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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Jun 26, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
Is AI "Alien Intelligence?" Emerson Spartz on Mental Models for AI
Emerson Spartz has been building internet and media companies since starting MuggleNet, the world's largest Harry Potter fan site, when he was just 12 years old. He founded digital media company Dose which created some of the world's largest viral content sites. For the past few years, Emerson has been focused on AI, with a particular interest in AI safety, AI alignment and extinction risk. Despite being such a techno-optimist by nature that he's been yelled at for being a techno-optimist in books, he has come to have real concerns about the speed and way that AI is developing. In this sprawling conversation, Emerson provides a set of mental models he uses to try and understand AI broadly. Recommended resources: https://aisafety.info/ Robert Miles YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/robertmilesai The A.I. Dilemma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoVJKj8lcNQ 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/
Jun 25, 2023 · 17 min
What the Head of the New UK AI Foundation Model Taskforce Thinks of AI
Entrepreneur and investor Ian Hogarth was recently named Chair of the UK's AI Foundation Model Taskforce. In today's Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads excerpts from Ian's writing on AI going back to 2018 to help us understand the perspective he's bringing to the taskforce and its £100M mission to make AI safer and more aligned. Excerpts from: AI Nationalism (2018) We must slow down the race to God-like AI (April 2023) Taskforce announcement thread and post (June 2023) 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/
Jun 24, 2023 · 28 min
"AI Will Modify Our Interface For Information" A Conversation with Maven CEO Gagan Biyani
For more than a decade, across numerous startups Gagan Biyani has helped lead the online education revolution. Now as the CEO of Maven, he's helping the world figure out how to reskill for the coming era of artificial intelligence. In this conversation, we talk about the growth in Maven's AI courses as well as how AI is transforming the platform and how they run the company. 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/
Jun 23, 2023 · 24 min
Multi-On is What You Wanted AutoGPT to Be - Interview with Founder Div Garg
Today NLW is joined by Div Garg, the founder of Multi-On which is an AI personal agent that uses the browser to execute complex tasks. Learn more: https://multion.ai/ 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/
Jun 22, 2023 · 19 min
AI is the First UI Paradigm Shift in 60 Years
AI represents the third major UI paradigm shift in computing. From batch processing to command-based interaction to intent-based outcome specification. A reading of AI: First New UI Paradigm in 60 Years by Jakob Nielsen Before that on The Brief Marvel has kicked up significant controversy around the AI generated title sequence for the new Secret Invasion show on Disney+; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced SAFE Innovation framework; Wimbledon launches AI-powered commentary, and Dropbox starts a $50M AI venture fund. 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/
Jun 21, 2023 · 12 min
Biden Meets AI Safety Experts As White House Promises Decisive Action
President Biden yesterday met with AI safety experts in San Francisco as the White House promises "decisive action" on AI in the weeks to come. CNN reports that senior advisors have been meeting on AI 2-3 times per week since April. On the Brief: OpenAI Is reportedly considering opening an app store for custom models build on top OpenAI; a new LLM beats GPT3.5 with 1/1000th the training data; Opera releases a new AI browser and more. 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/
Jun 20, 2023 · 21 min
The Faux Outrage Around OpenAI's EU Lobbying
Today TIME published a "scoop" about OpenAI's lobbying efforts in 2022 around the EU AI Act. NLW argues that the story is not only not some smoking gun, but is the type of nothingburger that makes people drop out of otherwise important conversations because they're feeling like the media is trying to manipulate their feelings. Before that a new research study reveals some unexpectedly positive attitudes towards AI. Also on The Brief, AI adds $150B to the net worth of the world's richest. 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/
Jun 19, 2023 · 16 min
GPT Engineer Generates An Entire Codebase Based On A Prompt
GPT-Engineer is the latest AI project to have Github developers going nuts. The project promises to create entire code bases with a single prompt, reigniting excitement around the potential for more powerful AI agents. The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. 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/
Jun 18, 2023 · 12 min
The Most Interesting AI Research This Week
A Research Roundup including: -AssistGPT -LLaMA multimodal adapter -Meta Voicebox -Text-to-Video -LLM agent teaching weaker AIs -AI art QR code generator 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/
Jun 17, 2023 · 24 min
A Critique of Marc Andreessen's "Why AI Will Save The World"
Last week's Long Reads was Marc Andreessen's "Why AI Will Save the World." This week we read Dwarkesh Patel's "Contra Marc Andreessen on AI." 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/
Jun 16, 2023 · 16 min
How Worried About China AI Should We Be?
Senators Mark Warner and Ted Cruz discus China's AI advances while Bill Gates meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping and TikTok parent ByteDance buys $1B in GPUs from Nvidia. Before that on the Brief, 42% of CEOs worry AI could end humanity in the next decade, Mercedes puts ChatGPT in its cars, and Meta wants to commercialize LLaMA. 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/
Jun 15, 2023 · 17 min
EU Passes AI Act, But Generative AI Provisions Remain Controversial
The EU has passed its AI Act. The risk-based approach has banned some things (like live facial recognition and biometric scraping), and made a whole slew of other things require registration. The biggest arguments remain around generative AI focused provisions. Before that on the Brief, a $4.4 trillion McKinsey predicition, new tools from Google, and AI Jesus on Twitch. 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/
Jun 14, 2023 · 19 min
Why OpenAI's API Updates Will Change How We Use ChatGPT
OpenAI has announced a set of API updates including lower prices, a larger 16k context window, and something they're calling function calling. On today's episode, NLW explains why function calling in particular is such a big deal. Before that on the Brief, updates from Adobe and Meta as well as a new superchip and HuggingFace partnership for AMD. 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/
Jun 13, 2023 · 15 min
AI at Work: Is Enterprise AI the Next Big Trend?
Enterprise AI is a major theme for investors and corporations alike. Salesforce just announced their AI Cloud as well as doubling their generative AI venture fund to $500m. Accenture also announced a $3B investment in their AI practice. 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/
Jun 12, 2023 · 17 min
New ChatGPT Features Leaked?
Today on The AI Breakdown, NLW looks at how the real estate industry is thinking about the impact of generative AI. Before that on the Brief, we cover a leak from potential new ChatGPT features, as well as updates from Microsoft Bing and Google Search Generative Experience (SGE). 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/
Jun 11, 2023 · 43 min
Will AI Save The World?
That's the claim in Marc Andreessen's massive new 7000 word missive "Why AI Will Save The World." On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW voice clones himself with https://play.ht/ to "read" the entire piece. 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/
Jun 10, 2023 · 12 min
Creating Worlds From Words: The Most Essential AI News This Week
Today on the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the most essential AI news stories across new tools, important research, big company announcements, open source updates and societal impact. 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/
Jun 9, 2023 · 18 min
The 5 Most Exciting AI Tools Launched This Week
From text-to-3D avatar to text-to-video to music you create with gestures, these are the most interesting and exciting ai tools that launched or were announced this week. Before that on the Brief AI in Instagram. AI in WhatsApp. AI in Facebook. It's all on the way, according to an all-hands meeting this week with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Additionally ChatGPT comes to iPad, Adobe launched Firefly for Enterprise, and more. 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/
Jun 8, 2023 · 19 min
Are We In An AI Bubble?
Is AI in bubble territory yet? Ever since Nvidia's massive move up recently, people have been asking this question with renewed vigor. 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/
Jun 7, 2023 · 21 min
OpenAI's 6 Strategies For Better ChatGPT Prompting
OpenAI has published a new guide with 6 recommendations for better ChatGPT prompting. The recommendations come in response to numerous complaints on Twitter that ChatGPT has gotten worse over the last few weeks. 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/