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THIS WEEK IN AI: Tension at World AI Summit, Snapchat Glasses, Meta's Crisis

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We discuss Snap’s new AR glasses, AI governance at the G7, and Noam Shazeer’s move from Google to OpenAI.  We also cover Anthropic’s Fable 5 being shut down, Microsoft’s use of a Chinese open-source model in Copilot, and Meta’s latest AI push. ------ LI...

Highlights

This podcast episode covers a wide range of recent developments in the AI industry, from new hardware and corporate shake-ups to geopolitical tensions and surprising pivots. The hosts discuss the latest news, offering critical analysis of the strategies and products from major tech companies.
00:00
Ridiculous design and high price.
09:56
Dario warned against over-regulation and advocated for hardware restrictions
11:46
A major loss for Google and a significant gain for OpenAI
18:08
A security warning from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy about a potential exploit accessible by China targets current models from OpenAI, Grok, and Google Gemini, but specifically criticizes Anthropic's Fable 5 model as dangerous in wrong hands.
18:52
Microsoft shifts Copilot to a Chinese open-source model.
24:36
Meta turned software engineers into data labelers for training AI to replace them.
29:18
China continues to push toward the frontier
32:09
A full-body MRI scan in 60 seconds

Chapters

Ridiculous AI Glasses
00:00
AI Summit Tensions
07:27
Noam Shazir Joins OpenAI
11:46
Anthropic’s Fable Shutdown
15:48
Microsoft Embraces Open Source
18:52
Meta’s AI Reorg Crisis
24:36
China’s New Coding Model
29:15
MidJourney Enters Medicine
32:06

Transcript

Josh Kale: You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain. Well, today, there's a new version of that, which is you either exit Silicon Valley or spend enough time there. For no one to tell you that these glasses look absolutely...