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Our 180th 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:\nIdeogram AI's new features, Google's Imagine 3, Dream Machine 1.5, and Runway's Gen3 Alpha Turbo model advancements.\nPerplexity's integration of Flux image generation models and code interpreter updates for enhanced search results.\xa0\nExploration of the feasibility and investment needed for scaling advanced AI models like GPT-4 and Agent Q architecture enhancements.\nAnalysis of California's AI regulation bill SB1047 and legal issues related to synthetic media, copyright, and online personhood credentials.\nTimestamps + Links:\n(00:00:00) Intro / Banter\n(00:01:08) Response to Listener Comments / Corrections\nTools & Apps\n(00:03:58) Ideogram AI expands its features with v2 model and color palette options\n(00:07:48) Google Releases Powerful AI Image Generator You Can Use for Free\n(00:11:41) Perplexity adds Flux.1 model for Pro users alongside Playground v3 update\n(00:13:58) Luma drops Dream Machine 1.5 \u2014 here\u2019s what\u2019s new\n(00:17:49) Runway\u2019s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo is here and can make AI videos faster than you can type\n(00:20:21) Perplexity\u2019s latest update improves code interpreter, charts included\n\nApplications & Business\n(00:24:14) AMD buying server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as chipmakers strengthen AI capabilities\n(00:28:55) Ars Technica content is now available in OpenAI services\n(00:34:08) Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised $60M Series A at\xa0 $400M valuation from a16z, Thrive, sources say\n00:38:32 Stability AI appoints new Chief Technology Officer\n(00:41:45) Cruise\u2019s robotaxis are coming to the Uber app in 2025\n\nProjects & Open Source\n(00:44:16) AI21 Introduces the Jamba Model Family: The most powerful and efficient long-context models for the enterprise\n(00:53:47) Microsoft reveals Phi-3.5 \u2014 this new small AI model outperforms Gemini and GPT-4o\n(00:57:33) Nvidia\u2019s Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B is a small language model that punches above its weight\n(01:00:58) Open source Dracarys models ignite generative AI fired coding\n\nResearch & Advancements\n(01:12:35) Can AI Scaling Continue Through 2030?\n(01:15:35) Agent Q: Advanced Reasoning and Learning for Autonomous AI Agents\n(01:23:58) Transformers to SSMs: Distilling Quadratic Knowledge to Subquadratic Models\n(01:31:18) Loss of plasticity in deep continual learning\n\nPolicy & Safety\n(01:38:20) California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from Anthropic\n(01:48:14) Personhood credentials: Artificial intelligence and the value of privacy-preserving tools to distinguish who is real online\n(01:52:44) Showing SAE Latents Are Not Atomic Using Meta-SAEs\n\nSynthetic Media & Art\n(01:58:33) Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement\n(01:59:32) Artists\u2019 lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney gets more punch\n\n(02:01:43) Outro