AI Named This Show

Tasia Custode, Tristan Jutras

AI Named This Show is a weekly AI-focused tech show. Join longtime friends and tech media veterans Tasia Custode and Tristan Jutras as they dive into the AI abyss, unraveling the complexities of artificial intelligence. They cover everything from groundbreaking AI news to the practical applications — and societal implications — of large language models, machine learning, deep learning, generative AI and more.

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AI music and copyright 🔴 AINTS 043
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AI music and copyright 🔴 AINTS 043
This week, Tristan and Tasia relive a tech journalist's chaotic adventure with Meta's Ray-Ban AI glasses in Montreal and uncover the significant security flaw found in Rabbit’s R1 AI gadget. Then we dive into the heated legal battles over AI-generated music, with the RIAA suing Suno and Udio for copyright infringement and YouTube negotiating music licensing for AI song generators. Join us as we tune in to the lastest smash hit the ongoing fight between AI creativity and copyright law. It's like Christmas in summer for AI drama!FOLLOWAI Named This ShowTristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastFOLLOW-UP I Wore Meta Ray-Bans in Montreal to Test Their AI Translation Skills. It Did Not Go WellA group of R1 jailbreakers found a massive security flaw in Rabbit’s codeResearchers Prove Rabbit AI Breach By Sending Email to Us as Adminrobots.txt at ainamedthisshow.comAI is eating its own tail, Perplexity edition.Roll out of Gmail’s Gemini AI sidebar begins, but not everyone can access itGemini 1.5 Pro Now offers 2M token context windowAI NEWSGoogle is reportedly creating AI chatbots that challenge Meta and Character AIAmazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbotSnapchat influencers AI clone goes very off script and gets scaryAI MUSIC GENERATION COPYRIGHT LAWSUITLabels body RIAA sues AI music firms Suno and Udio for copyright infringementListen to the AI-Generated Ripoff Songs That Got Udio and Suno SuedThe RIAA versus AI, explainedYouTube tries convincing record labels to license music for AI song generatorAI dataset licensing companies form trade groupThese Are the Best AI Music Generators You Can Use Right NowTASIA’S NEW COURSEEverything Google: Mastering Your Google Suite of Apps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apple Intelligence: AI for the rest of us? 🔴 AINTS 041
14-06-2024
Apple Intelligence: AI for the rest of us? 🔴 AINTS 041
This week, Tristan and Tasia dive into Apple's AI announcements from WWDC 2024, from its partnership with OpenAI, to custom emoji, to giving Siri a brain transplant. Join us as we air our grievances — and discuss Apple's feats of strength in its big move into AI. FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastSHOW NOTES Apple Intelligence PreviewApple Intelligence – everything you need to know about your iPhone’s new big brainApple Intelligence in iOS 18 — 15 top new AI features coming to your iPhone: Reduce interruptionsApple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not CashReport: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSesSee also: Apple and OpenAI currently have the most misunderstood partnership in techSee also: Elon Musk is livid about new OpenAI/Apple dealSee also: Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAIMath Notes at WWDC 2024 is one of the best product demos ever — here’s why I’m excitedApple Says Its AI Sets a 'New Standard' for Privacy and Invites Security Experts to Test ItWhat we know about Apple’s on-device AISee also: Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayedApple Intelligence in iOS 18 — 15 top new AI features coming to your iPhone: Image PlaygroundThere’s an emoji for that: meet Genmoji, Apple’s AI-powered emoji generation feature in iOS 18Apple’s AI, Apple Intelligence, is boring and practical — that’s why it worksApple Proved That AI Is a Feature, Not a Product Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is AI slop ruining the Web? 🔴 AINTS 040
07-06-2024
Is AI slop ruining the Web? 🔴 AINTS 040
This week, Tristan and Tasia look at the open letter from several former OpenAI employees (and others) warning of the existential threat of AI and demanding whistleblower protection. Then we discuss various new generative AI tools and developments that are simultaneously making us more productive and the Web more terrible. Join us as we wade through AI failures, AI doom, AI porn, and AI slop to reach the shores of AI disappointment.FOLLOWAI Named This ShowTristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastFOLLOW-UPHumane is reportedly trying to sell itself to HP for $1 billionAfter its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may tooAI SAFETY NEWSOpenAI employees warn of AI’s potential existential threats to humanity in letterAI workers demand stronger whistleblower protections in open letterA Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial IntelligenceGENERATIVE AI NEWSWizards of the Coast advertises for AI role, deepening the disconnect with fansPerplexity AI launches new tool to turn research into contentIntroducing Perplexity PagesWix’s new tool taps AI to generate smartphone appsAI apps on Google Play have to limit distribution of inappropriate content, company saysX (aka Twitter) adjusts its policies on AI-generated nudity and sexy picturesFacebook’s AI Spam Isn’t the ‘Dead Internet’: It’s the Zombie InternetSlop is the new name for unwanted AI-generated content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Continuing the AI superalignment mission 🔴 AINTS 039
31-05-2024
Continuing the AI superalignment mission 🔴 AINTS 039
This week, Tristan and Tasia go back in time to revisit the dramatic ouster — and resinstatement — of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI, with a bit of behind-the-scenes perspective from a former board members. Then we explore the dissolution — and reconstitution — of OpenAI's safety team, and what it means for not only OpenAI's superalignment efforts, but those of one of its rivals. Plus: bilingual brain implants and a hack to disable Google's AI search results. Join us as we line up these stories about several bodies in the AI orbit.FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastMICROSOFT BUILDMicrosoft Build 2024: everything announcedOPENAI, ANTHROPIC & SUPERALIGNMENTCustom GPTs open for free ChatGPT usersFormer OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam AltmanSee also: Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y CombinatorOpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam AltmanFormer OpenAI exec that quit for ‘safety concerns’ joins rival companyAnthropic’s AI now lets you create bots to work for youAI NEWSBilingual AI brain implant helps stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and EnglishAI products like ChatGPT much hyped but not much used, study saysHardly any of us are using AI tools like ChatGPT, study says – here’s whyANTI-AI TOOLSThis Hack Disables Google’s AI Search Results by Default Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hitting the mother lode of OpenAI initiatives 🔴 AINTS 037
10-05-2024
Hitting the mother lode of OpenAI initiatives 🔴 AINTS 037
This week, Tristan and Tasia start off with a bit of good Google / bad Google and good Apple / bad Apple. Then we explore this week's rich vein of news from OpenAI. Join us as we dig into the top platforms to bring home some shiny AI nuggets. There's gold in them thar hills!FOLLOWAI Named This Show Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastGOOGLE AI NEWSGoogle DeepMind’s new AI can model DNA, RNA, and ‘all life’s molecules’Google DeepMind debuts huge AlphaFold update and free proteomics-as-a-service web appYouTube Premium users can skip to the good part with new AI featureAPPLE AI NEWSThe new iPad ad essentially flips AI-weary creatives the birdApple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’Apple announces M4 with more CPU cores and AI focus, just months after M3Apple reveals new AI-enhanced versions of Final Cut Pro and Logic ProOPENAI NEWSOpenAI’s flawed plan to flag deepfakes ahead of 2024 electionsThe New York Times spent $1 million so far in its OpenAI lawsuit.OpenAI partners with People publisher Dotdash MeredithLeaked OpenAI slide deck reveals how it's wooing publishers.OpenAI and Stack Overflow sign deal to boost ChatGPTStack Overflow is feeding programmers’ answers to AI, whether they like it or notStack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI dealOpenAI’s Model Spec outlines some basic rules for AIOpenAI offers a peek behind the curtain of its AI’s secret instructionsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says future AI will surpass ‘dumbest’ GPT-4 modelOpenAI keeps vaguely teasing GPT-5.OpenAI is reportedly working on a search feature for ChatGPT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Claude AI: Time to get to work 🔴 AINTS 036
03-05-2024
Claude AI: Time to get to work 🔴 AINTS 036
This week, Tristan and Tasia dive into the R1 rabbithole, find out who's suing OpenAI now, learn about a mysterious new chatbot, and discuss AI news from Yelp. Then we check in with new initiatives from Anthropic's Claude AI for mobile and enterprise. Join us as we get to work. There’s no time like the present!FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcast on Acast, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart or SpotifyFOLLOW-UPSo what if OpenAI Sora didn't create the mind-blowing Balloon Head video without assistance...“What are we doing here?”Rabbit R1 - We Gotta Talk...Rabbit R1, a thing that should just be an app, actually is just an Android app (Updated)Rabbit denies claims that its R1 virtual assistant is a glorified Android appThe Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery lifeAI NEWSMicrosoft and OpenAI sued yet again by Chicago Tribune and New York Daily NewsOpenAI to train LLMs on Financial Times content — with permissionMysterious “gpt2-chatbot” AI model appears suddenly, confuses expertsYelp launches new AI assistant for finding the right pros. Here's how to access it.See also: Amazon Q Is an AI Tool That Handles Workplace Queries and Writes CodeCLAUDE AI NEWSAnthropic finally releases a Claude mobile appClaude AI's New iOS App, Team Tool Are Harbingers of AI in the WorkplaceSupported countires and regions: Claude.ai \ Anthropic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AI language models: Small is the new large 🔴 AINTS 035
26-04-2024
AI language models: Small is the new large 🔴 AINTS 035
This week, Tristan and Tasia admire Adobe's AI moves, chase the Rabbit R1 as it pops out of its hole, and ponder people's pushback against AI from Meta and Snapchat. Then we put small AI language models from Microsoft and Apple under the microscope. Join us as we get real small. Hold on to your Pym particles!FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastFOLLOW-UPAdobe expands generative AI features to video editing software Premiere ProAdobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen videorabbit r1 - pickup party nyc live stream nowA morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadgetRabbit R1 hands-on: Already more fun and accessible than the Humane AI PinRabbit R1: I spent 17 hours with it — and something's iffy about itThe Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI nowIs Meta AI any good and can it be turned off? Users’ react to ‘useless’ to latest chatbotWhat is Snapchat’s My AI and how to remove it for goodGoogle’s Gemini 1.5 Pro can now hearGoogle will only train on your Google Docs if it finds them online.SMALL LANGUAGE MODEL (SLM) NEWSMicrosoft launches its smallest AI model yet: Phi-3 MiniMicrosoft launches Phi-3 Mini, a tiny AI model that packs a punchApple AI paper details how its multi-modal ‘Ferret-UI’ LLM can interpret phone UIsiOS 18 AI features are rumored to be ‘on device.’ But there's a catch.Apple’s new AI model hints at how AI could come to the iPhoneApple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device useFURTHER VIEWINGWHY AI Works Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meta throws down the AI gauntlet 🔴 AINTS 034
19-04-2024
Meta throws down the AI gauntlet 🔴 AINTS 034
This week, Tristan and Tasia discuss the Humane Ai Pin's disappointing reviews, other AI devices coming soon, and AI model developments from OpenAI, Grok and Microsoft. Then we look at Meta's update to its Llama model and infusing its AI magic into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more. Join us as we grab some potion and some food and watch as another tech champion harnesses the forces of open source to battle for AI dominance.FOLLOWAI Named This ShowTristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastLLM UPDATESChatGPT update: OpenAI makes popular chatbot ‘more direct’ and moreElon Musk’s xAI previews Grok-1.5V, its first multimodal modelElon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokesAI DEVICESHumane AI Hands-On: My Life So Far With a Wearable AI PinHumane AI Pin review: not even closeMKBHD calls the Humane AI pin “the worst product I’ve ever reviewed.”See also: Limitless' $99 AI wearable to promises to remember your meetings and, well, everything elseSee also: Rabbit R1 just annihilated the Humane AI Pin in new video — but here’s the weirdest partSee also: Rabbit R1 vs Humane AI Pin vs Limitless Pendant: AI wearables comparedChatGPT is coming to Nothing’s earbudsMICROSOFT VASA-1 AI MODELCool or creepy? Microsoft's VASA-1 is a new AI model that turns photos into 'talking faces'VASA-1: Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces Generated in Real TimeMETA AI NEWSMeta rolls out an updated AI assistant, built with the long-awaited Llama 3Meta says Llama 3 beats most other models, including GeminiMeta’s battle with ChatGPT begins nowMeta AISee also: I just tried Stable Diffusion's new real-time AI image generator — and it's scary fastMark Zuckerberg - Llama 3, Open Sourcing $10b Models, & Caesar AugustusFacebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Accelerating AI with superconductors 🔴 AINTS 030
22-03-2024
Accelerating AI with superconductors 🔴 AINTS 030
This week, Tristan and Tasia discuss a potential Google-Apple AI courtship, Microsoft’s Surface AI event, NVIDIA’s GTC 2024 event, a mind-blowing OpenAI robot mashup, and more. Then we explore Extropic’s revolutionary new chip designs that claim to be “many orders of magnitude faster and more energy efficient than digital processors.” Join us as we defy Moore’s Law to power the future of AI.FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastAI NEWSGoogle DeepMind co-founder joins Microsoft as CEO of its new AI divisionEverything announced at the 2024 Microsoft Surface eventApple and Google are reportedly talking. Could Gemini come to iPhone?xAI open sources GrokOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-4 'kinda sucks', hints at GPT-5 boostThis Robot is Borrowing OpenAI’s Magic to Make At-Home Droids Feel RealNVIDIA GTC 2024Nvidia's Project GROOT brings the human-robot future a significant step closerNvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an HourNVIDIA's GPUs powered the AI revolution. Its new Blackwell chips are up to 30 times fasterNvidia reveals Blackwell B200 GPU, the ‘world’s most powerful chip’ for AIIntel clinches nearly $20 billion in awards from Biden to boost US chip outputEXTROPICAI startup Extropic emerges from stealth with superconducting processors it boldly claims will beat GPUs, CPUs, and TPUsUshering in the Thermodynamic FutureThis chip will accelerate AI compute way past Moore's LawThermodynamic Computing: Better than Quantum? | Guillaume Verdon and Trevor McCourt, Extropic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AI video generators: The future of filmmaking? 🔴 AINTS 029
15-03-2024
AI video generators: The future of filmmaking? 🔴 AINTS 029
This week, Tristan and Tasia zoom in on cutting-edge AI video tools Sora, LTX Studio, Morph Studio, EMO, and Augie. Also: AI chips, romantic chatbot caveats, and marrying holograms. Join us as we journey from the creative to the absurd at the speed of AI.FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcast on Acast, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart or SpotifyFOLLOW-UPWhy people are falling in love with AI chatbotsRomantic AI Chatbots Don’t Have Your Privacy at HeartAI HARDWARE NEWSIntel will make chips for MicrosoftApple's MacBook Air M3 might be a message to Intel — We do AI PCs, too, and you ain't seen nothing yetAI VIDEO GENERATORSOpenAI just dropped new Sora videosMeet LTX Studio — I just saw the future of AI video tools that can help create full-length moviesAI Powered Filmmaking | LTX StudioMorph Studio turns your Stability AI-generated video clips into full films - here's how to try itMorph StudioSee also: AI Video Editing | Aug X LabsSee also: Augie: AI Assisted Video Creation & Editing (beta preview)Alibaba’s New AI Video Generator EMO Makes Photos Talk and SingEMO: Emote Portrait Alive - Generating Expressive Portrait Videos with Audio2Video Diffusion Model under Weak ConditionsY THOA woman is marrying an AI hologram, ushering in a weird new era for human-robot relationships Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Building strange new worlds with generative AI 🔴 AINTS 027
01-03-2024
Building strange new worlds with generative AI 🔴 AINTS 027
This week, Tristan and Tasia learn the difference between tokens and parameters, discuss whether AI could replace the apps on your phone, and discuss Google's culture war woes — and Genie, its new AI model for creating virtual worlds for gaming and more. Then we cap things off by experimenting with a mind-blowing new real-time image generation model. Join us as we boldy go where no podcast has dressed up trash pandas before.FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcast on Acast, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart or SpotifyFOLLOW-UPThe Groq LPU Inference EngineNo, Sam Altman doesn’t actually own half a billion dollars of Reddit stockGOOGLE GEMINI FOLLOW-UPGoogle will take a few weeks to rectify the person generation issue in GeminiGoogle CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’Google Gemini product lead’s resurfaced tweets may explain the chatbot’s ‘forced diversity’Gemini and Google’s CultureMOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2024 AI NEWS12 things I learned about the Humane Ai Pin at MWC 2024Brain AI - AI could replace the apps on your phoneAI Could Replace the Apps on Your Phone. I've Seen It With My Own EyesGOOGLE GENIEAre we close to the holodeck? Google unveils Genie — an AI model creating playable virtual worlds from a single imageSDXL LIGHTNINGSDXL Lightning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The next generation of text-to-video AI 🔴 AINTS 025
16-02-2024
The next generation of text-to-video AI 🔴 AINTS 025
This week, Tristan and Tasia check in on Sarah Silverman's copyright infringement suit before taking in some little news from Apple, some big news from Google and NVIDIA, and some huge news from OpenAI. Join us for an appropriately sized mega-sode as we try to figure out what is even real anymore.FOLLOWAI Named This Show on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Twitter)Tristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastFOLLOW-UPSarah Silverman’s copyright infringement suit against OpenAI will advance in pared-down formSee also: Looking Back at Google Books Eight Years LaterAPPLE MGIEApple made an AI image tool that lets you make edits by describing themGEMINI 1.5Google's Gemini AI Keeps Your Conversations for Up to 3 Years (Even If You Delete Them)Google upstages itself with Gemini 1.5 AI launch, one week after Ultra 1.0Gemini 1.5NVIDIA AI NEWSNVIDIA’s new AI chatbot runs locally on your PCBuild a Custom LLM with Chat With RTXExclusive: Nvidia pursues $30 billion custom chip opportunity with new unitSAM ALTMAN / OPENAI NEWSSam Altman reportedly wants trillions of dollars to supercharge chip productionOpenAI terminates accounts of confirmed state-affiliated bad actorsChatGPT-5: release date, price, and what we know so farOpenAI experiments with giving ChatGPT a long-term conversation memoryOpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI modelSoraOpenAI's Sora Is a Giant 'F*ck You' to RealityOpenAI CEO Sam Altman reveals AI danger which keeps him awake at night Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.