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2021 has been a wild ride in many ways, but its wildest features might actually be AI-related. We\u2019ve seen major advances in everything from language modeling to multi-modal learning, open-ended learning and even AI alignment.

So, we thought, what better way to take stock of the big AI-related milestones we\u2019ve reached in 2021 than a cross-over episode with our friends over at the Last Week In AI podcast.

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Intro music:

- Artist: Ron Gelinas

- Track Title: Daybreak Chill Blend (original mix)

- Link to Track: https://youtu.be/d8Y2sKIgFWc

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Chapters:

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• 0:00 Intro
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• 2:15 Rise of multi-modal models
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• 7:40 Growth of hardware and compute
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• 13:20 Reinforcement learning
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• 20:45 Open-ended learning
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• 26:15 Power seeking paper
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• 32:30 Safety and assumptions
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• 35:20 Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation
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• 42:00 Mapping natural language
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• 46:20 Timnit Gebru\u2019s research institute
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• 49:20 Wrap-up
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