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Our 179th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!\nWith hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris)\nIf you would like to get a sneak peek and help test Andrey's generative AI application, go to Astrocade.com to join the waitlist and the discord.\nRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/\nIf you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form.\nEmail us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or\xa0hello@gladstone.ai\nEpisode Highlights:\n- Grok 2's beta release features new image generation using Black Forest Labs' tech.\n- Google introduces Gemini Voice Chat Mode available to subscribers and integrates it into Pixel Buds Pro 2.\n- Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip aims to rival NVIDIA's H100 amidst US export controls.\n- Overview of potential risks of unaligned AI models and skepticism around SingularityNet's AGI supercomputer claims.\nTimestamps + Links:\n(00:00:00) Intro / Banter\n(00:02:15) Response to listener comments / corrections\nTools & Apps\n(00:04:24) Grok-2 is out in beta, now with added AI image generation\n(00:11:28) OpenAI reveals an updated GPT-4o model - but can't quite explain how it's better\n(00:13:48) Google Gemini\u2019s voice chat mode is here\n(00:16:18) Google\u2019s Pixel Buds Pro 2 bring Gemini to your ears\n(00:19:55) Google\u2019s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources\n(00:23:13) Prompt Caching is Now Available on the Anthropic API for Specific Claude Models\n\nApplications & Business\n(00:26:56) Meet Black Forest Labs, the startup powering Elon Musk\u2019s unhinged AI image generator\n(00:26:56) Huawei readies new AI chip to challenge Nvidia in China, WSJ reports\n(00:37:53) ASML and Imec Announce High-NA Lithography Breakthrough\n(00:43:07) Chinese startup WeRide gets nod to test robotaxis with passengers in California\n(00:45:49) Perplexity\u2019s popularity surges as AI search start-up takes on Google\n(00:51:55) Lisa Su formally welcomes Silo AI team to AMD after completing $665 million acquisition\n\nProjects & Open Source\n(00:54:31) FalconMamba 7B Released: The World\u2019s First Attention-Free AI Model with 5500GT Training Data and 7 Billion Parameters\n(00:59:25) OpenAI has introduced SWE-bench Verified to evaluate AI performance\n(01:04:21) Nous Research presents Hermes 3\n(01:11:07) New supercomputing network could lead to AGI, scientists hope, with 1st node coming online within weeks\n\nResearch & Advancements\n(01:14:40) The AI Scientist: Towards Fully Automated Open-Ended Scientific Discovery\n(01:30:24) Imagen 3\n(01:32:48) The Data Addition Dilemma\n(01:37:35) LongWriter: Unleashing 10,000+ Word Generation from Long Context LLMs\n\nPolicy & Safety\n(01:40:55) MIT researchers release a repository of AI risks\n(01:44:14) Elon Musk addresses power issues at xAI supercomputer facility in Memphis\n(01:46:52) FCC Proposes New Rules on AI-Powered Robocalls\nGovernments Adjust Policies Amid Flood of AI Record Requests\n\nSynthetic Media & Art\n(01:48:21) SAG-AFTRA Strikes Groundbreaking AI Digital Voice Replica Pact With Startup Firm Narrativ\n(01:51:52) How \u2018Deepfake Elon Musk\u2019 Became the Internet\u2019s Biggest Scammer\n\n(01:56:21) AI Song Outro