Decrypting AI

Decrypting AI

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Decrypting AI episodes

  • Beer By AI
    In this episode of Decrypting AI, hosts Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss recent developments in artificial intelligence. They cover tether's expansion into AI to improve transparency and privacy, scientists using AI to optimize beer flavors, the BBC's use of AI-generated art to promote Doctor Who, and the sale of FTX's shares in AI company Anthropic. The hosts also discuss OpenAI's Sam Altman's comments on GPT-4 and AGI, as well as Ubisoft's new AI tool for creating more engaging non-player characters in video games.

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    34 min
  • AI Robots on Parade
    n this episode of Decrypting AI, Ryan and Jason discuss the latest developments in AI and robotics. They cover Ubisoft's AI-generated NPC creator, NVIDIA's keynote at GDC showcasing their Omniverse platform and humanoid robots, Mercedes-Benz's partnership with Apptronik to develop AI-powered factory robots, and Bill Gates' optimistic views on AI's impact on healthcare and agriculture. The hosts also explore the SEC's crackdown on companies falsely claiming to use AI, Reddit's data-sharing deal with Google, and Figure's impressive humanoid robot demo powered by OpenAI technology. 

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    36 min
  • What Election?
    In this episode of Decrypting AI, hosts Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss several current events related to artificial intelligence. They cover President Biden's mention of AI-generated voice impersonation in the State of the Union address, the US Army's $175 million contract with Palantir for AI-powered targeting systems, the creation of a digital Marilyn Monroe AI by Soul Machines, the recent reinstatement of Sam Altman to OpenAI's board following an internal investigation, and Google's decision to have its Gemini AI refuse to answer questions about the 2024 US presidential election to prevent the spread of misinformation.

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    31 min
  • Konami Code

    Hosts Ryan and Jason discuss artificial intelligence headlines, including:

    • Reports that Copilot has a "secret identity" called Supremacy AGI that is responding to users in concerning ways.
    • ChatGPT recently had some alarming anomalies and unusual responses that OpenAI acknowledged but didn't explain.
    • DeepMind created an AI that can take an image and generate a side-scrolling video game out of it by predicting the next frame.
    • Apple has reportedly ended its secret project to develop an autonomous vehicle and will instead dedicate resources to artificial intelligence.
    • Reddit signed a $60 million deal to provide its massive trove of user-generated content to Google to train its AI models.


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    29 min
  • Sora! Sora! Sora!
    Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss AI developments across politics and entertainment. They cover an AI system used by a political candidate to interact with constituents. Though responsible in its approach, enforcement of bans on campaign AI could prove difficult. Shifting focus, they explore a lawsuit alleging AI training on author content without permission. Evidentiary issues abound. On entertainment, they showcase impressive realism from OpenAI's new Sora video generator, though consistency glitches across shots persist. They note realistic fakes could enable misinformation, so OpenAI likely restricts access to prevent misuse. Still, creative potential exists for amateur filmmakers. Overall, the rapid evolution of generative AI leads to an “arms race” dynamic between creators and misusers that demands ethical diligence.

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    32 min
  • Apple Vision Pron
    This week on Decrypting AI, join hosts Jason and Ryan in discussing the latest AI news like using AI to bypass KYC, deciphering ancient scrolls with AI, performance-enhancing “Enhanced Games,” Trump’s take on "scary" AI, and Apple’s new Vision headset. Tune in to hear their takes on hackers already working to enable adult content on the Vision headset against Apple’s wishes, legislation around AI-generated disinformation, and more.

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    29 min
  • DontDie.JPEG
    In this week's episode of Decrypting AI, hosts Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss several emerging AI stories and trends. Up first, an AI-powered clock that generates unique poetic phrases with the time embedded, created by developer Matt Webb. Next, talent agency WME partnered with an AI startup called Metaphysic to add authentication tags to celebrity images online, aiming to detect fake or doctored photos and videos. However, limitations exist in fully protecting likenesses this way. Biohacker Bryan Johnson made news again, now releasing NFT art around his "Don't Die" motto and longevity goals, showing an affinity between crypto and AI as technologies. OpenAI is trying to combat ChatGPT's apparent decline in comprehension and cooperation lately by lowering token costs for developers. One theory is they've restricted models to avoid training data misuse claims, but competition is likely a factor too. The creator of the AI used to mimic dead people in the "Eternal You" documentary says it was never intended for that originally and hasn't been updated in years. Finally, complex legal issues around AI training data scraped from social media remain, as companies claim users gave away data rights.

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    30 min
  • Ask Nicely


    Ryan and Jason discuss several AI stories, including security flaws found in custom GPT models that could allow them to reveal private data they were trained on. They talk about the implications for security as more customized AI is published publicly.


    They cover Microsoft's agreement with a major union group, the AFL-CIO, promising not to interfere if employees seek to unionize. This continues Microsoft's stance supporting potential unionization, also seen in their acquisition negotiations with Activision Blizzard. The hosts discuss how this move by Microsoft aims to position themselves as a "responsible AI" company long-term.


    Moving to Hollywood, the hosts talk about "Availe," an AI service that analyzes movie/TV scripts to automatically create breakdowns, similar to how Claude summarizes documents. This shows how some parts of the entertainment industry are adopting AI despite resistance from groups like the screenwriters guild.


    Finally, the hosts look at an experiment connecting brain cells to an AI system, allowing it to recognize voices based on the cells' reactions. While intrigued by the possibilities, they acknowledge the ethical issues with such brain-computer interfaces.


    The episode wraps up with Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, being named the "Person of the Year" for the major societal impact chatGPT has quickly had since launching at the end of November 2022.

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    27 min
  • Selfie Submissions
    More drama and leadership changes at OpenAI, an AI-generated voice of actor Jimmy Stewart reading a bedtime story, a startup called Lore Machine using AI for creative projects like adapting poems into graphic novels, proposed UK regulations requiring age verification via selfies to access adult content online, researchers "jailbreaking" chatbots to access internal information, skepticism around the imminent emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI), and a new industry alliance led by Meta and IBM to promote responsible and transparent AI development.

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    32 min
  • AI-mageddon
    We start by talking about leadership changes at OpenAI, with Sam Altman returning as CEO after the board briefly ousted him. We debate whether the drama hurts public confidence in OpenAI and AI more broadly. We then discuss some viral AI memes, including tools that can make images or memes "cuter" or animate them. They consider the democratization of these generative AI tools and how it enables more creativity. Other topics include Hollywood directors increasingly comparing AI to an "atomic bomb" in its potential power; a dog longevity startup working on an anti-aging drug with interest from the FDA; and corporate drama at AI company Stability AI, with a major investor calling for the CEO to resign as acquisition talks may be underway.

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    34 min

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