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The Four Wars of the AI Stack - An Update with Swyx and Alessio of Latent Space

NLW is joined today by the hosts of the Latent Space podcast for part one of a wide-ranging conversation about the changes and shifts in the AI market in early 2024. Find our guests online: https://twitter.com/swyx https://twitter.com/fanahova *** Be the first to learn about our new AI education platform: https://besuper.ai/ *** Today's Episode Brought to You By: Plumb - Build, test, and deploy AI features with confidence - https://useplumb.com/ ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you

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A Report from the AI Frontlines with The Neuron's Pete Huang

In this conversation, NLW talks with The Neuron co-founder Pete Huang. They discuss Pete's recent time at Nvidia's GTC event, the state of AI media, and changing public perception of AI. Find Pete online: https://twitter.com/nonmayorpete ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@

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How Businesses Are Using AI Right Now with Greg Kamradt

There is a huge amount of discussion about AI, but is it actually translating to new behaviors inside organizations? In this conversation, entrepreneur and AI educator Greg Kamradt dig deep into Greg's research uncovering how AI is being used right now. Find Greg online: https://twitter.com/GregKamradt Be the first to learn about our new AI education platform: https://besuper.ai/ ** ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscr

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How AI Is Shifting with Nathan Labenz

A wide-ranging conversation with host of The Cognitive Revolution and AI multi-threat Nathan Labenz. Find Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/labenz ** Be the first to learn about our new AI education platform: https://besuper.ai/ ** ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@T

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Why Boring AI is Driving Adoption

NLW builds off an essay by Ethan Mollick https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/in-praise-of-boring-ai He argues that it is simple, specific, even boring AI applications that are driving adoption. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibre

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The 5 Most Important Stories in AI This Week

Top 5 AI Stories This Week: Open Interpreter's new device, Reddit's AI-driven IPO, Apple's AI shifts with potential Google and Baidu partnerships, Intel's $8.5 billion U.S. government grant for chip production, and Nvidia's groundbreaking announcements at GTC. Featuring innovations, strategic moves, and the ongoing AI arms race in technology and geopolitical spheres ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Bre

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U.S. Gov't Grants Intel $8.5B for AI Chip Production

Intel secures a preliminary deal with the U.S. government for up to $8.5 billion in Chips Act funding, signaling a major move in semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S. This initiative is part of President Biden's broader efforts to boost domestic chip production, highlighting the geopolitical importance of semiconductors in the AI-driven global landscape. Plus a surprising number of American's think AI can make better TV and movies than exist now. Today's Episode Brought to You By: Plumb -

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Bye Bye Pi? Inflection CEO and Team Head to Microsoft

Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Inflection AI, moves to Microsoft as the new CEO of Microsoft AI, leading consumer AI products and research. The surprise shift follows Inflection's recent success with PI, the personal AI companion, nearing GPT-4 levels. Suleyman will transition to Microsoft, raising questions about Inflection's future and Microsoft's AI strategy. Plus rumors of GPT-5 coming this summer? ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and disc

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Nvidia’s Blackwell is Radically More Powerful AI Compute

Nvidia's new Blackwell GPU announced at the GTC conference revolutionizes AI computing with unmatched power and innovation. As the AI industry's backbone, Nvidia remains pivotal, unveiling Blackwell: an AI super chip boasting 208 billion transistors and unprecedented speed. Plus the Department of Homeland Security starts a set of AI pilots. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https:/

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Wait, Apple is Putting Google Gemini AI on iPhones?!

Apple is negotiating with Google to integrate Gemini AI into iPhone features, signaling a major strategy shift for the tech giant. Plus Nvidia's GTC conference kicks off. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: h

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The AI Revolution Through an Economic Lens

A reading and discussion based on Per Bylund's "The Economics of the AI Revolution" https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-ai-revolution ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

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Should AI Gains Mean a 32-Hour Workweek?

According to new legislation from Bernie Sanders, the answer is yes. Also on this episode, Apple buys an AI startup as the arms race heats up. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

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