In this episode, Nathan sits down with Suhail Doshi, founder of Playground AI. They discuss the current state of AI image generation, how Suhail is building Playground while the technology for vision and image generation is still maturing, thought to image reconstruction, and more. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period. We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com. -- LINKS: - Playground AI: https://playgroundai.com/ SPONSORS: The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your A I models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist. X/SOCIALS: @labenz (Nathan) @Suhail @CogRev_Podcast TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Episode Preview (00:44) The current state of AI image generation (08:04) Are we currently at a GPT-2 level for image gen? (15:40) Sponsor - Brave Search API | Shopify (20:46) Shortcomings and use cases for GPT-4V (22:46) Benefits of vision vs language (28:30) Trajectory for what Playground will build next (33:28) Sponsor - NetSuite by Oracle | Omneky (34:48) How will the image generation experience change over time (40:06) Thought to image reconstruction (47:49) What if OpenAI fully focused on image (50:09) Lack of training data in vision and the use of synthetic data (51:30) Multimodal models increasing performance (55:03) Images are information rich but lack the right annotation (57:00) Building Playground while vision technology is maturing (1:03:25) What should the rules for generative AI be? (1:09:19) Parallel to the music industry and streaming for rev share (1:12:21) What are the minimum standards that AI application developers should be expected to uphold? (1:16:48) Wrap This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

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