#185 - Movie Gen, ChatGPT Canvas, OpenAI's VC Round, SB 1047 Vetoed

Our 185th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and guest host Gavin Purcell from the AI for Humans (aiforhumans.show) podcast.

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In this episode:

• Meta's MovieGen introduces innovative features in AI video generation, alongside OpenAI's real-time speech API and expanded ChatGPT capabilities.

• Mio's foundation model and Apple's Depth Pro enhance multimodal AI inputs and precise 3D imaging for AR, VR, and robotics.

• Microsoft and OpenAI's strategic advancements highlight significant financial moves and AI enhancements, including Microsoft's enhanced Copilot.

• AI policy discussions intensify as California's vetoed bill sparks debates on regulation, alongside Google's $1 billion investment to expand AI infrastructure in Thailand.

Timestamps + Links:

• () Intro / Banter

• () Response to listener comments / corrections

• Tools & Apps
• () Meta announces Movie Gen, an AI-powered video generator (theverge.com/2024/10/4/24261990/meta-movie-gen…)

• () OpenAI launches new ‘Canvas’ ChatGPT interface tailored to writing and coding projects (techcrunch.com/2024/10/03/openai-launches-new-…)

• () OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API and other treats for AI app developers (techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/openais-devday-bring…)

• () Black Forest Labs releases Flux 1.1 Pro and an API (venturebeat.com/ai/black-forest-labs-releases-…)

• () Microsoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yet (theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259187/microsoft-copi…)

• () Pika 1.5 is now live — AI video generator just got major upgrades (tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/pika-1-5-is-no…)

• Applications & Business
• () OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all time (techcrunch.com/2024/10/05/openai-closes-the-la…)

• () Google brings ads to AI Overviews as it expands AI’s role in search (techcrunch.com/2024/10/03/google-brings-ads-to…)

• () Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma (techcrunch.com/2024/10/01/anthropic-hires-open…)

• () OpenAI’s newest creation is raising shock, alarm, and horror among staffers: a new logo (fortune.com/2024/09/20/openai-staffers-unhappy…)

• () Waymo to add Hyundai EVs to robotaxi fleet under new multiyear deal (cnbc.com/2024/10/04/hyundai-waymo-strategic-pa…)

• () Cerebras, an A.I. Chipmaker Trying to Take On Nvidia, Files for an I.P.O. (nytimes.com/2024/09/30/technology/cerebras-ai-…)

• () Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup (techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/y-combinator-is-bein…)

• Research & Advancements
• () Were RNNs All We Needed? (arxiv.org/abs/2410.01201v1)

• () MIO: A Foundation Model on Multimodal Tokens (arxiv.org/abs/2409.17692?utm_source=aitidbits.…)

• () Apple releases Depth Pro, an AI model that rewrites the rules of 3D vision (venturebeat.com/ai/apple-releases-depth-pro-an…)

• Policy & Safety
• () California Governor Vetoes Sweeping A.I. Legislation (nytimes.com/2024/09/29/technology/california-a…)

• () Judge blocks California’s new AI law in case over Kamala Harris deepfake Musk reposted (techcrunch.com/2024/10/02/judge-blocks-califor…)

• () Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data center and accelerate AI growth (cnbc.com/2024/09/30/google-to-invest-1-billion…)

• Synthetic Media & Art
• () AI reading coach startup Ello now lets kids create their own stories (techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/ai-reading-coach-sta…)

• () Outro

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#185 - Movie Gen, ChatGPT Canvas, OpenAI's VC Round, SB 1047 Vetoed

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