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Stargate: A $500B US AI Initiative Announced by Altman, Ellison and Trump
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On President Trump’s first day back in office, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son announced a historic ...
The o3-to-AGI-Hype Pipeline
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI's upcoming O3 model has sparked widespread speculation about its capabilities and potential impact. From hints at advanced reasoning to its...
AI and Jobs Disruption
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/opinion/artificial-intelligence-jobs.html https://www.ft.com/content/32853b9...
Is the TikTok Ban Actually About AI?
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US ban on TikTok might be less about data privacy and more about the app’s cutting-edge AI recommendation system. This episode examines why Wash...
8 Ways Agents Will Improve This Year
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI agents are poised to make significant progress this year. They will improve tool usage, context understanding, coding assistance, and safety. Enter...
The Battle Over AI Diffusion
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As President Biden’s term winds down, new policies to bolster U.S. AI leadership are making waves. From executive orders enabling private AI data ce...
What Companies Should Be Doing With AI and Agents Right Now
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Stephen (Steve) Chase, Vice Chair of AI and Digital Innovation at KPMG. Steve shares practical strategies for integrating AI into ...
OpenAI's Economic Blueprint for America
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI has unveiled its "Economic Blueprint for America," outlining how AI can drive U.S. competitiveness, innovation, and reindustrialization. This b...
Anthropic CEO Urges Trump to Win AI vs. China
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-keep-americas-ai-advantage-china-chips-data-eccdce91 https://www.bloomberg...
Was CES Really Just a Parade of AI Slop?
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CES 2025 showcased a mix of AI-powered products, from smart fridges and health mirrors to robotic vacuums with arms. Critics labeled much of it "AI sl...
2025 Is the Year of Scaling AI
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NLW presents a special episode recapping some of the most interesting findings from KPMG's Q4 AI Pulse Survey, including: 68% of leaders will inve...
"The Age of AI Agentics Is Here" - Nvidia CEO
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang declares the arrival of the AI agents era during an expansive CES keynote. Announcing innovations across AI agents, robotics, ...
5 Ways Companies Are Using AI Agents Today
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses are turning to AI agents in innovative ways this year. From refining drug discovery at Johnson & Johnson to advancing financial analysi...
Is AGI Coming Sooner Than We Think?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recent discussions from OpenAI leaders, including Sam Altman, have reignited debates about the proximity of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and ...
OpenAI Reveals Controversial For-Profit Conversion Plans
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI has announced plans to transition into a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC). This significant move has major implications for its AGI ...
The Most Important AI Story From Each Month of 2024
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From custom GPTs to NotebookLM to SB-1047, NLW reviews the AI year of 2024 through the lens of each month's most important news story. Brought to you...
The 15 Most Important AI Products of 2024
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a year of incredible AI innovations and beloved products. In this episode, NLW counts down the most significant. Will it be a coding tool? Rese...
The Most Important AI Essays of 2024
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a defining year for GenAI, three essays helped explain the state of the industry. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/25/sam-altman-a...
25 Agent Predictions for 2025 - Part 2
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PART 2: Agents are the most important trend in AI heading into the new year. NLW is joined by Nufar Gaspar to count down 25 predictions for AI agents ...
25 Agent Predictions for 2025 - Part 1
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Agents are the most important trend in AI heading into the new year. NLW is joined by Nufar Gaspar to count down 25 predictions for AI agents in 2025....
17 Reflections on Enterprise AI in 2024
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 was the year where GenAI moved from exciting experiment to enterprise imperative. NLW reflects on 17 observations from enterprise AI from the yea...
AGI for Christmas
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore OpenAI's latest achievements with O3, the reasoning model that sparked conversations about its proximity to AGI. This episode unpacks its grou...
AI's Future is Here Now
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-present-future-ais-impact-long Brought to you by: Vanta - Simplify complian...
2025 AI Battlelines: Agents, Reasoning, and World Models
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brought to you by: Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most importan...
Does Databricks' $10B Raise Point to an AI IPO Boom?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Databricks raises a record-breaking $10 billion in its latest funding round, pushing its valuation to $62 billion. This round, the largest in venture ...
5 Use Cases for Veo 2
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Google has responded to Sora with their own updated video model Veo 2, and it's getting rave reviews. NLW explores a number of use cases, from social ...
Ilya Sutskever Calls Peak Data and the End of Pretraining
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At a recent conference appearance, SSI founder (and former OpenAI leader) Ilya Sutskever claimed that we had reached peak data and that the era of pre...
20 Uses (or Not) for AI
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to actually get value out of AI at work right now. A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/15-times-to-use-ai-and-5-...
Vision and Voice Are Now LLM Table Stakes
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Between Gemini 2.0 and the latest announcement from OpenAI's 12 Days of Shipmas, LLMs with vision and voice integration seem to officially be the norm...
With Gemini 2.0, is Google So Back Baby?
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NLW explores the latest announcements from Google, including Gemini 2.0, a set of new agents, and why the company is heading into 2025 much stronger t...
AI Agents and the Transforming Software Business Model
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI agents are reshaping the software business model, challenging traditional SaaS pricing with approaches like outcome-based and usage-based models. T...
How Just Released Sora Stacks Up to Other AI Video Generators
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sora, OpenAI's video generator, has finally launched, promising new tools for creative expression. This video examines Sora’s features, like storybo...
How AI Job Replacement Will Actually Play Out
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI's impact on jobs is a hot topic, with companies like Microsoft, Finastra, and Klarna using AI to cut costs and improve efficiency. From automating ...
What World Models Could Mean for AGI
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
World Labs and Google Genie 2 showed demos of so-called "World Models" this past week. In this episode we explore what those models could mean for AGI...
The White House Gets an AI Czar
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The White House officially appoints its first-ever AI and Crypto Czar: David Sacks. Announced by President-elect Trump, this move signals a strong foc...
Altman Says AGI Coming Faster Than We Think
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Altman shares bold predictions about AGI during the DealBook Summit, claiming it's coming sooner than many anticipate. This video covers Altman's ...
Amazon Gets In On AI Foundation Model Game with Nova
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon makes a major leap into the AI foundation model competition with the launch of Nova. Announced at AWS re:Invent, the Nova lineup includes text ...
Amazon Hedging Anthropic Reliance?
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon is reportedly developing its foundation model, codenamed Olympus, which could significantly shift its generative AI strategy. After investing $...
OpenAI Debates Advertising
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI's monetization approach may shift as discussions about introducing advertising gain traction. Reports highlight the financial challenges of run...
Predictions on How AI Agents Will Actually Be Used
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://time.com/7178872/agents-unlimited-age/ With predictions from NLW on how we will and won't use AI agents....
Who's Winning the AI Race
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A year on from OpenAI's board debacle, a look at the state of the AI race -- from OpenAI to xAI to Google and beyond. Brought to you by: Vanta - Sim...
Anthropic Has (Maybe) Solved a Holy Grail of Business AI
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic’s latest update introduces customizable writing styles for Claude AI, offering the potential to mimic individual or brand-specific tones. ...
OpenAI Sora Has Leaked
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI's long-awaited video generation model, Sora, has reportedly leaked, sparking debates across the AI community. This video explores the model's c...
With New Deal, Anthropic Becomes Even More Key to Amazon's AI Strategy
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon has doubled its AI strategy with another $4 billion investment in Anthropic, solidifying its partnership and challenging Nvidia's dominance in ...
The Enterprise Opportunity in the "AI Slowdown"
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a fair amount of discussion (and even some hand-wringing) around the idea of an LLM performance plateau. NLW leads a discussion inspired by h...
The 2024 State of Enterprise AI Report
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Menlo Ventures' 2024 State of Enterprise AI Report reveals key insights into AI's transformative impact on businesses. From a 600% spending increase t...
Self-Evolving LLMs
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could large language models (LLMs) continue improving after training? New innovations like test-time computing and self-evolving models suggest the po...
Study Finds 370% ROI for Enterprise Generative AI
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new study by IDC, commissioned by Microsoft, reveals generative AI delivers an average ROI of 370% in enterprise settings, with AI leaders achieving...
The Best Take on AI and Hollywood is from Ben Affleck
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Affleck’s perspective on AI and Hollywood sparks a thoughtful discussion on creativity and industry transformation. From writer and actor concer...
How Close Are We to Self-Improving AI?
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic’s AI outperforms OpenAI in a new AI research competition, sparking discussions about self-improving AI and its future implications. Meanwh...
Why AI Agents Will Do for the Enterprise What RPA Never Could
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://a16z.com/rip-to-rpa-the-rise-of-intelligent-automation/ Brought to you by: Vanta - Simplify compliance -...
A Promising Alternative Way to Improve LLM Performance
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers at MIT share encouraging results around test-time training. NLW is joined by Google's NotebookLM to tell the story. Brought to you by: Va...
OpenAI Agent "Operator" Coming In January?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI is set to release its autonomous agent "Operator" in January, a tool that aims to execute tasks like coding and booking autonomously, marking a...
DOGE and How AI Could Infiltrate the US Government
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the newly proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its potential to transform U.S. government operations with AI. Appointed by ...
Is AI Slowing Down?
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is AI development hitting a wall? Today’s episode explores reports that OpenAI’s Orion model, expected to surpass GPT-4, shows less impressive gai...
3 Takes On What Trump Means for AI
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by: https://time.com/7174210/what-donald-trump-win-means-for-ai/ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/383532/election-...
AI Artwork Sells for $1M
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An AI artwork by a humanoid robot has sold for $1M, plus Anthropic's Claude AI has entered the defense tech space through a new partnership with Palan...
Meta's National Security Play and ChatGPT's 8-Figure Domain Acquisition
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta's latest move positions its Llama AI models for national security applications, lifting restrictions to allow U.S. defense agencies and Five Eyes...
The Implications of Trump's Win for AI
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/06/what-trumps-victory-could-mean-for-ai-regulation/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/1...
Why AI Didn't Impact the 2024 Elections
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The anticipated influence of AI on the 2024 elections turned out to be minimal, with few cases of AI-driven disinformation and limited deepfake activi...
OpenAI's o1 Accidentally Released
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI’s O1 model accidentally becomes available, sparking insights into its advanced capabilities. Meanwhile, Visa dives deeper into generative AI ...
Who is the Better Candidate for AI?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A point-counterpoint of opeds about presidential candidates and AI. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-clear-choice-ai-opinion-1966073 https://www...
ChatGPT Search and the AI Search Arms Race
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The search industry is in the midst of a transformative period as OpenAI releases ChatGPT search. This episode explores how OpenAI’s new tool enters...
The 9 Most Important AI Stories from October
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
October saw major developments across the AI industry, from the White House prioritizing AI for national security to new funding for OpenAI. Key updat...
More Than 1/4 of Google's Code Now Generated by AI
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More than a quarter of Google’s new code is now generated by AI, signaling a major shift in software development. As GitHub Copilot adds models from...
Apple Intelligence is Here, But Is It Any Good?
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Intelligence has officially launched with iOS 18, bringing features like system-wide writing tools, AI-powered Siri, and advanced photo editing....
No GPT-5 This Year, But Maybe Gemini 2.0
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI has clarified that no model codenamed "Orion" or GPT-5 will arrive this year, though Google is targeting December for the release of its own ne...
Hands on with Our Agentic Future
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/when-you-give-a-claude-a-mouse Concerned about being spied on? Tired of censore...
GPT-5 Coming In December
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reports suggest OpenAI’s newest model, potentially named GPT-5 or "Orion," is expected by December, with Microsoft possibly hosting as early as Nove...
xAI Releases AI API
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
xAI has officially launched an API, allowing developers to build on top of Grok models. With access to Grok 2 and Grok 2 Mini, this move places xAI in...
The Next Step in Our Journey to AI Agents: Anthropic's Computer Use
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic unveils a new feature enabling AI to use computers like humans, marking a significant advancement in AI autonomy. Explore how this capabilit...
The AGI-Sized Hole in the Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tensions rise between Microsoft and OpenAI as financial pressure and disagreements strain their partnership. Reports reveal that Microsoft could lose ...
AI and the Looming Economic Challenge
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/opinion/economy-us-aging-work-force-ai.html Concerned about being spied on? T...
5 Business Uses for NotebookLM
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NotebookLM gets a major upgrade with customizable audio overviews, unlocking a range of business use cases from customer service insights to sales pit...
Amazon Joins Google and Microsoft in AI Nuclear Buildout
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon joins Google and Microsoft in a major push toward nuclear energy to meet AI’s growing power needs, committing to 600 megawatts in nuclear pro...
How AI Is Fundamentally Reshaping the Web
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times issues a cease and desist to Perplexity AI, spotlighting how AI is fundamentally changing the web and its traditional business mode...
Is AI Optimism In the Air?
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode explores the growing shift toward AI optimism, highlighted by Anthropics CEO Dario Amodei’s essay on the potential positive impacts ...
The AI Agent Era Begins
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/generative-ais-act-o1/ Concerned about being spied on? Tired of censored respo...
AI Wins Not One But Two Different Nobel Prizes
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Geoffrey Hinton and Dennis Hassabis won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry for their groundbreaking AI work, sparking conversations abou...
What Most Companies Will Get Wrong About AI At First
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NLW joined Nationwide at their TechX event in Columbus, Ohio yesterday. On this episode, he gives podcast versions of five discussion points from the ...
The Challenge of Enterprise AI Adoption
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise AI adoption faces significant obstacles, from employees using AI without sharing discoveries to organizations struggling to scale past the ...
Meta's New Movie Gen Model Could Change AI Video
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta has unveiled its latest breakthrough in AI with MovieGen, a powerful new video generation model designed to take personalized video and audio cre...
The AI Automation Blues [Featuring NotebookLM]
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NLW does a Long Reads episode featuring a cameo from Google's NotebookLM. Discussion inspired by and featuring a section of https://kyla.substack.com/...
GenAI is Being Adopted Faster than PCs or the Internet
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Generative AI is being adopted faster than both PCs and the internet! A new study from the Harvard Kennedy School, Vanderbilt, and the Federal Reserve...
OpenAI Closes Largest Venture Round of All Time
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI closes the largest venture capital deal in history, raising $6.6 billion at a $157 billion valuation. Learn how this record-breaking round posi...
OpenAI's DevDay And A Preview Of Our Agentic Future
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI’s second annual DevDay showcased a glimpse into the agentic future with powerful new tools for developers. This video covers all major announ...
How AI Fits Into the Longshoreman Strike
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The international longshoreman strike is set to disrupt the U.S. economy, and one of the central concerns is the impact of automation, including AI an...
Newsom Vetoes SB-1047, Sending Controversial AI Regulation Fight National
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB-1047, a major bill that aimed to regulate AI development in California by imposing safety standards and liability ...
What’s Really Going on at OpenAI?
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A series of executive exits at OpenAI has sparked questions about what’s happening within the company. Mira Murati, Bob McCann, and Barrett Zopf all...
Is Zuckerberg the New Jobs?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta’s Connect Developer Conference showcased the latest advancements in AI and AR, with a special focus on their new Orion augmented reality glasse...
A Manhattan Project for AI Infrastructure
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Altman and OpenAI have pitched the White House on an ambitious AI infrastructure plan, aiming to build 5 gigawatt data centers across the U.S. Thi...
Prosperity and Promise in "The Intelligence Age”
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Altman’s latest essay, The Intelligence Age, has sparked widespread discussion with bold predictions about the future of AI. In this episode, ex...
iPhone Designer Jony Ive and Sam Altman Working on AI iPhone Alternative
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jony Ive, the iconic designer behind Apple's iPhone, has teamed up with OpenAI's Sam Altman to work on a groundbreaking AI hardware device. Th...
Is the EU Doomed to Miss Out on AI?
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://euneedsai.com/ Learn how to use AI with the world's biggest library of fun and useful tutorials: htt...
OpenAI Raising $6.5B at $150B Valuation with $250M Minimum
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI's latest funding round is set to raise $6.5 billion, with a valuation reaching $150 billion. Major investors such as Microsoft, Nvidia, and...
AI Video Comes to Hollywood and Youtube; Controversy Ensues
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI video is making waves in both Hollywood and YouTube, sparking excitement and controversy. Lionsgate's partnership with Runway to integrate AI i...
AI Agents -- The Latest Push from Microsoft and Salesforce
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft and Salesforce are leading the charge with their latest AI agent offerings. Microsoft recently announced updates to its 365 suite with Copil...
What Freedom Means In the Age of AI [feat. Venice.ai Founder Erik Voorhees]
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Venice AI co-founder Erik Voorhees joins the AI Daily Brief to discuss pressing issues around AI and freedom. We cover the arrest of ...
From Cointelligence to Agent
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/something-new-on-openais-strawberry Concerned about being spied on? Tired of ce...
How to Get The Most Out of ChatGPT's New o1 Model
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI has just released its latest model, the o1, ushering in a new era for LLMs focused on advanced reasoning. In this video, explore how to maximiz...