#184 - OpenAI's Voice 2.0 + execs quitting, Llama 3.2, To CoT or not to CoT?

Our 184th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Jon Krohn.

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In this episode:

• OpenAI, Meta, and Google are enhancing their AI assistants with advanced voice modes, while Meta released Llama 3.2, an open-source model capable of processing both images and text.
• Significant AI infrastructure developments include Grok's partnership with Aramco for a massive data center in Saudi Arabia, and Microsoft's plan to power data centers using a reopened Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
• Recent research shows chain-of-thought prompting is most effective for math and symbolic reasoning, while OpenAI's GPT-4 with vision capabilities is being integrated into Perplexity AI's search platform.
• AI is being rapidly integrated into various sectors, with examples including ChartWatch reducing unexpected hospital deaths, Snapchat and YouTube introducing AI video generation tools, and Lionsgate partnering with Runway for AI-assisted film production.

Timestamps + Links:

• (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
• (00:04:45) Response to listener comments / corrections
• Tools & Apps
  • (00:07:46) OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode with more voices and a new look
  • (00:13:32) Meta’s AI can now talk to you in the voices of Awkwafina, John Cena, and Judi Dench
  • (00:17:11) Gemini’s chatty voice mode is out now for free on Android
  • (00:21:30) AI video rivalry intensifies as Luma announces Dream Machine API hours after Runway
  • (00:23:35) Copilot Wave 2 supercharges productivity with AI across all your Microsoft 365 apps
  • (00:25:56) Perplexity introduces new 'Reasoning' focus powered by OpenAI's o1
• Applications & Business
  • (00:33:47) OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman
  • (00:41:46) Sam Altman departs OpenAI’s safety committee
  • (00:43:04)