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#193 - Sora release, Gemini 2, OpenAI's AGI Rule, US AI Czar
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- Last Week in AI
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- Dec 23, 2024
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Our 193rd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's* big AI news! *and sometimes last last week's Note: this one was recorded on 12/13, so the news is a bit outdated... will get things back on track soon! Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris . Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at [email protected] and/or [email protected] Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ . Sponsors: The Generator - An interdisciplinary AI lab empowering innovators from all fields to bring visionary ideas to life by harnessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence. In this episode: - OpenAI launches Sora, a text-to-video model with significant capabilities, and Gemini 2.0 from Google showcasing agentic potential in AI tools. - Character.ai introduces a teen model to address safety concerns following two tragic incidents linked to addiction and harmful influence. - The U.S. government sets up a task force to support the rapid development of AI data centers, reflecting the critical need for robust infrastructure. - A paper from Anthropic reveals that frontier AI systems have reached the capability of self-replication, sparking discussions on future implications and safety protocols. If you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form . Timestamps + Links: (00:00:00) Intro / Banter (00:02:44) News Preview (00:03:43) Response to listener comments (00:09:50) Sponsor Break Tools & Apps (00:11:12) OpenAI has finally released Sora (00:21:16) Google Reveals Gemini 2, AI Agents, and a Prototype Personal Assistant (00:28:23) ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode adding video and screen sharing input (plus a Santa mode) (00:30:43) Microsoft’s Copilot can browse the web with y…