 · 11 min

    AI is Personal: On Microsoft's Copilot Super Bowl Ad

    Microsoft has released a 60-second Super Bowl commercial focused on their AI Copilot. NLW explores how much it says about the way the company is thinking about AI (and how central it is to Microsoft's future). Also on the show: can Nvidia use AI to speed up its chip design process? ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 6, 2024 · 14 min

    AI Unlocks Ancient Greek Scrolls Destroyed by Mt Vesuvius

    The Vesuvius Challenge is a $1m prize to use AI to decipher text seemingly lost on ancient Greek papyri in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that buried Pompei. NLW covers the amazing results. Today's Sponsors: Notion - Notion AI. Knowledge, answers, ideas. One click away. - https://notion.com/aibreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 5, 2024 · 14 min

    LEAK: Google Gemini Ultra Coming This Week?

    According to a changelog found by an Android developer, Google Ultra is coming out on Wednesday, and Bard will be rebranded to Gemini. Also on this episode, Donald Trump calls AI "Dangerous and Scary" ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 3, 2024 · 10 min

    How AI Will Change Organized Labor

    A reading and discussion of an essay by one of Biden's most senior economic advisors. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/op-ed-biden-admin-says-rules-must-ensure-ai-boom-does-right-by-workers-192912242.html ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 2, 2024 · 11 min

    Tim Cook Is FINALLY Hyping Apple AI

    Apple AI is coming this fall! At least according to a recent earnings call with CEO Tim Cook. Also, Bard announces image generation, Microsoft brings Copilot to Sales and Service, Amazon introduces Rufus shopping bot, Meta is implementing its own chips and more. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Feb 1, 2024 · 11 min

    The FCC Wants AI Robocalls to Be Illegal

    On this extended brief, NLW covers: the FCC's new push to make AI robocalls illegal; VW's new AI lab, Mastercard's fraud detection AI, and much more. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 31, 2024 · 13 min

    These Are the Most Used AI Applications

    A new study has some surprising results for which AI applications are being the most used. Plus, is Wall Street getting concerned about the cost of AI? ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 30, 2024 · 11 min

    OpenAI Launches Education and Safety Initiative

    OpenAI has launched an education and safety initiative with Common Sense Media. Also, Biden's Executive Order on AI bears fruit. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 30, 2024 · 15 min

    US Gov't Says AI Labs Need to Notify Them Around LLM Training

    NLW looks at recent comments from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo about an LLM disclosure regime. Plus, Elon Musk's role in AI. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 27, 2024 · 10 min

    Train Humans, Not AI

    A discussion prompted by Esther Dyson's new essay "Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids" https://www.theinformation.com/articles/dont-fuss-about-training-ais-train-our-kids?rc=jrwr4u LEARN AI THIS YEAR! Registration is very briefly open for our February cohort of our AI Education Beta program. Get access to a library of 60+ tutorials, case studies and challenges New lessons drop every week day Join a passionate community of like-minded learners Topics include LLMs, AI nocode tools, image generators, voice synthesizers, AI for professional applications like presentation generation, website building and more. Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta Registration closes on Sunday January 28th 11:59pm EST ** ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 26, 2024 · 17 min

    Google and HuggingFace Partner in Boost to Open Source AI

    A new partnership between Google Cloud and the 'Github for AI/ML models' team up to make open source tools more accessible to developers. Plus, the FTC is investigating Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic and OpenAI on antitrust concerns. LEARN AI THIS YEAR! Registration is very briefly open for our February cohort of our AI Education Beta program. Get access to a library of 60+ tutorials, case studies and challenges New lessons drop every week day Join a passionate community of like-minded learners Topics include LLMs, AI nocode tools, image generators, voice synthesizers, AI for professional applications like presentation generation, website building and more. Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta Registration closes on Sunday January 28th 11:59pm EST ** ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 25, 2024 · 15 min

    Can Viral NSFW Taylor Swift AI Images Make Deepfake Issues Go Mainstream?

    If anyone can make AI deepfakes a mainstream issue it's Taylor Swift. Plus geopolitical competition around compute access heats up. ** LEARN AI THIS YEAR! Registration is very briefly open for our February cohort of our AI Education Beta program. Get access to a library of 60+ tutorials, case studies and challenges New lessons drop every week day Join a passionate community of like-minded learners Topics include LLMs, AI nocode tools, image generators, voice synthesizers, AI for professional applications like presentation generation, website building and more. Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta Registration closes on Sunday January 28th 11:59pm EST ** ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 24, 2024 · 17 min

    Google’s Announcements Show 2 Key 2024 AI Trends

    Google Chrome announces 3 AI features for Chrome as well as an innovative new Video generation tool Lumiere. Also SAP is restructuring 8000 jobs around AI. Interested in the EDU Beta? Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 23, 2024 · 16 min

    The Surprising Reason AI Won't Steal Your Job

    A recent MIT study explored how cost effective automation really was and found that only 23% of jobs that could be automated away would actually have economics that made sense to do so. Also on this episode, NLW looks at an AI Biden robocaller in New Hampshire that seems to portend what many think will be a new reality of election fraud this year. Interested in the EDU Beta? Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta AI Agent database: https://e2b.dev/ai-agents ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 22, 2024 · 18 min

    Sam Altman's Secret Quest to Build AI Chip Plants

    Bloomberg and FT report on Sam Altman's latest efforts to raise billions to build more AI chip manufacturing capacity. Plus ElevenLabs becomes AI's latest unicorn. Interested in the EDU Beta? Learn more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/aibeta ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Jan 20, 2024 · 9 min

    An Optimistic Take on AI and Inequality

    A reading and discussion based on "For all our fear of AI dystopia, it may help to level up society" https://www.ft.com/content/8f7b9b52-9243-4c34-af80-223522273ab4 ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/